When you are sober, dating a drinker is more challenging than you might think.
When I first quit drinking, I was single and not dating.
I had no plans of dating for at least a year; I had attended AA meetings in the past, and I remember that being one of the most critical parts of sobriety, working on yourself and learning to be with yourself and your feelings without the influence of someone else around you.
Writing this now, I would like to say it was all rainbows and kittens, but in the first year of sobriety, it is crucial to stay single if you are already single.
However, if you are with someone, that is a different story I will not tell as it is not my experience, I defer to Michele Maize for those stories.
Luckily, I started what feels like my 100th attempt at sobriety during the pandemic, an excellent reason to not date, not go out and sit and stew in my miserable life, or at least that is what I told myself.
Finally, I had an excuse not to go out and be around others who were a bad influence on me and working from home, so I did not leave my house.
However, life became a bit questionable after a year, and restrictions were lifted.
