May 16, 2021
why are people like oh you donβt drink? haha why not???
i may be missing something but i feel like a lot of the time the answer to that question is something heavy or at least less light that you donβt bring up in casual conversation like?? are you SURE you want the answer to that question?
#ppl will ask with all this lightness and this joking-with-you vibe#and it's like#it all started when i was about 11 years old and my dad came home after drinking-#the answer literally never matches the tone they go in with. it's like well if you must know let's get heavy for a sec#i've taken to just saying 'i'm just not interested' or 'it's just not my thing'#and then if they push i'll drop the full reason and they can deal with that#you pushed#if you don't like the absolute change in our interaction maybe you shouldn't have asked#my reason really isn't THAT heavy but it's enough to make people feel awkward#ppl that actually know me asking genuinely is not something i'm bothered by#it's the lighthearted approach that always throws me off#i have three main reasons why i don't drink with a fourth minor one but 'i'm just not interested' should be enough#like that's all the reason i need#stop pushing
