Sexy Alcoholic who Protects Herself by Not Drinking With Boys
Daniel writes:
Dear Doug,
I started dating a girl who’s an alcoholic and then stopped seeing her before anything happened. She asked me to buy her vodka because she’s underage. I asked her what that was for, and she said she just wanted it to drink by herself, and it wasn’t for a party or anything. When I mentioned that it’s a rather bad sign to want to drink a bottle of vodka alone, she said, “I have to drink alone because I have blackouts, and it’s dangerous for me to drink with boys especially if I don’t know what I’m doing.” Wow, that was really reassuring, wasn’t it? Also logical to conclude that she should drink alone rather than, say, NOT DRINK. I don’t think there was much else I could do for her because soon after she got a boyfriend who is perfectly willing to supply her with alcohol. No word on whether he is an alcoholic himself, but I wouldn’t be too surprised because he seemed pretty charismatic. I sent him an email warning him of her likely alcoholism, but didn’t get a response. It’s a real shame because I liked her a lot.
Daniel
Hi Daniel,
Great story on the short-term girlfriend. Yes, they are charming and sexy, aren’t they? I love her logic. Not drink? Not an option.
Doug
Hey Doug,
That is certainly the logical fallacy of the false dilemma for you. The conversation I mentioned took place in an online chat, so I can even give you here exact quote: “I drink by myself because I have blackouts, and its not safe to drink around men when I don’t know what I’m doing”.
One more thing about her. One of the things she said to me on one of the first occaisions we went out in person (we first met online before I moved to Texas) was telling me flat out, “I REALLY like alcohol.” Seems like an odd thing to say, doesn’t it? Especially since she already knew I was interested in alcoholism, which I had talked about a few times before. I’m still wondering about that one.
Daniel, sad to lose a hot babe, but happy to save my hide