I absolutely don't encourage you at all to do any dating. I can't tell you enough how much more important it is to work on yourself right now. Wouldn't you want someone good enough for you?
Also, what you said about having someone that you're so enthralled with so it keeps you from drinking................that's not the way it works my dear. To me, that's like switching one for the other and should that relationship end and your in emotional hurts, how are you going to deal with that? By drinking?
Believe me, not trying to rain on your parade here, but dating isn't going to be a solution either.
My best to you.
