A question for our non-smoking, non-drinking, non-recreational-drugs-using, romance seeking Escapees

[The Amazing Tea Alligator]

I don't smoke, drink or do drugs because those things have torn apart generations of my family. As for the romance, I'm happy as possible with my new girlfriend, so yup, I'm happy without those first three things.

I'm trying to work out what that thing in your mouth is... one of those mint stick things?

OT: Smoking is fairly gross, and I have a good friend who you to be a great, interesting, nerdy guy, and now he's a much less interesting stoner
I don't have much to say at alcohol, but I find it silly.

 

[fozzy360]

I drink socially with close friends. I smoke cigars because I like the taste, but I don't do cigarettes because I hate the smell. I don't do drugs because I don't like how they would make me act or the consequences of prolonged use. I don't have random sex because I don't see the point. Amy I happy or content with my boring life?

You bet your ass I am!

 

[Wintermoot]

I dont drink on a regular basis (never drank beer only a little bit of Red Wine) I dont smoke because of econiomical reason and I dont use drugs even if my country allows me to own/use it legaly and I am happy sort-off I would like a GF but I dont do anything for it

 

[Charli]

Yeah I am happy to be honest, I know when I'm not, I guess I'm just fulfilled by other things, but all my friends are like you, I just don't follow suit, back patting? Self generated gratuity? Errrr no, I have my own vices, certain foods, caffeine, online gaming.

I haven't been a boring sod all my life, I do and have try/tried certain things to see if I like them and I just don't. I know you look upon people like me like we're aliens or something but I really am happy running my own show.

Other people make me nervous, It's a habit I can't find the roots to, but I just feel so comfortable alone, and no I'm not a teenage emo child that thinks the world revolves around me, I do socialize, make an effort and even hold onto 3 close friends whom live in various areas around the world I've visited. (One of whom I am visiting right now in the US) However I find the majority of my recreational time I enjoy far more on my own than going out to wild parties and mingling with the masses. I'll sit with a bunch of people who smoke pot or something, and be totally cool just entertaining them without joining in the inhaling process.

I can't even explain it to my friends. And I can't imagine trying to explain it to someone who doesn't know the first thing about me either. But I feel happy. It might change one day, but for now I choose to just garner what contentment I can and cherish it.

 

[Thaius]

I drink a beer now and then, but I don't get drunk. I don't do drugs, I've never had sex (by choice; I'm completely fine with it), and the idea of breathing smoke with harmful chemicals into my lungs doesn't sound appealing at all. You know why I'm happy?

Because I have something to live for besides entertainment. It's not a matter of making life more fun, it's a matter of living life for a purpose. I have passions, talents, reasons I exist and things I want to do with my life that I enjoy immensely. Those things not only make my life interesting, but also give it purpose, so I'm not only having fun, but I'm working toward a higher goal with it. I'm sorry, but that is infinitely more satisfying an existence than just screwing around however I want.

 

[Adecristo]

Inb4 "you're a virgin, you don't know a shit about real life" - I'm not.

I am very happy, I'm certain of this - even though I don't drink anything other than wine, I don't smoke, I don't take drugs, I don't have "casual sex". I don't need any sort of "happiness boosters" to be really happy, and I've never thought that someone would need those not to consider his life boring. I have pretty cool life, I'm quite talented (yeah, this sounded pretty narcistic, but I'm just being honest~) and I have fantastic friends. Having sex oftenly surely is a big pleasure, but I simply consider sex something more than just pleasuring myself and my partner using ourselves. So I won't have sex with someone who isn't my girlfriend anymore - and I'm not really starving to have a girlfriend. (No, it's not the "waiting for this one woman". It's rather "waiting to leave my town and get to the place where are some pretty girls", where I'm going in a year. So I've got this year for myself and my friends.
And hell, I've never got bored. Reading books, talking with friends / my brother, playing games with them, watching movies or partying (especially) with my friends / with complete strangers are things I consider entertaining enough not to need to smoke, drink or take drugs just to be happy. (Yeah, I have great imagination, so reading books can really get me out of this world, which is pretty entertaining; even though some of you don't believe books are something more than tools used to torture kids in schools. ..yes, the books used in schools are only useful for torturing. But there are other books, too.)

 

[rddj623]

Yep happy without those things.

 

[Max_imus]

I don't smoke, and I don't do drugs. Both because I know that they will have unhealthy long-term effects. I'm not smug about not doing it or anything, I just don't.
I got speach-destroying, vomiting-level drunk before. No fun. I've seen enough people over here who ruined themselves on the stuff before they even came out of school.
That said, there's nothing to say against the occasional (German) beer.
If some people need drugs and smokes and casual sex to be happy, so be it, but they shouldn't try to convince me to do the same.

I just came back from a visit to the US where I saw my old host family again and met a wonderful girl. I'm quite happy with my life as it is.

 

[InnerRebellion]

I don't smoke, drink or do drugs because those things have torn apart generations of my family. As for the romance, I'm happy as possible with my new girlfriend, so yup, I'm happy without those first three things.

I'm trying to work out what that thing in your mouth is... one of those mint stick things?

OT: Smoking is fairly gross, and I have a good friend who you to be a great, interesting, nerdy guy, and now he's a much less interesting stoner
I don't have much to say at alcohol, but I find it silly.

It's chalk sugar, also known as a candy cigarette.

 

[Jindrak]

As a rum-swilling, bong-ripping, up-for-anything Escapee, I can say that I am a very happy man.

 

[The Amazing Tea Alligator]

It's chalk sugar, also known as a candy cigarette.

Aha - one of those mint stick things - gotcha.

 

[JokerCrowe]

I don't do any of those things. Though to be fair I'm not single by choice. Throw me some casual sex and I'll be a happy man. But as for that other stuff and whether I'm happy: Yes, I'd say i'm pretty happy, I go to parties hang out with friends laugh and stuff. I have fun at parties without drinking. And as for drugs and cigarettes, I just don't see the appeal. My grandfather had to remove a lung at like 40 and then he died of cancer at 60, (from smoking). and drugs? No thanks, I need my brain cells. Love? Like I said, I'm not saving myself for a special someone, but I just think that it's easier if you actually have a girlfriend to begin with. Still working on that.

Sorry, I didn't really answer the question... Yeah. I'm pretty happy. : )
(look at my smiley, doesn't he look happy? That's how happy I am.)

 

[DeleteThisPlease]

I'm pretty happy.

I don't do drugs because I don't like the idea of my actions and thought process being screwed over by a friggin' plant, and so far, I don't see any reason to start.

I don't smoke because they would kill me. No, seriously. I'm Allergic to Nicotine and Tobacco. I have to be careful around smokers and ensure that I'm upwind from them so I don't get any of the smoke.

I don't drink because American Beer sucks, and I like whiskey and German beers, but while I like the flavor, frankly, I would rather have a soda. Cheaper, and less illegal for me to have -_-

As for 'casual' sex... I've never even had a girlfriend, but that's more of me being a bit of a coward when it comes to girls, and a hopeless romantic.

Am I Happy?

Hell yeah. I have everything I could possibly want. I have time, I'm in college and have good grades, I have friends, and most importantly, I am in control of my life.

So for everyone who skipped down here, (TL;DR)

Yes. I'm Happy ;3

 

[lokun489]

yes, yes i am.

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

Well, I'm not old enough to drink. Plus, alcohol always smelt like piss to me, so I was never interested. So I'm not depressed about that.

I don't smoke, but I'm sort of indifferent to that fact. I've always found it repulsive, so why would I do it?

As for sex and romance, I'm sort of indifferent to that to. I'm not interested in romantic relationships at all. Also, I feel like having random sex is a bad idea because you never know when it's going to come back and bite you in the ass. Playing with fire, in my opinion.

Overall, I would say I'm pretty happy, even without said vices. I go through the self-conscious and depression that most moody teenagers go through, but when considering sex, drugs, and alcohol, I would say that their absence in my life is relatively unnoticed. I find that I don't need such vices to be happy. Am I happy all the time? No, but it's not because I'm not drunk or high. It's because I'm stressed with work or something else. Turning to drugs or alcohol really isn't an option for me, by my own decision.

Would I say your life is better than mine? Maybe. You seem well-adjusted, and I can assume you have a well-paying job of some sort. You seem like you can keep everything under control and you know your limits. Then again, maybe not. I don't really know. But happiness should not come from vices. It should come from you being content where you are in the world, the effect you are having.

 

[Dango]

Of course I'm happy without those things, because I have different ideals and a different philosophy, which has different requirements. If you choose to live life the way you do, you have your ways of getting happy. And unless it causes trouble for others, I have no reason to argue with you, your views aren't bad, they are just different.

 

[ThePurpleStuff]

Drugs, Alcohol, going out and sleeping with anybody on the street or any friends I want (protected or not, you still get STDS which is not worth probably 5 minutes of humiliation and guilt later) is not want I want added to my life. I consider myself happy with how my life is now with my family and friends, but I know I could be happier. But what you do is not how I want to live. I've seen what smoking has done, as well as alcohol and everything else that's negative, it's not pleasant to me, at all. You may say I live a boring life, but don't care since at least I don't have things in my life that effect my health and self control, even in tiny ways. I'm not ridiculing your lifestyle, it's your body, do what you want with it, but you and I are from different generations and I was raised knowing that those things are bad for me and I don't need them to live life.

 

[-Samurai-]

Yep, I'm pretty happy. I only drink on occasion(once every 5-6 months) and I've never smoked anything or use any type of illegal narcotic. I don't need that crap to make me feel good and I pity anyone that does.

It also helps to know that I'm not destroying my body with crap that clearly shouldn't be there.

 

[Erana]

Smoking: I get sick if I'm even in the room with a smoker. I couldn't if I wanted to.
Drinking: I can't stomach alcohol. It just tastes absolutely terrible.
Recreational drugs: I fucking hate substance abuse. You know that PSA where the chick talks about meth through a metaphor of taking a cast-iron skillet to everything in the kitchen? Yeah, that's about how I feel.
Romance: I actually don't want romance. I don't have a sex drive. I have never had sexual urges in the first place.

Yes, I am boring, and no, I'm not particularly happy, but its not my abstaining from being wild or something of the sort. That sort of social life bores me to death. I'd be happiest in a quiet, comfortable situation with a calm social scene, making a lot of art.