Drunk but Elegant: How to Stay Classy and Act with Grace While Drinking

By Lauren • Apr 3, 2015 MD

You might well say that there’s no such thing as a classy drunk. I agree in principle, but there are times when you just might need to cut loose and drink a lot. You can do it without it getting “ugly” and without you ending up with your head down the pan. Here are a few pointers to keeping your dignity while under the influence of alcohol.

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1. Moderate Your F&#%$£g Language

Drinking relaxes your inhibitions, which makes you prone to do things you have always wanted to do. For some people it is kissing that ugly guy that they secretly fancy, and for some people it is using foul language that they are too afraid to use in public when sober.

  • Drink water between every alcoholic beverage
  • Have a substantial meal before your first sip
  • Check in with yourself every hour
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2. Just Stop Drinking when You Start Feeling off, Dizzy, Sick or Spinny

The best way to remain classy while drunk is to not let yourself get too drunk. It means knowing your limits and stopping just after them. Younger adults are often too arrogant or over-confident and will drink too far past their limit.

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3. Wear Darker Colors

Classy women do not have drink all over their clothes. If you are drunk, you may spill or may splash yourself with an over-eager faucet in the women. Wear darker clothes if you are planning on getting drunk so that stains, spills and wetness doesn’t show.

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4. Laugh a Little More and Speak a Little Less

Women that drink shouldn’t talk too much when they become drunk. Words are not your friend when you are drunk, but laughing is. Keep your spirits high and find the funny side of things and it will help you handle the alcohol in your system a lot better. It could be the release of endorphins that laughing causes, or maybe it is that you do not notice the sickness when laughing.

| Strategy | Benefit | Focus Area | | --- | --- | --- | | Hydration | Prevents hangovers | Physical Health | | Pacing | Maintains control | Social Grace | | Eating | Slows absorption | Metabolism |
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5. Do Not Try to Run or do Tasks Quickly

Your brain function has been reduced. The alcohol is in your brain and making it harder for your brain synapses to communicate with each other. This means you are unquestionably suffering from an inefficient brain. You do not have the mental capacity at this moment to run or do tasks quickly. Give them a try and you may succeed for a minute or two, but you are dancing with danger.

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6. Drink Milk and Eat before You Start Drinking

Drinking fluids prior to drinking alcohol is going to help your body remove the alcohol a little faster, and eating food will stop your body absorbing the alcohol as quickly. Milk seems to help lower your chances of feeling sick later in the night by helping to neutralize the juices in your gut.

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7. Find a Toilet as Soon as the Urge Comes and do Not Leave It a While

When you are drunk, you may feel the urge to pee and ignore it. Lots of women do it because the amount you need to urinate increases as you drink. The trouble is that it makes you more likely to have a small (or large) accident if you leave it until later. It may be inconvenient having to go to the rest rooms often, but if you do not, then an accident may only be a sneeze away. When you do go, make sure you allow yourself enough time to get it all out. You may want to hurry up because you are missing all the fun, but give yourself enough time for a proper empty and you will not need it as quickly next time.

I know it’s hard to think of drinking and dignity as bedfellows but unless you push it to the point where alcohol completely takes over all your functions and thoughts, you can still retain a little class. What’s the worst thing you’ve done under the influence of alcohol?

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  • Denise

    2015-04-03T14:16:37.232Z

    Classy ladies don't get "drunk", they get tipsy. You can't be classy when you're drunk, because your ability to reason will fail you.
  • sharon

    2015-04-03T16:09:54.264Z

    @Misty I'm in my early 40s too so I know where your coming from!
  • Megan

    2015-07-05T05:00:06.353Z

    Don't drink so much you'll end up with a pounding headache and a hangover.
  • sharon

    2015-04-03T17:07:03.308Z

    @Misty. Thankyou I hope you have a blessed weekend too. As for the tea I'm on my green tea lol
  • Misty

    2015-04-03T16:05:00.724Z

    @sharon lol you are awesome! :) @Denise that is right :)
  • Lexi

    2015-04-03T15:28:17.276Z

    If I want to get hammered and swear constantly, that does not make it any less "lady like". These articles need to take themselves out of 1950 and realize what world we're in.
  • Clara

    2015-04-03T15:48:53.264Z

    It 100% makes it less lady like.
  • Misty

    2015-04-03T16:18:04.931Z

    @sharon yeah, I now meet for coffee rather than drinks and I'm so content with that lol.
  • Snarky

    2015-04-03T14:49:11.372Z

    Oh I love to get "tipsy"
  • sharon

    2015-04-03T17:20:48.655Z

    @Misty, it tastes good I've got use to the taste now. Have a wonderful time in Savannah :)
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