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[quote=Anonymous]My husband is an alcoholic and stopped drinking 5 years ago. We socialize all the time and never once has someone questioned him when he declined alcohol. It's really more simple than you think, although I am very sympathetic to the feeling of judgement or changes to your social dynamic. I was very worried about that when he first got sober and felt self-conscious about the possibility of people talking about it. But honestly, anytime anyone offers him a drink, he just replies "I'd love a water" or "I'm all set for now, thanks." and the party moves right along. Now that we are in our 40s, I notice that people are often refraining from drinking because of medical issues, plans to excercise later, needing to wake up early the next day, etc. I think that its so normalized because we all respond differently to alcohol as we age. My point is- dont sweat it![/quote]
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