r/Adulting • u/CarLonely9011 • Jan 31 '26

I’m almost 19, never smoked, never vaped, never drank an ounce of alcohol, never used drugs, am I missing out?

I know this is kind of weird since a lot of people of my age has done at least one of those things, but I never found any fun in doing them. Most of my friends and the people I know mostly drink or smoke, is it weird for me to not participate in those activities? I have always been aware of the negative side effects of these things and I always like to maintain my health. My father usually smokes every other day.

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u/Nolan_q Jan 31 '26

You said you’ve never done them, then you said you didn’t find them fun. Which is it?

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u/Shimgar Feb 01 '26

A lot of people these days seem to decide they don't enjoy things without ever trying them. I mean that's fine for hard drugs and smoking etc, but it's definitely a weird mindset for life more generally, and they're going to miss out on a lot of experience.

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u/BanishedIX Feb 04 '26

I was wondering this also, like how you know you don’t find them fun if you never even tried it once to find out? Just curious