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Back in college I was best friends witha guy who was/is an alcoholic. We drank tevery night till the cows came home. I continued to drink semi heavily for a few years after I got married.
When I drank to get drunk because it was fun.

I stopped after one night when I vomited in bed, yes, my wife was there, get the picture. After that drinking was very occasional.

In the past five years or so I realized that I really like the taste of liquors and liquers.

Now, I drink for taste. I never go past to or three, even at an all day affair/pool party, etc.

I was reading the thread on drinking and started wondering if the desire for the taste was connected to a "need" to drink.

BTW, my friend, who is a genius, got divorced because he was verbally abusive, but he is a NYS Supreme Court judge, go figure.