Dating propels sobriety

Its typical that a first date, occasional 2nd date, and maybe a few inter-relationship weddings/parties/vacations, would result in a drunker than drunk date. Usually if the drunk half of the couple is the female, the guy just ends up getting laid. However, when the guy decides to outweigh his blood to alcohol, it's slightly more entertaining & usually results in a damn good story.

My recent unwelcomed birthday involved numerous celebrations. Dinners, get togethers, outings, parties, vacations. All of which were unbelievably under control & somewhat uneventful. This with the exception of one particular dinner with a good guy friend.

Normally, I consider the majority of my friends well educated on drinking, as well as educated there own personal drinking limitations. This of course because A. We all drink a lot, & B. We all drink too much. However, this specific date hadn't been practicing his tequila drinking techniques for awhile & when challenged mistakenly agreed to join my Patron filled evening.

Now, everyone gets drunk and makes a fool of themselves here & there. Some happen to do this now & tomorrow. However, when you send your date home in a cab because the owner of the club forsees a messy ending you assume you have actually protected he or she against morning regrets. Unfortunately, this motherly attempt to avoid apologies this particular night ended at the cab, because weeks later I found out the rest of his evening.
After my un-sober date returned home via cab, he realized his keys left in valet also contained his house keys. As any drunk person knows, the quickest way to get into a locked door is actually through the nearest window. And as any robber, thief or drunk knows, windows are most easily opened when shattered. Ofcourse, shattering the window leads to setting off the ADT alarm, which directly leads to 6 cop cars and you in handcuffs, trickling to you being interrogated & you almost being taken to jail for drunkinly breaking into your own house. Of course to only top it off by being dropped off back at valet by your mother the following day.
All of which could easily replace the 12 Steps & considerably reinforce sobriety.