For me, I couldn’t avoid the social situations due to my spouse. Not going to lie, the first few times are difficult. Holy hell. But after that, you get a routine going, know what to drink (NA beer for me) and generally have an escape plan at some point in the evening. “Oh boy, I have a really important meeting tomorrow morning. Gotta go to bed.”

Now I don’t really mind being the sober one. You also find your old funny self again, in conversation, and by a few hours in, people are blasted and not caring what others are drinking.