My friends over here have sort of stopped inviting me to sessions and I can't say that I am disappointed about that. When I do turn up and have a diet coke instead of 12 beers they are surprised and some of the more loser sort of people try to pick on me about not having booze. I don't try to take some sort of moral superiority in relation to this, my motivation for not drinking is purely selfish. I cannot handle hangovers anymore.
RE: A visit from an old friend opens my eyes to how much I have grown