Why do grown men who are obviously NOT still funneling beer or drinking from the keg tap seem shocked that I can live my life happily without booze?Last night, for instance, dinner with a car battery manufacturing plant manager.Commenting on the study, Elaine Hindal, chief executive of the alcohol education charity Drinkaware said: 'It is safest not to regularly drink more than the governments low risk guidelines of 14 units – or around six pints of beer or six medium sized glasses of wine – per week, in order to keep health risks from drinking alcohol to a low level.'Alcohol can also have a negative effect on relationships if not drunk in moderation.Alcohol works on the brain to lower our inhibitions which can lead you to say something in an argument which you may come to regret.For instance, opting for Miller Lite at a craft brewery suggests that you're an unadventurous square; taking shots at dinner says you're looking to get after it instead of get to know the person you're with; and ordering a mudslide anywhere other than Applebee's says you have the palate of a second-grader.A few years ago, a guy took me out for sushi on a first date; I hadn't realized it was a BYOB restaurant until he met me at the door with two wine bottles in tow.

But know this: when you mix first dates with alcohol, it can result in a cocktail that's more dangerous than a Long Island iced tea -- that is, if you don't follow a certain imbibing protocol.

It can be a letdown, but it's more than OK to realize that you're not that into him or her.

Contrary to popular belief, you don't owe this person anything -- you promised a first date, and that's it.

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