The Boys All Get Prettier At Closing Time

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So.. Halloween is finally over. You went to a great party all dressed up and had a great time. You met a guy! Yay YOU!!

But he was dressed up as Count Dracula, and you’d had a few B52 Shooters, but somehow, you “just know” he’s the one!

BOOO YOU!!

How can you know, that under that makeup, under that costume, beneath the alcohol colored rose glasses you seemed to have been wearing, that “He’s the ONE”…. for that matter, that he’s even a decent guy?

Too many women tend to go to parties, functions or whatever scenario where the opportunities to meet men are high. Hoever, the influences and such that hide the trueness of the person are also high. It’s a balance scale that a woman must tip to her advantage.

I preach the fact that a woman should never have more than one drink while out (unless she can handle her alcohol like an Amazon) so she can maintain a clear head and clear sightedness. You are looking with two things ladies, your eyes and your brain. Both are affected by alcohol.

What may look good to your eyes and seem good to your brain after a few drinks, likely will not prove true the next day.

A line from a famous song comes to mind, “The Girls All Get Prettier At Closin’ Time”. Substitute the Girls with Boys.

And of course it’s made all the harder by Halloween! A costume gets in the way as well!

Any function can turn into this song.

A business dinner/meeting, lots of pressure to be at your best. You need to Impress. You need to be more social than you might usually be.

A Holiday Party, everyone is dressed up, everyone is in a good mood, the Holiday Spirit is making people friendlier.

A group outing, everyone wants to get along and enjoy the outing, people are feeling pressured to have to talk to everyone else.

So many things causing a person to be who they might not normally be.

Add alcohol, some nice clothes that might make a person feel confident, the high of good vibes from those around you, and Voila, you have the makings for a possible “The Boys All Get Prettier At Closing Time.”

So many things start to crop up in this type of scenario that it makes one’s head reel. The Liquid Courage, the false bravado, the fantasy of being someone else other than one’s self, the pressure from friends and peers.

I cannot tell you how many times I have seen a woman who is usually somewhat quiet and reserved suddenly get it into her mind to be Mae West. She suddenly has the idea to go speak to someone she usually wouldn’t.

Now THAT is a good thing!!!

The BAD thing is she feeling braver than usual due to the 2 glasses of wine she had. She gets it into her head that this man is the groom of her future wedding. Pictures of white picket fences and baby strollers are floating through her foggy brain.

I’ll leave it at that.

Having a clear mind and clear eyesight will allow a woman to recognize and make good decisions about the men she is meeting and speaking to at functions and public events. It also keeps her from making a fool out of herself, it keeps her safe, it keeps her from waking up the next morning wanting to chew her arm off. I’m hinting at Coyote Ugly here.

So don’t forget ladies…

The Boys All Get Prettier At Closing Time…. but they just might be Quasimodo when you wake up!