yes.
on the other hand, as I stand further and further away from the days of my drinking, I see my friendships from that time in a different light.
I come to realize that what Friendship REALLY is extends beyond the glasses and the bottles and the shared drinking experiences.
Those folks who drink alcohol and were / are actually my friends - wind up still in my life.
Those folks with whom my shared connection was really alcohol? I find that while from time to time I'll feel a little blue, miss them, wonder how they are - for the most part that wasn't really 'friendship'. It was drinking together. Someone to drink with. I moved on, they found other people to drink with. I eventually found connection with a smaller group, but in more meaningful ways.
Anyway, I can relate - but also wanted to offer a little turn of the lens in terms of how you may be looking at it.
