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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
When his best friend is Jose…Cuervo
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
One night I met a guy, who was a friend of a friend, as a group of us were going out to a bar together. He was refreshingly conversational and had graduated from my alma mater, which gave us loads to talk about as my friend skipped off with her boyfriend. There was definitely some flirting going on, and I found myself wondering why I hadn’t met him before.
But as the night wore on, his eloquent conversation skills and charm were dwarfed by his need to drink…and drink…and drink. By the end of the night, this guy was sloshed, boring, and no longer the articulate, intelligent man I had met only a few hours earlier.
Now, it would have been one thing if I had been matching this guy, drink for drink, on my way to becoming an uninhibited wreck. But I only had one drink that night and gave no indication that this was going to be a group hammering.
The impression I got from him was not that this was an isolated event, but rather the way he conducted himself every time he went to a bar. It was unfortunate, because up until then this guy had a lot of potential, but who wants to date an alcoholic? Especially if you know this information up front, and that you would never be able to take him anywhere alcohol was served.
Have you ever imbibed a little too much while on a date or when you first met someone? What were the consequences of your choices? Do you ever feel like your first impression on someone was tainted by a poor, isolated decision you made when you met them?
Have you ever gone out with or met someone who got drunk on your first encounter (without your participation)? What about someone who became a completely different person when they drank? How did you handle it? For those of you who have been in relationships with alcoholics, your expert testimony is valuable today!
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