My family and extended family are all HUGE drinkers - I used to jokingly call them "Alcoholics Unanimous," although now that I'm sober that's not so funny anymore. At first it was weird being at social events and being the only guy without a beer or whatever, now it's no big deal. It definitely gets better, but I think you have to meet it half way, if that makes sense - for me there was more to it than just "not drinking," there's physical and spiritual healing that I needed to work on, too. Once that started happening, everything got a lot easier.