Fun & Famous

LIFEHACK: FRIENDS WHO DRINK TOGETHER STAY TOGETHER LONGER

Do you sometimes feel like a total drunkard when you're with certain friends? Confession: I do. Take ‘bestie’ (ugh, what a crappy word actually) Roos. When we're together, there's wine. And a cigarette. The circumstances don't matter.

Are we hyper? Then we drink wine. Sad? Wine. Tired? Ha, the bottle is already coming out. On a diet? Eat less but especially (hell no) don't skimp on the wine. Just the thought of it. Ha-ha-ha. Now I seriously thought we had a bit of a problem together, but it turns out we are actually investing quite well. Not so much in our health (sorry liver), but in each other. If you often pop open a bottle together (on the couch, during dinner, wherever), then your friendship is heading for a glorious future. Say what, yes really, this is downright the best news of the day.

‘And as if all this is not ENOUGH good news, our marketing hero Theo just walked in with a glass of white’

French research shows that people who drink together are happier and stay friends longer. And I'm not just talking about ‘a little study’ among a hundred binge-drinking teenagers, no, the Public Assistance Hospitals of Paris collected data from 150,000 French men and women. They were divided into five groups based on the amount of alcohol they drink daily. What turns out? Drinkers belong to the ‘healthier people’ among us. Of course, not because of the drinking itself, but because they are more likely to lead an active, social, fun life. Additionally, wine friends would also stay friends longer and be happier in life.

See, I knew it. And as if this is not ENOUGH good news, Theo just walked in with a glass of white. Because Wednesday is the new Friday (at the moment I'm typing this, it's Wednesday afternoon). Really, I love this editorial team. And Roos, tonight at yours or mine?