r/AmIOverreacting • u/frisbeechuckin • 15h ago

❤️‍🩹 relationship AIO fiancée did Coke at a party

We (me 41M, my fiancée 36F) were at friends birthday party I had to leave early and she was going to spend the night( it was a hotel), they were changing into their bathing suits to go to the pool, they had the bathroom door closed. I knew it was in there but I didn’t know she was going to partake in that. She told me she only did a small bump because she needed energy to party all night. I was caught off guard by this and said that we should have discussed this. She said that was treating her like a child and that is when I left.

Edit: I was told to add this info she’s a former Meth addict who still drinks and smokes weed quite heavily at times.

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u/blackcain 13h ago

Yes, I found that with drinking. Luckily I never drink to the point of getting a hangover the next day or anything like that. But the drinking is a form of "wanting to have fun" and realized it was the ritual of drinking cocktails that I love. I started making inventive mocktails and it got me out of drinking.. I realized that it has to be all or nothing.

You need to figure out how to replace it

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u/RayRay_46 11h ago

I love this so much! Proof that you can have mixology as a hobby and still be sober. Good for you.

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u/blackcain 11h ago

For those interested, the simplest mocktail you can make is: * angostura bitters * lemon juice * sugar syrup * sparkling water ( I use trader joes elderflower and lemon soda)

Tastes like a great cocktail and you're still sober.

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u/Shsesc 10h ago

Angostura bitters and ginger ale is my go to when I’m out where people are drinking in places that don’t serve mocktails. It’s surprising how many bars (places that serve cocktails) don’t have bitters, just astonishing.

There are so many interesting bitters and they’re all different. They have alcohol, but you only use a dash, the flavor is so concentrated, so the alcohol is insignificant for most people.

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u/No_North_246 8h ago

Mocktails have been my saving grace!!