A Young Couple Appraises Their Irresponsible And Excessive Drinking And Their Short And Long Range Aspirations, Dreams, And Hopes

Frank and Linda have been dating for five years. They met while taking the same European history class at a relatively large, rural, liberal arts college located in the Western part of the United States. While they were mainly good friends at first, they finally began dating when they were in their second year of college.

Because both of them came from very conservative backgrounds, neither one of them drank very much social drinking stage when they first began dating. As the time passed by, however, they started to go to more sorority and fraternity parties, happy hours, football bashes, and keg parties. As a consequence, they steadily began to drink more as they progressed in their relationship.

After they graduated from college, they both landed jobs in a medium size city located roughly ninety miles from their undergraduate college. Then they decided to move into the same apartment together.

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