I have found ...Gasp! ...drinking is not mandatory for fun.
If my drinking had been so full of joy
I would not have quit.
When I was a drinker...so were all my friends.
Now that I don't drink...99% of my friends are sober folks.
I found friends in AA that share my lifestyle and goals.
We dance...we go to movies...we play sports...we do
whatever interests us. We have a blast!
This can be true for you too....keep moving forward.