I have a group of friends who enjoy a drink. We don't do it that often, but when we do it will be done to excess properly. Yesterday was one such day, some drinks and food in the sunshine seeing a band. Our first big session this year, a thoroughly good time had by all.
Now, I like a drink, but I also respect rhe right of others to choose not to and would never try and persuade someone who's said they don't want to drink. I went out with some of the same people last week and two of us (including me) didn't drink at all because we had busy days next day. This is never a problem.
There's one man in our group who hadn't had a drink since Christmas and was planning to go to the end of April. Just becuase he knew he'd been over doing it in Nov and Dec. This is all fine, he's still more than welcome to join us and no one ever puts any pressure on.
Anyway, yesterday, after a couple of hours on beer, when he'd been having alcohol free, we found ourselves in a cocktail place. One man said should he order the same cocktail for everyone and non drinking man said "go one then". I even said "I thought you werent drinking?" and he said "one won't hurt".
Which of course it does, it's never one, the reason I don't drink at all if I need to be careful.
So he enjoyed himself and carried on drinking all evening. He's now saying we "broke him". It's all intended to be light hearted, but I'm offended. I would never set out to knock someone off the wagon and he absolutely made his own choices with no real pressure. .
Does correcting him make me look like I have sense of humour failure?