someone earlier said that alcohol ups your game when you're a newbie, but downs it when you're more advanced, and i totally agree with this
for what may concern me, i go to the club at least once a week, essentially for two reasons: 1. have fun with my buddies, or 2. dance with some chicks I already know well. either way, with some alcohol inside, the night is more beautiful, thus I usually drink a lot (before getting in, in order to avoid losing too much money
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the nights we hang around pubs, it's the same thing: i get drunk, yet i manage to close the girls that my buddies introduce me, because they see that, although i may be drunk/stoned/high, i'm still pretty much myself
the trick to understand is, if you manage to be yourself as in "be your BETTER self and improve everyday", there will be no difference whether you're drunk or sober, because girls will still be able to understand how you really are as a person. think about it, if you know a drunk girl, aren't you able to understand at least a minimum of her personality? well, girls are a lot more used and skillful at reading people than you and me, so why wouldn't they be able to do that?