Drinking after 600 days sober

I’ve been sober almost 600 days but my social life has totally fallen off. To the point where I’m considering drinking again (responsibly). I was never a daily drinker but would binge drink on the weekends. It was affecting me emotionally and almost got me into some serious trouble. Obviously going out to bars gave me way more opportunities to date and meet women. I’m kind of a hermit now and pretty much just work like crazy and spend my free time on my fitness or watching TV. My friends are all married with children so we rarely get together. And when we do it’s usually dinner followed by a bar/ club. I consider myself good looking and have very prestigious career but my social life is in the gutter. Has anyone successfully started drinking again after a long break? I’m not in AA or support groups but all the materials I’ve read indicate even if you want to cut back taking break is important. Any first hand experiences (good or bad) on this? Is there a different way to approach this?