My wife and I have been married 25 years and together for almost 35... She never drinks when we go out to dinner, never did... how many times... gee hun, this australian chard really goes well with this chicken with rosemary... try a glass... no, I'll just have water, thanks anyway... WTF!!
I've been sober about 19 months... I drink diet coke, sprite zero and lately, this stuff called simply limeade... wow, it's great... no, it isn't a glass of wine or a microbrew... but when we go out... soft drinks are free refills... and I don't trigger that compulsion to drink the rest of the night, no hangover, and well, things are better all around. And though I don't look around like I did early on, I am NOT the only one at dinner not drinking....
Mark