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the number one thing that i can say is: make the choice for you. Decide not to drink because you think it is best for you. Allow people to support you, but your reason has to be you, and not just cause you'll get caught, or that your boy (however well intentioned he is) doesn't like it. External reasons won't last...
I'm going on 21, and those years have all been sober. Its not that i think the stuff is poison, or that God says no...but that i decided along time ago that losing control over myself was a very bad idea. It's different when you did drink before, but i would let your friends know that you are quitting. Ask for them to respect that choice, and to not tempt you. You may have to avoid some of them if they keep pressuring you... Almost everyone i know knows that i don't drink, and it's long ceased to be an issue. The more times you say "No, thank you." and mean it, the easier it gets. The best of luck to you both.
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