Life without alcohol?

[onthepath]

hey guys

is there anyone here who doesn't drink?

i've tried giving it up, but am noticing several social "handicaps" and am wondering how you would handle it

like is it just a matter of still going to pubs (for work related and other social / women related occasions) and drinking coke?

and if you meet someone, how would the "let's meet for a drink" routine work?

cheers

 

[ZenGodMod]

In a group of carnivores you feel like the vegetarian, because you don't drink no more.

Making changes in life style would mean you make changes to your "LIFE" style.

Find people who like the coffee house more then the bar.

 

[iqqi]

Guys who go to the bar and order sprite all night long while trying to pick up drunk chicks are CREEPY.

Or they just look retarded. Bars = drinks.

Not coke or sprite.

 

[PhatE1vis]

I agree with iqqi...you'll get some weird looks if you're the guy drinking soda. Drinkers have more earning potential than non-drinkers. It's all about who you socialize with. Plus, we've all heard about the health benefits of moderate drinking.

Check this out:
http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/14/news/funny/drinking_earnings/index.htm/

It's really just a choice. Personally, I love to throw a few back, but I also have friends who will nurse a beer for hours just for the social benefits.

 

[taiyuu_otoko]

OP, don't listen to the naysayers. If you don't wanna drink, don't drink. it's only a handicap if you think it's a handicap. And there are far more healthier things to do than the mythical "benefit" of moderate drinking.

What's retarded is drinking because you are worried about what other people might think about you.

 

[MotownMack]

I have gone back and forth in terms of the amount of beer I drink- there have been periods in my life where I have drank often (every day), and some where I didn't drink much.

Obviously, doing too much can make you fat and lazy. But I can also tell you that there was no noticeable increase in the quality of my life during those times where I absolutely abstained from a month or more.

I was just bored, probably not of fun to be around, and felt like I was missing out.

 

[My Name is Nobody]

Don't drink, even though I love it.

Smoke.

 

[Teflon_Mcgee]

Iqqi and PhatE1vis have no clue.
Nobody knows the difference between a Jack and Coke and just Coke. Or a cranberry an vodka and just a cranberry.

 

[Mavrick]

I'm giving it up, but it really does help lose the inhibitions. I don't really want to drink anymore because I'm not in full control. I'm just going to keep going out and drink cokes. It won't be so bad. I'll probably enjoy it.

If I drink, there will be a 2 beer maximum. Then after that, there will be a 2 beer maximum. Then after that, there will be a 2 beer maximum. Then after that...I'm drunk. Ok, maybe I shouldn't drink.

 

[Magma]

Guys who go to the bar and order sprite all night long while trying to pick up drunk chicks are CREEPY.

Or they just look retarded. Bars = drinks.

Not coke or sprite.

You're retarded. Having said that...



I don't drink. Gave it up a couple of years ago for my own reasons. I've said it before, and I'll say it again.

BOOZE IS A CRUTCH! It's a crutch for your insecurities, and quitting the sauce will show you exactly where your insecurities lie with women. When I go to the club or bar, I order bottled water, or cranberry juice (good for the urinary tract), or OJ, or soda water with two limes (always TWO limes, I'm picky and a bit OCD), or a Red Bull, or whatever. Sometimes I'll even get an O'Doule's, although it tastes like Iqqi's azzhole I'm sure.

Booze is a crutch. For those of you that can't go out without drinking, I feel sorry for you. You waste money, get fat, get hangovers and waste your day in bed, make an azz out of yourself on occasion, maybe have a DUI, or whatever.

IF YOU CAN'T HOOK UP WITHOUT BOOZE, YOU HAVE NO GAME. PERIOD.

 

[FireOnTheMountain]

I don't drink at all.

Of course, I have no success with women yet, either, but hopefully this will change as I concentrate on it.

 

[DonGorgon]

I dont drink or do anything else to help me cope and it sucks ass... I may start drinking soon but i dont want to spend the money.

 

[Mavrick]

Booze is a crutch. For those of you that can't go out without drinking, I feel sorry for you. You waste money, get fat, get hangovers and waste your day in bed, make an azz out of yourself on occasion, maybe have a DUI, or whatever.

IF YOU CAN'T HOOK UP WITHOUT BOOZE, YOU HAVE NO GAME. PERIOD.

This is so true. There are so many negatives to drinking.

 

[Faded Image]

Sorry guys, I love drinking.

In saying that, over drinking kills your game drastically.

One beer will be the teaser so buy two unless you love being in line for the first hour and a half trying to purchase the second.

Two beers will help adjust to the club environment and your movement will no longer be stiff

Three beers will help with approach anxiety and helps your inhibitions decline. This is the point where you start gaming girls because you're no longer in your own way. Does it help your game, of course not but it allows you bring it out without worrying about rejection.

Gaming girls after four beers can get tricky because four beers will only lead to wanting more beers which will eventually lead to any of the following:

1. Getting no @ss at all
2. Getting into a fight for no reason then...
3. Getting kicked out of the club and thrown into back of a police car, arrested for disorderly conduct.
4. Only to wake up hungover behind bars.

Peace Out

 

[PhatE1vis]

You nay-sayers obviously have no idea how to drink responsibly. It enhances life if done right. And I agree, it's a mess if done wrong.

I'm not telling anyone to drink or not to drink. But calling it a crutch and putting people down who decided to partake is pretty lame.

Let's take a look at some of the "points" made in this post.

1. It makes you fat and lazy: I get up for work everyday at 5 am, run marathons, and have a six pack.

2. Maybe have a DUI: I've been drinking for years and have never gotten behind the wheel when I shouldn't have. Again, it's about responsibility.

3. Make an azz out of yourself: many people do this when sober.

4. Getting into a fight, behind bars, kicked out: if you can't drink without these things happening, I agree that you probably shouldn't be drinking.

5. You don't have game without drinking: you guys have all kinds of tricks for upping your game. 3 second rules, canned lines, tons of BS that I would never think of trying. A little alcohol opens the flow, and I would say makes you more of a natural.

Cheers!

 

[Latinoman]

Guys who go to the bar and order sprite all night long while trying to pick up drunk chicks are CREEPY.

Or they just look retarded. Bars = drinks.

Not coke or sprite.

If you happen to be the duty driver...you can always order a coke or something in such a fashion that it looks like an alcoholic beverage.

A man that goes out concerned about what others might think about him is a man that lacks confident. I NEVER go out concerned about what others might think about me...instead, I go out concerned about what I might think of others.

 

[Latinoman]

Note: I do drink.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Guys who go to the bar and order sprite all night long while trying to pick up drunk chicks are CREEPY.

Or they just look retarded. Bars = drinks.

Not coke or sprite.

Now you're saying that girls pay attention to what a guy drinks? I understand about presentation, a drink with an umbrella in it does look a bit strange but come on. What if the guy is drinking a gin and tonic?

I will say one thing to the guys though, whatever you choose to drink, take the straw out and leave it on the bar, do not use it. I don't care what you're drinking, you lose 30 "cool points" in looks when you're sucking on a straw. Don't believe me, look in the mirror and do the suck face. Lesson learned.

And for the record even though I do drink, 8 times out of 10 I am drinking something non-alcoholic when I'm at a club. Half of the time it's water. With that said, it's not necessary to nurse a glass when your in a club. Get you're ass out on the dance floor and hold a woman instead of a glass! :cuss:

 

[Warrior74]

pull a bruce wayne and get that club soda or a coke. If people ask me why I'm not drinking I'll tell em on cutting/on a diet. Or that I'm driving my friends. Or that I've had enuff already and I'm sobering up. They never ask more than once...they don't really care what the hell your doing as long as your having fun. Now if your being weird or creepy it doesnt matter if your drinking or not.

 

[Latinoman]

When I used to be VERY into cutting (six pack type)...I only drank one glass of wine a month. That was in my early to mid 30s. I did not care what people thought. I did not go to bars, I went to nightclubs, so I was doing lot of dancing too so not drinking became a non-issue.

I drink now because I don't have the time to get the CUTTING (as six pack). Not enough time between making money, having lot of sex, and spending time with the kids. (Althought, I still work out).