All aboard the boozy love boat

08 September 2016 - 09:45 By © The Telegraph

Clouds of cappuccino foam spurted from the mouths of followers of celebs when it was revealed that Posh Spice was drunk when she first encountered her future husband David Beckham. How else would the pair have boarded the love boat? Without the aid of alcohol's mystical powers, would Posh have been able to unleash her inner goddess?But if you aren't convinced, here's a list of the benefits of being tipsy and in love.No one would approach anyone without a "loosener". Natural human reactions like "fight or flight" appear to be stunned by a couple of weak lagers. Hence men all over the world kneel in reverence to the power of a cheeky loosener, which is all it takes for them to approach the girl of their dreams.Being drunkenly compatible is as important as being sexually compatibleReaching a dizzying bedroom peak in unison is a relationship plus, but a matching timeline from sobriety to sozzledness is a gift from the heavens.It's a great insight into the person you're getting to know. We might not be a dream match but if we're laughing at the same things and being harmlessly lovely to each other, it's game on.It's a fast track to intimacy. Normal human beings are awkward. We're not all comfortable taking our trousers off in front of each other. Alcohol has been the catalyst to a million love stories. ..

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