Originally Posted by
Dee74 
I had a mate like that sydneyman - he had to go, because he could not accept that his drinking buddy was no longer drinking.
He liked to drink and he liked my company - and truth be told I think he enjoyed having someone around who made him look good by comparision.
He would not quit with putting drinks in my hand, buying my favorite beers etc etc
I had to make the choice to cut him loose.
He found other drinking buddies and I stayed sober.
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Man, that's a tough bridge to cross. I honestly don't know if I could do it at the stage I'm at. Most of my big drinking mates are back in my home country so I only get to see them once a year so it's not something on the horizon. The people I socialise with here are not as close (ie I could cut them quite easily) and are all social drinkers, not big bevy merchants.
But my friends back home were friends before we could drink. They are important to who I am, especially as I live abroad. Where my life dependent on it then I might have a change of view though.