Originally Posted by Purpleknight

For me it all comes down to where I'm meeting people, sure if we go to the same places or take part in the same activities as we did when we drank then more than likely alcohol is going to be the centre of everything!!

However if we go out and get involved in new activities, new hobbies, new interests, there are people out there that firstly don't care if we don't drink, and secondly there will be other non drinkers!!

I try to keep it simple, I don't drink, I don't get into the whys, the hows and my back catalogue of drinking experiences, I stick to the present when talking to people and that is I am a non drinker!!