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bif

(23,980 posts) Sat Feb 4, 2023, 03:20 PM Feb 2023

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I passed on going to a cocktail party the other night

My wife's ex-boss started a Thursday night cocktail party. It's going to be a regular thing. I passed. When my wife came home 5 hours later, she was a bit tipsy (although she probably wouldn't admit it). I'm glad I skipped it. There's nothing more boring than being around a bunch of drunks. Sometimes I miss drinking, but it's occasions like this where I'm happy I no longer drink.

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I passed on going to a cocktail party the other night (Original Post) bif Feb 2023 OP

👍 underpants Feb 2023 #1

Excellent. Glad you are both good with you making the call on what is right for you. 🙂 MLAA Feb 2023 #2

Been clean for 32 years now. multigraincracker Feb 2023 #3

Watching people drink when I'm sober is quite interesting. irisblue Feb 2023 #4

"....she was a bit tipsy...." Was she driving? If not, who was and what shape was that person in? 3Hotdogs Feb 2023 #5

She was driving. bif Feb 2023 #6

Cocktail parties are boring... Karadeniz Feb 2023 #7

underpants

(186,631 posts)

1. 👍

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2023, 03:23 PM

Feb 2023

MLAA

(18,598 posts)

2. Excellent. Glad you are both good with you making the call on what is right for you. 🙂

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2023, 03:31 PM

Feb 2023

multigraincracker

(34,069 posts)

3. Been clean for 32 years now.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2023, 03:32 PM

Feb 2023

Getting pretty easy now.
You’ll get there.

irisblue

(34,253 posts)

4. Watching people drink when I'm sober is quite interesting.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2023, 04:00 PM

Feb 2023

3Hotdogs

(13,394 posts)

5. "....she was a bit tipsy...." Was she driving? If not, who was and what shape was that person in?

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2023, 04:09 PM

Feb 2023

bif

(23,980 posts)

6. She was driving.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 4, 2023, 04:40 PM

Feb 2023

But it was less than a mile away. And she's very cautious.

Karadeniz

(23,417 posts)

7. Cocktail parties are boring...

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2023, 06:28 PM

Feb 2023

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