I never tried to stop drinking forever, just tried to stop drinking today. That was 369 sober days ago. Maybe I'll decide to drink someday down the line, but it isn't compatible with my life now. I have things going on that I care about and responsibilities to people I care about, and history has shown that booze gets in the way.
If you have problems with booze now to where you think you should quit now, where do you think you're going to be with that problem in ten years? Most drunks get worse over time, not better.
If you continue to think of drinking as high quality entertainment it will be very difficult to stay quit for any significant length of time. That was what got me -- it wasn't a good time anymore, and hadn't been for years. After awhile you're just trying to stay ahead of the withdrawals.
Goodluck