I just now came across this blog because I was googling reasons why other people don't drink and I'm glad I found it. I'm a senior undergrad right now and find it so hard to connect with people that drink regularly. You mentioned that it's hard to find girls that don't drink but trust me, it's harder finding guys. When people ask me why I don't drink, I feel like sooo many reasons just spring up in my head and when I tell them, I just feel like I'm lecturing and they kind of doze off. I've been to a lot of parties and found that I actually get really nervous around drunk people. Maybe it's their unpredictability or just the fear of being thrown up on but I make a hard effort to stay away from them. It's nice to see that someone else shares many of the same reasons for not drinking. I just turned 21 and lately, every time I go shopping past the alcohol aisle, I really want to buy something just for the simple fact I can. I'm sure I would end up giving it to someone else and I'm sure I might like the taste of some things but I also feel like I worked so hard to avoid it through the hardest time of my life to avoid alcohol, why should I give up now? Who knows, maybe I will every once in a while when I'm older but one thing that holds me back is when I read about a 120 year old woman who never drank or smoked a day in her life. She lived 60 YEARS longer than her husband! I don't know if I want to live that long but at this point in my life, I want death to be as far away as possible. Thanks for the post. :)