Alcohol was a gateway to friendship for me. Pretty much the only time I spent around other people was when I was drinking and/or using drugs. That's what has been so hard about sobriety for me. I'm 79 days sober now, and I am learning how to be friends with people without alcohol.
Romantic relationships...yea. I am really excited about being in a sober relationship for the first time in my life, but that is going to be an enormous mountain to climb. All of my previous relationships revolved entirely around drugs and booze, so I have to figure out how to date like normal people.
I have absolutely no desire to drink whatsoever, and I am very confident that I will stay alcohol-free for the rest of my life. However, part of me wants to experiment with smoking weed again, while dating someone who is completely sober. But, I get the feeling that starting weed again just isn't a good idea.