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Who is going to have or want to have Beer Googles this Labor Day Weekend?

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/liquid-courage-is-real-but-beer-goggles-might-not-be-170054921.html

You’re not imagining things if it feels easier to approach someone after you’ve had a cocktail or two.

According to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, alcohol does make you more likely to talk to people you already find appealing. However, the same study suggests that if you are intoxicated, it doesn’t make them appear more attractive than they actually are.

What the study says
Alcohol may not enhance the physical appeal of other people, and make them seem more attractive than they actually are, but it can boost your confidence in approaching people whom you find attractive. In other words, while “liquid courage” is a thing, “beer goggles” isn’t necessarily.

What are the key findings?
It’s important to note this study is small — involving a group of 36 men — so larger studies are needed. In the study, pairs of male friends in their 20s were asked to rate the attractiveness of people they saw in photos and videos after being given alcoholic beverages (up to a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08%, the legal limit for driving in the U. S.) on one occasion. On a separate occasion, the same test was administered when the subjects had been served non-alcoholic beverages. After rating people based on their attractiveness, the study participants were told they might be able to interact with one of them in a future experiment.

Who is going to have or want to have Beer Googles this Labor Day Weekend?
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