The other night I was out at an event on Capitol Hill. I ended up meeting this guy who was pretty put together. He was a VP for some NGO and had worked his way up there. He had no problems communicating and had quite a few hilarious stories. However, by the end of the night, he was sloshed. His speech was completely slurred and most of his stories were not making sense.
He went from a guy who had great value at this event to losing all of his value and looking like an ass. Any women that were interested, were now quickly jumping in cabs and calling it a night. Don’t be that guy!
It’s fully acceptable to go out and have a few drinks with your friends. This is normal. However, keep it in check! This is Washington DC after all, happy hour capitol of the world. Just don’t go out to get wasted. You’re going to get a reputation and it’s not a good one.
Have a couple drinks, space the drinks out, drink water in between some of your drinks, and of course be sure to eat food. You will look much better in the end. This goes double if your on a date.