I don’t know that this is true. There are a lot of falsehoods around that sort of advice, in my opinion. I’m very happy with my authentic self. My life is great, so are my relationships, so are my friends, etc. Doesn’t change the fact that I enjoy the buzz of a drink or two. This is not escapism- it’s nice to relax,…
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Um, no. The article is about how to hang out at parties or in a bar- two places where people go to drink- if you are a not a drinker. If the drinker comes to your book club or work meeting or child’s playdate, then it’s appropriate for you to go on about your sobriety. But if you go to a place where people go…
Yes the self-righteousness of potheads is very annoying. Like, the only thing worse than a drunk is a stoner who goes on and on about how there is no downside to pot. Guess what? Some people hate being high. Some people do not find it chill. And yes, loads of people are addicted to it (perhaps not physically) or they…
It's true that no one cares if you don't drink. But it's less awkward in your case because you've never been a drinker. If you have spent most of your social life as a drinker, then YES people do in fact care quite a bit and ask you about it. And it's awkward because you have to relearn how to hang out all evening.
I'm REALLY fun for the first two drinks. I'm sort of awkward sober, but two drinks in, I'm loosened up and friendly and witty. But if I don't time things exactly right after that, I become a loud and annoying. I'm not mean or emotional- I just don't shut up and interrupt people. It's OK when everyone else is likewise…
Yeah I'm certainly not interested in replacing alcoholism with weed. I find stoners very much more annoying, though not the casual smokers.
Well if the advice isn't for you, then why stay to comment? Find what you are looking for. Google is your friend. I personally DO want advice about how to navigate all the things she's mentioned. It's super awkward when you first quit drinking- how to behave at parties and bars, what to drink, etc. I hate soda and…
Yea, that’s exactly where I’m at. Duos and trios - I’m great. Group activities- also great. Group gatherings where people sit around talking while drinking- god I get bored so fast sober. And the drinkers I’m around aren’t even obnoxious.
I was the friend that showed her ass while drunk. It didn't start out that way, but that was what ended up happening in recent months.
I've recently quit drinking, and I have this problem as well. I get really bored hanging out in like an hour. It's cut my social life in half, which really hasn't been that big a deal, turns out.
Kennedy should take the bull by the horns- it appears that he is aware that the restrictions are a sham. He could vote now, with the other four, and end this thing right now. In terms of his legacy, he would be on the winning side of history. I don’t see what advantage it would be for him to seek to avoid it. It’s not…
“There are endless reasons we need women in positions of power, including that women would bring a perspective to a case like this which a man can’t. But I don’t think that women would bring a passion men can’t is quite true. I don’t think you need to be directly affected by an attack on equal rights or personal…
Thanks, and I'm sorry for being so dense here. I read that article when I first googled this. They say that the prior case is upheld, and the issue may return to the court. So, wouldn't that mean that the Texas laws stay in place?
I just wanna add that if Kennedy doesn't vote with the liberal 4, I'm going to be super disappointed. That dude can come around on gay rights- repeatedly in fact- but still not on women's issues that should've been settled decades ago?
How? I've been googling this, and I just can't figure out what happens. I see it means there is no wider precedent, but I don't see how a tie settles in favor of one side or the other.
No, that's not what you said. You said that you think a male justice could be just as passionate about this as a female justice. Now you are trying to make it sound like what you said is that men could have come to the correct agreement just as well as woman. Those are two different statements. Moreover, you are the…
Nah, kids (like adults) can be vicious. They don't have any more an innate sense of fairness than anyone else. In fact, my experience with teenagers has been that they are pretty likely to act like bullies or for their own personal gain/attention or for fear of standing out from the crowd because they are in an…
Yes. Especially since people are so far removed from both the dangers of childbirth and the reality of sex=pregnancy these days that they seem incapable of understanding what regressive politics could return us to.
Meh. I'll vote for her in the General when it comes to it. I prefer her above and beyond any of the GOP clowns a million times over. But I don't think she's a good Democratic candidate. They have better candidates than her, even better women candidates. And I don't think putting up with Bill (something she's done in…