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8 tips for getting tipsy without hurting your dating game on St. Patrick's Day.
On this St. Patrick's day, we want ye to find a mate.
See that cute, single lad or lass across the bar?
Ay! A pot of gold!
Well, put down the car-bomb and make your way over there. Even if you've had a bit too much, relax and let the ultimate social lubricant work its dating magic.
It is no secret that alcohol and dating share a volatile but intimate relationship. In fact, for the most part the two go hand-in-hand. The key is to reach a level of intoxication that has you feeling loose and confident, not nauseated and belligerent. (Read: don't … Read More
Hazy memories, blackout date nights and other signs drinking is hurting your dating life.
We'll be the last to begrudge anyone a glass or two of wine with dinner or a night out barhopping with friends. But if you rate your days on a scale of drunk to hungover, and a your memory holds a colorful (but brief) revolving door of hazy casual romantic dalliances, then it might (might) be time to add a few new hobbies to the mix. If you relate to one or more of the signs below, your romance with alcohol may be getting in the way with you finding a real flesh and blood relationship.
1.) The thought of going … Read More
If you really want to give this date a shot, hold off on the booze.
Despite what the delicate flowers of Rock of Love would have you believe, getting wasted on a date isn't always the way to go. Best case scenario, a glass of wine helps you relax and enjoy yourself. On the other end of the spectrum, after six cosmos, you end up throwing up on your date, making a complete jackass of yourself in public and getting banned from Chili's for life.
Do we even need to mention ruining your chances with a potential Mr. Right through your jank behavior? The point here is to exercise some courtesy and behave in a … Read More
How to get over your breakup without resorting to binge-drinking or rebound guys.
If there's one thing that redeems the terrible process of breaking up with someone, it's the transformation-rich recovery period that follows. Don't get us wrong: Breakups are a sad, sorry business, and even the cleanest ones entail some kind of annoying consequence or follow-up, like adjusting to an empty bed or having to return that awesome space heater he left at your apartment. The key to making the most of your breakup is engaging in life-affirming activities: little things that will empower you start over and set out into the great unknown (singlehood—eek!) … Read More
Date without drinking. Four date ideas that don't involve cocktails, blurred vision or a bar tab.
Somehow dating—especially in the early parts of courtship—got all tangled up in endless rounds of booze, wine buzzes ripe with oversharing and nasty hangovers. While there's a time and place for all things debauche, nothing clouds a "should I see this person again?" judgement more than a splitting headache, cotton mouth and wondering how you got home. Dating Dealbreakers: Top 5 Reasons Guys Dump You
So for those of you looking to date like a sober person (or just look like one!) here are a few non-alcoholic dating ideas that would make your mother proud. Read More
Boozers love other boozers, says a SUNY study.
Interesting news out of SUNY (State University Of New York) Buffalo. Evidently, the couple that boozes together cruises together.
According to the University At Buffalo's website, Dr. Gregory Homish has been studying the behavior and satisfaction of couples for a decade. He has come to the conclusion that couples with similar vices (alcohol and cigarettes in this case) and levels of engagement in said vices are likely to be more content with their relationship. And the correlation was greater for alcohol consumption than tobacco use. Essentially, heavy drinkers are more likely to be happy in their marriage than a … Read More
Single and sober? Stay healthy with advice and tips on dating without alcohol.
You don't want to know the ludicrous number of possible love connections I've squashed by getting sloshed on a first or second date. The things that have come out of my mouth—both figuratively and literally—on nights out with strangers make me want to crawl into the cozy cocoon of my bed and stay there.
So it's probably—no, definitely—smart that in 2006 I decided to give up drinking. I'd had enough embarrassing nights out; I'd woken up beside more than my fair share of unattractive strangers, and was, in turn, more than ready to bid farewell to the drunken rants, crying jags … Read More
Obama's Bud Light choice shows dependability. What does your man's beer reveal?
Red, White and Bud?
After all of the hoopla about whether the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates was racially motivated, the professor, the man who arrested him—Sgt. James Crowley—and President Obama will be sitting down to share a nice glass (or possibly bottle) of Bud Light. According to The Swamp, the president decided to go with America's best-selling beer in hopes of sipping something noncontroversial.
According to a previous Swamp report, Gates is a fan of Jamaica-brewed Red Stripe; Crowley prefers Blue Moon; and the president has been sticking with Bud Light at various events. Besides … Read More
Plus, 4 red wine recipes for increasing your libido.
Apparently, red red wine does make one feel so fine and in more ways than a mellow '80s reggae hit would have you believe.
In a recent study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, Italian researchers claim that sex drives are higher in women who prefer red wine as opposed to those who favor other alcoholic beverages. Single In Italy: A Recipe For Seduction
University of Florence doctors surveyed 800 women, all between the ages of 18 and 50, and separated them into three groups based on their drinking habits: red wine drinkers, those who prefer … Read More
Her marriage continues to unravel with allegations of – gasp – booze.
In its latest salvo in the Jon & Kate Plus Eight war, the National Enquirer reports that Kate, mother of eight kids and manager of what amounts to a small media empire, has been known to suck down a therapeutic bottle of vino after dinner. OMG. Scandal.
A former employee of the Gosselin family (another of those 40 fired baby nurses?) spoke to the Enquirer and said Kate believes in corporal punishment, sometimes doling out smacks on the behind with a plastic kitchen spoon to her kids when they're not behaving, and that she was "short-fused and demanding." … Read More
