I'm interested in genuine thoughts here.
I've never been a big drinker. Drank a bit more when I was younger but never to the point of extreme drunkenness/sickness and these days (I'm mid 40s) never want more than 2 or 3 drinks on a night out, and usually want to get to bed at a civilised hour.
I feel continual subtle pressure from some friends (note: very much not all friends!) to drink more than I do. It's so subtle that if I ever raised anything, they would probably claim I was being over-sensitive - and maybe I am. Hence the request for real feedback.
I'm feeling it keenly this morning because last night I was at a big birthday party where I was very much the most sober person there. But the continual 'oh you're so good!', 'oh you're not leaving already are you?' (at 2am last night!! So it's not like I went to bed at 9.30)... is beginning to get to me.
If you are in a similar position, how do you deal with it? Or, conversely, if you are a big drinker who sometimes does this to light drinkers, why? I don't feel I ever put my friends under any pressure to do the things I enjoy doing and they don't!
I know some people who have quit drinking altogether for this very reason - and they find it's easier to say they don't drink at all (and people then tend to be polite and leave them alone). But I don't want to never drink - I like having a couple of drinks on a night out. But there are some nights out, where I always feel slightly on the edge of things as a result and last night was one of them...
All thoughts and advice welcome!