Never smoked, got drunk, taken drugs, one night stands...

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I don't regret the fact that I have never smoked because I always knew even as a kid that it was bad for your health and I didn't fall to the pressure of smoking because other people did. The same can be said of drugs, as I have never smoked weed and stuff like that. I have drunken alcohol since 18 but I have never got drunk or had a hangover. I also have never had a one night stand as I don't know why I'd have sex with someone I barely know and also I worry about STIs and things like that.

I say I don't regret some of those things but a part of feels as though "has my life been boring because I didn't do things like this when you are an early young adult?" I like being social but I have always had very few friends to socialise and go out with. I never liked clubbing and stuff like that really but even though there is no rulebook telling you, you must do these things otherwise you'll regret it, it feels like people do these things so they don't regret it later on.

You don't regret it but you do...
There's a leg either side of the fence there.

Sounds pretty boring, not gonna lie.

I have never:-

Been drunk
Dyed my hair
Gotten a tattoo
Gotten a piercing, not even my ears
Worked full-time hours
Been clubbing

Not sure if I've ever been high or not. I've tried weed before and I seemed unnaturally calm afterwards but I didn't really feel high, I don't know.

Basing you own life standards on others , does not give respect to you own values ! If you need excitement , might go learn to fly a private plane or even a ultra light. dirt bicycle racing or stunt riding , stuff like that.hopefully with some support of like minded persons ..imho That might require practice ? People practice drinking to get a tolerance, so they can play that social game, etc. Smoking can show up on xrays all your life, giving less oxygen available to the brain .
There are better ways,and peer pressure can be tough ,but obviously it is not the only game in town. And if you wish to share their values or similiar values . (Then by all means go that route )but please be aware of the side effects . Some Vineareal diseases ( VD ) s can last a lifetime , by the way . And even affect your brain, in bad ways. Been down both of those paths btw .Except the VD stuff, dodged that bullit .

I much prefer to have casual sex stone cold sober :V needing alcohol first is for p*****s. Seriously though, being intoxicated is the least interesting thing on the whole list. I've never been drunk or high either but also don't particularly care, there are other fun things to do and they're probably more fun if you have full control of your faculties anyway.
I have been clubbing before and drank free tap water to hydrate me so I can dance more.

Autistics tend to be rule followers so Chris's post should not be surprising. I also never smoked or did drugs. I drank but not to excess. And I didn't have my first sexual experience until I was 27.

I would say that you are better off not doing self destructive things like drinking or smoking cigarettes and weed. But if you want to try it just to know what is like, then go ahead.

I have gotten into trouble breaking rules that didn't make sense to me. There are a couple of situations I cringe to think about. I can be quite rigid about following MY OWN rules, but I don't automatically obey rules handed down by somebody in authority. I don't think this is unusual for someone on the spectrum.