Straight edge or not?

Absolutely "straight edge".

No drugs and no desire to even try, as I have the perception that they'll mess up my life and become an addiction. Gaming, anime and piano are probably the closest thing to drugs I'll ever bother with 8-)

No alcohol because I think it smells nasty and will probably taste gross. I laugh at all my friends who get drunk and black out after parties, and they laugh at me trying to picture me drunk. Evidently, both sides are cool.

No sex with others...Wouldn't want to risk an std, not that I could get anyone in bed >_>

I don't really party much, since I don't enjoy dancing, and my parents would be rather outraged if I stayed out past 11 or so at best.

I don't smoke by picking up cigarettes or buying them. I get enough second-hand smoke from just walking outside around Hamilton, thank you very much.

I'm not a vegetarian, and I love meat. Just not the yucky slimy fatty parts that feel like it wasn't quite cooked.

I guess the most straight-edge part is that I don't rebel or defy my parents, especially since I have no reason to.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Well not just because it smells gross, but also, I don't think I would enjoy having no recollection and blacking out, or inadvertently saying things while I was drunk so I don't wish to pursue drinking. I'm also afraid I might become an addict and I would start liking it.

Of course I know with condoms, although I keep hearing stories about how condoms aren't apparently 100% foolproof so that's scared me into not doing it. Plus, chances are if I would screw someone she'd be the type that had slept around and would only be doing it with me to see my take on it.
I guess moreso than anything else though, I don't want to be perceived as a guy that would sleep around a lot. Plus, the whole wait until you're married thing.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by a lurker

Christ almighty, kid. You maen to tell us you're only sexually attracted to whores, but yet whores inexperienced enough to find something exciting in a one night stand with a virgin?

Not quite. I just meant that would probably the only kind of girl that would even bother with me, apart from someone who actually would like me. My taste is not so unique that a certain kind of whore appeals to me. Though, for clearance, I'm pretty sure my reason now is that I do indeed want to wait for marriage. I don't want to sleep around with others, really.

Concerning self-preservation, I've already formed the mindset that however strong my will not to pursue something like alcohol or smoking might be, there might be something about it that makes so many people addicted to it. Although, maybe chronic alcoholics or smokers have no self-preservation about them. If I start, then there's no absolute guarantee that I can stop regardless of whether I like it or not, the degree of difficulty is indeterminate as of now, and that's why I'd rather not do it.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Hydelloon

If fear of losing control is the ONLY reason an individual chooses not to try something like drinking, smoking or drugs then you might as well just stop there. With that low level of self control, how can you play videogames or watch TV? If you dont have any faith in your self control, then thats just a sign of a lack of will power. These addictions don't take place immeadiate and are slow and gradual. There are far better reasons to not try things out than a misplaced "fear."

No, not the only reason. I just plain don't feel the need to try drugs, alcohol, or smoking. I have other ways to spend my time that are more conventional. I know you could obviously make a case that something like watching TV excessively, is just as bad for your eyes as smoking excessively is bad for your lungs. However, I just don't want to try it out period, and lack of control is one of a few factors to note, but definitely not the sole reason.

The case was made earlier that people won't exactly love drinking after just their first drink. They could have hated that one drink, but then were just a bit curious to see why people seem to love drinking, and then they could discover: "oh I don't like the drink, I just like chatting with friends with a drink in hand." Then from that, it obviously changes a person. If that person starts to the love the idea of having a drink in hand, and decides that they need a drink in hand each time they chat with friends, then that person is obviously different from their previous self before trying out drinking.

I'm not saying that will happen, but it's just an elaborate scenario that is one of a possible many. Just to reinforce my point that I'm fine with who I am, and one of the reasons is that I don't want to change as a result of trying something that could be life-altering (even though there is obviously also the possibility that it won't be). After all, drugs, alcohol, and smoking seem to be big topics on their own, and we probably wouldn't include them in our discussion if they weren't such a big deal in some way.

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