Hi Lance:
I just want to suggest to you to play the tape. Yes, it looks like you described at the beginning of the night, but as the night progresses it starts getting loud, sloppy, etc. by the end of the night enemies might be hooking up, those beautifully dressed people are puking on themselves, people will start fights with strangers, some might end up in jail. And tomorrow, we wake up fresh and they wake up feeling like turds.
Don't let your AV convince you to start romantizising alcohol. It will try and it is good at it. See it for what it is. You can still enjoy fine dinning sober, we can still participate in life sober. Needing alcohol, or alcohol making that better is a lie out AVs tell.
Feel good Lance, you did well.