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Less Pints, More Peace: What Actually Happens When You Ditch the Party Life (Sort Of)
17 April 2025
There’s a moment—usually mid-hangover, face-down on the sofa, scrolling through blurry videos from the night before—when you think: I cannot keep doing this.