To clarify, the most recent was friends of ours, a couple, who invited us for “drinks at their house tomorrow at 7:00.” My impression was it would just be us 4. It didn’t occur to me it might be a get together of several people. It wasn’t worded that way, but possibly there will be others.
I told her we don’t drink much alcohol in my response to her email, while also saying how happy I was to hear from her and would love to see them, etc. I was very unsure whether to mention it. Then I asked this Q.
@canidmajor I would think most people have other options. What I’ve found though is people who are “drinkers” who think every social gathering should involve some sort of alcohol, sometimes find it very odd when others don’t drink, and they make things uncomfortable.
We recently went to dinner with a couple who at the end of dinner were saying, “we have to go out drinking one night, you must drink sometimes.” It practically turned into high school. They are in their late 30’s. I know the invitation for tomorrow is nothing like that, but it’s just an example of how it can be.