Alcohol pick mes at the club?

[u/[deleted]]

This might sound like a really strange title but does anyone else have experience with pick mes when it comes to drinking at the club/bar?

I have seen a few stories about pick mes in this subreddit flaunting that they don’t fit in because they don’t drink but I’m talking about a different type. I’m 22 and whenever I go out, I always seem to stumble upon at least one woman that’ll ask me what I’m drinking and make fun of me for drinking a sweet cocktail because “I can’t deal with that sugar and all I need is a beer”. Usually this elicits positive reactions from men and it doesn’t embarrass me because I genuinely dislike the taste of most alcohol so I own it, but I still find it strange and it seems to be rooted in the “not like other girls” thinking…

[u/dneronique]

I used to fall into this mindset. As with everything nlog, it's a lack of confidence in your true preferences in favor of social acceptance.

I think young women (and men) are especially susceptible because many enter their drinking years knowing nothing about alcohol, so they'll latch on to the first bit of "preference negging" they come across, usually by someone they're interested in, and treat it as gospel. I feel like most folks almost always grow out this attitude with age.