Why you should never flirt when you have a hangover

Bad plan: diving back into the pub with a hangover and going on the hunt for a nice type. You'd better not flirt when you're feeling so hungover that you see stars when you turn your head too quickly.

This is because: a hangover makes you a lot more unstable than you really are. A bit wobbly. A bit dramatic, exaggerated, sad, melancholic, emo. According to experts, it really happens: with a hangover, you lose a bit of your ability to put things into perspective. This makes everything in your head seem bigger, and you can therefore suffer from an emotional hangover in addition to the physical ailments. In my case, you get situations like this: ‘Is he really saying he wants to go somewhere else?’ ‘Am I seeing him talk to a much prettier girl? Who is that? His sister, I hope?’ Especially from dark drinks, you get an emotional blow in your face. It turns out that most people get sad from whiskey the day after. And from wine too, sorry. According to some researchers, a lot of wine can lead to depression. That's why you don't want to get out of bed when you're really feeling it.

Hangovers are meant for Netflix and pitifully whining on the couch, not to make your move in the pub. The chance is high that you'll meet someone who is also having a rough day, because on average, people have a hangover twice a week. Or at least they feel something in their body. Sunday is the worst day of the week: most of us have a tough one ahead. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, singles are on safer ground: then the least number of people have a head like a bowling ball. So then you can flirt. Go ahead.

And, luckily for your hangover, if you do decide to go out with your unstable state: a hangover usually peaks around eleven in the morning. Then you can certainly go out again in the evening in your little black dress and high heels. But don't take everything too seriously in that pub, because your hangover is secretly not too good for your sharp eye. Before you know it, you wake up next to, eh... Someone you definitely wouldn't allow in your bed when sober. We're just warning you.