“With my friends, if you don’t drink, you don’t get invited; you’re not part of good conversations and jokes. It’s like you’re an outsider, the person who challenges party norms, the one who embarrasses the rest of the group. They think they can’t trust you. Being included is important.
So instead of allowing yourself to be mocked or excluded by your friends, you go ahead and drink.” —Geraldine
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