Dear drinkers, please learn to take NO for an answer when someone tells you they don’t drink alcohol.

Like this is so damn annoying. Please normalize accepting “I just don’t” when people are made to explain why they don’t drink. In fact, why are we even expecting people to justify why they don’t? NO it is NOT always trauma or because of a negative drinking history…. Some of us just do not freaking like the taste nor have any desire to be drunk. And one doesn’t need to be drunk in order to have fun. Some of us can be lit and fun without it. Nothing against people that drink as I have many people in my life who do. But what is annoying is constantly having to explain myself when a simple “no” should suffice. I’ve lost count of how many people that refuse to respect this. I’ve had people try to convince me by saying “omg just try this little shot” blah blah. Like no I promise you I am not missing out on anything. A guy at the club even have the nerve to give me a funny look and ask “what are you doing here then” when he offered to buy me a drink and I said no thanks I don’t drink. Um last time I checked, drinking wasn’t the only thing people go out to do. I used to make up silly stories to justify why I don’t drink or even have the bartender give me water and lime so people wouldn’t question me. However I’m realizing that’s silly and I don’t need to justify myself to anyone. Yes a lot of people drink but it doesn’t mean every single person in the world does.