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How do you tell friends you quit drinking?

Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:03 pm
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
12125 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:03 pm
...esp friends that you typically get together and drink with when visiting or doing stuff? Best way to say it without seeming irrational, judgemental, or weird?
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
39501 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:03 pm to
"no thanks man, I quit drinking"
Posted by NewMoneyTrash
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2015
1384 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:04 pm to
"Bobby, Billy Joe, i dont know how to say this...but i fricked your moms"
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
47377 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:04 pm to
"I quit drinking." "I don't drink anymore."
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98182 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:05 pm to
Just tell them you decided it's not for you. If they're friends, they'll respect you for it. I rarely drink-like maybe once a year if that. I hang out with drinkers and it's never a problem.
Posted by Paige
Vice President of the OT
Member since Oct 2010
84748 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:05 pm to
I'm trying not to drink or I quit drinking
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
52973 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:05 pm to
"Call me Caitlyn"
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
One State Solution
Member since May 2012
55606 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:05 pm to
You could always say you are taking a break from alcohol and never come off of it.
Posted by CaptainsWafer
TD Platinum Member
Member since Feb 2006
58336 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:06 pm to
No thanks. I quit drinking.







JESUS CHRIST MAN, I'm not going to be here every day to walk you through life.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
97635 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:07 pm to
Why would I tell them that?
Posted by Wooly
Member since Feb 2012
13851 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:07 pm to
This is what I did.

Just stop. If they mention it, just say I quit, if they give you shite tell them to shut up. After a while you will realize no one even notices if you don't drink. And if your self conscious, get a tonic and lime and sip on that, no one can tell that it's not a drink
Posted by IonaTiger
The Commonwealth Of Virginia
Member since Mar 2006
33053 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:07 pm to
When they ask if you want some alcohol just say, "not today".
Posted by Methuselah
On da Riva
Member since Jan 2005
23350 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:08 pm to
quote:

How do you tell friends you quit drinking?


I tell them it's doctors orders. Of course that's the truth in my case so not sure how that would work for you.
Posted by Placebeaux
Bobby Fischer Fan Club President
Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:08 pm to
cornbread and ice tea has took the place of pills and 90 proof.
Posted by WPBTiger
Parts Unknown
Member since Nov 2011
30999 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:08 pm to
quote:

"no thanks man, I quit drinking"
Posted by GoldenBoy
Winning!
Member since Nov 2004
42010 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:09 pm to
Hey man, got any milk?
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
20114 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:10 pm to
Make sure to tell them whether or not you are okay if they drink around you.

If you can't handle them drinking around you, they will respect it, but there will be some changes in y'all's relationship - necessary changes.

If you are truly not bothered by them drinking around you, make sure they know and can truly believe you are telling the truth. Be sure to tell them specifically what might be tempting and what's no temptation at all. Otherwise, they'll always worry about whether they should be drinking around you.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
66927 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:10 pm to
Just show them your vagina, quitter
Posted by Big Whiskey
Member since Sep 2015
37 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:10 pm to
quote:

tell them to shut up


Why would you immediately go this route with friends? Just let them talk a little shite, say no really I'm trying to clean it up, and move on.

This is why I drink. Stopping immediately turns you into a huge humorless pussy.
Posted by J Murdah
Member since Jun 2008
39784 posts
Posted on 10/1/15 at 5:10 pm to
Carry around a 44oz Polar pop and say its filled with jack and coke.
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