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But recent studies show there is more to this then just alcohol.
Researchers at Union University in the U.S. came up with a scenario where a man walks into a bar and sees an attractive woman smiling at him.
They then asked what the man thought about the smile and he was asked to choose between "she is not interested in me," or "This is my lucky day." They were also questioned about what tendencies they portrayed more: attachment anxiety or attachment avoidance.
Attachment anxiety is when a person needs confirmation about their love and fears rejection, while people with attachment avoidance tend to fear intimacy and protect themselves from giving trust.
The research result showed that people with attachment anxiety were more likely to believe that the woman had sexual intentions.
"This is because they crave intimacy," said associate professor and head researcher of the project Joshua Hart. Men with attachment anxiety tend to project their own flirtatiousness and sexual interest onto the woman, based on their hopes that she will reciprocate.
Meanwhile, men with attachment avoidance tend to see the woman not having any interest in him due to his avoidance of a close relationship. Therefore, he believes that the woman is not sexually attracted to him.
"We see in reality what we wish to see, not necessarily what's there," Hart said.
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