nips5050 Posted August 13, 2006 Posted August 13, 2006 So I've been arguing with friends about this and want to know what you guys think!! Are men more honest about their feelings when they are sober or after a few drinks? In other words, when a guy has been drinking, do true feelings come out that he might have a hard time saying sober? I've heard both sides. I had a guy tell me something pretty significant when he had been drinking and then the next day when I told him what he said he just laughed. Just curious what ya'll thought!
ejc317 Posted August 13, 2006 Posted August 13, 2006 Men are more honest about some stuff when drunk ... like if they wanna screw you
alphamale Posted August 13, 2006 Posted August 13, 2006 alcohol tends to be a truth serum for both sexes...
Pink Amulet Posted August 13, 2006 Posted August 13, 2006 I don't think it brings out truth as much as it makes you talk a whole lot of sh*t.
burning 4 revenge Posted August 13, 2006 Posted August 13, 2006 I'm still waiting for the obligatory Mel Gibson comment.
Craig Posted August 13, 2006 Posted August 13, 2006 Alcohol is not a truth serum. My guess is that alcohol partially shuts down higher thinking in the frontal lobes allowing the primitive brain to have more control. What comes out of the mouth of a person under the influence is NOT necessarily what they are thinking when they are sober but sounds so much like it sometimes because the words and emotion employed sound so much like the sober person in question. Of course I don't really know for sure, just speculating. I don't think that anyone can rely on the words coming out of the mouth of an impaired person. That's one reason why a contract signed by someone that is alcohol impaired is not enforceable or void or illegal in some (all?) jurisdictions.
Touche Posted August 13, 2006 Posted August 13, 2006 Look, if he's saying one thing when sober and a completely different thing when drunk, I'd take to heart what he's saying when he's sober.
westernxer Posted August 13, 2006 Posted August 13, 2006 I don't think it brings out truth as much as it makes you talk a whole lot of sh*t. That's what I'm saying.
konfuzd Posted August 13, 2006 Posted August 13, 2006 I'm not a guy, but I'm one of those "I love you, man" kinda drunks, and there are very few bartenders out there I love when I'm sober... lol
Green Posted August 13, 2006 Posted August 13, 2006 I thought I was god when I was drunk, maybe I really am...
CrushedOrgans Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 alcohol tends to be a truth serum for both sexes... hahaha, tell that to my friends who have seen me in action.
stoopid_guy Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 I'm not a guy, but I'm one of those "I love you, man" kinda drunks, and there are very few bartenders out there I love when I'm sober... lol Hey, helping you get drunk is a perfectly fine reason to love someone! (At least like a brother/sister.) On topic: Being drunk sometimes loosens your tongue, making it easier to say things you wouldn't normally. Now, those things might be what you really think of your boss, or a line of BS you'd never have the nerve to try on a lady sober.
Author nips5050 Posted August 14, 2006 Author Posted August 14, 2006 See I know that I say what is in my heart when I've had too much to drink BUT that doesn't mean it is always logical. I mean, I might know, for example, that my ex is really not a good match for me and I can hold my own when i'm sober cuz my logical and rational side tells me to stay away (even if I really care about that person and love them) but then I have a few drinks and suddenly I miss this person so much and all logic is basically gone. Then the next day I Think, "What the heck were you thinking you idiot" even though I know in my heart I love that person. Does that make sense?? LOL BUT then again, I know that I have had a few too many before and I've finally had the guts to say something to someone that I had been wanting to say for a LONG TIME but just didnt have the confidence to say it. So...I dunno...for me it's a truth serum, but not necessarily a logical truth serum. LOL But I'm a female so yeah...I'm more curious if guys are the same way.
Touche Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 I think I understand what you're saying. Alcohol clouds your judgement. Everyone knows that.
jerbear Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 That's what I'm saying. drunk or sober? :lmao: Alcohol reduces ones inhibitions and even clouds ones judgement. Slows down ones reflexes. I have seen drunks get violent and some get docile. The violent ones are the ones to worry about. I would not count on a drunk's words out of their mouths and what they usually say is not enforceable as a contract. Now for some groups, a drink is required after a deal or getting drunk is part of building some repoire. I am sober as I write this.
ilmw Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 People act differently depending on the amount they have drunk... someone who has a few drinks.. feels (tipsy) can feel more inclined to speak their mind.. maybe the truth. A person who has had way to much can act so unlike their normal self that if they saw themselves... they would say.. who the hell is that.. people can act very different when totally poluted... I know I have:o If someone is wasted.. anything should be taken with a grain of salt.
Angel291 Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 When my ex used to get drunk, he would make up stories about himself and create this fantasy life that was very exciting and dangerous and rather glamerous. None of it was true. Some people might tell the truth though. Or say things they do not realize are inside of them. It is hard to say.
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