The rules of drinking are talked about quite a bit, but how to behave around nondrinkers is rarely mentioned. “I feel extremely awkward and I find it unfair [that] I have to pay the portion of someone else’s expensive alcohol drink,” Leila Mostafavi said. Reader Sheri Rego noted that while it may “sound petty,” she sometimes orders a dessert or an appetizer just to even the score when she’s out with people drinking alcohol. Some study participants said they stop just short of lying about the fact they don’t drink, as if not drinking alcohol is something to be ashamed of. “I know I’m excluded from some invites because I don’t drink and somehow that makes others uncomfortable,” Lori Turner said.

Source: Huffington Post May 04, 2018 21:22 UTC