Originally Posted by
boombox 
I've got a night out coming up with some of these "buddies" and want to show off the more interesting sober me.
Does the night out revolve mainly around drinking and drinking establishments? I tried to keep contact with some of my drinking buddies and hang out with them sober while they were all drinking, but to be blunt I didn't belong. And they didn't want me around if I wasn't drinking.
It's difficult to imagine I know, but there is a whole world out there of people who are socially active without drinking. Actually, it's the majority. The Bar scene caters to a minority of those that can handle binge drinking and alcoholics.