nvrbeentospain

This. I think when I was a lot younger, like in college and my early to mid 20s, I felt that way, like if I wasn't going out, I wasn't cool. But I haven't felt that way in a long time. So no, I guess it didn't contribute to my continued drinking. I came to the realization many years ago that it was pretty pathetic to tie your life around getting wasted and that getting drunk each weekend was pretty unsatisfying (and yeah, not cool for people over 30). Took me a long time to do anything about it, though, aside from shifting from getting drunk out to getting drunk at home.