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How To Date Without Alcohol
By Dr. Nikki Goldstein on
It seems that being single and living in Australia there is an expectation that you either like to go out drinking or when you meet another single person you might go out and meet up over a drink. Our romantic and single lives are holding hands with an alcoholic beverage. Now being a Sexologist I can tell you that one or two drinks can be great for nerves or even bedroom anxieties, but how many people do you know (including yourself) that has the ability to stop there, going further into tipsy town (or worse) doing things that might not have been done or saying things they wish they hadn't. Blame it on the alcohol? I think not, some especially women might argue that it just lowered your inhibitions and you wanted to do it/say it anyway.
So why not take Dry July not only to focus on your health but your dating and alcohol habits. Try to meet people when you are not out drinking at a bar. Have you ever thought of speaking to the person next to you on the train in the morning or that person you always say hi to at the gym but don’t know much about them? In the clear day’s sky with a clear mind, just say hi. This is what I like to call, old fashioned dating and for many of us when our parents met it was not out drinking on a Saturday night. Let’s turn off the technology, cut back on the booze and wind the clock back a bit.
And for that matter when you go out on a date with that person that you maybe haven’t met at a bar, why not try something different than a cocktail or dinner with bottles of wine. It will not only show that you can be creative and provide an activity that is possible unique but it will also give you the opportunity to be you and only you. Even if that means a few extra nerves, it will only show you are human after all.
This Dry July, put down your drink, take off your beer goggles and look around you – you never know who you might just find.
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