Ask Dan & Jennifer

OK, first of all let me say that the drinking thing can either be something he'll grow out of or an addiction he will battle his entire life. It sounds like he's exhibiting some of the initial signs of problem drinking... this is the time to take action. The action depends on you and what you really want from this. Dating people who you want to "fix" is never a good idea. So my advice is that you should just be his friend, not his girlfriend. Not right now anyway... you don't need to be with someone who cannot control their drinking. This is going to be a very difficult thing to do, because chances are if you sit down with him and tell him you are concerned about this he'll deny he has any problem and say he just likes to drink he doesn't need to... blah blah blah... This advice is from the part of me who has worked in a drug and alcohol treatment prison.

Now, the more optimistic side of me will say he sounds like a frat boy who likes to party and get drunk and just have fun and make a fool of himself. Is this what you want to date? Would you like to be friends with this? Was this just a weird occurence where he drank a little too much and got goofy? Everyone is entitled to a f--k up once in a while... Maybe he needs a second chance before you make any decisions about where you want to go with this. But, a second chance doesn't happen 10 times, you know.. If he does it again, then you have to ask yourself how many times are you willing to put up with it before you leave.
On the other hand he may totally turn around and say he was an ass and he really is sorry and he'll be more attentive to you. He wants to date you, so that may be a good sign he's ready to move on. I hope so, because that is a much nicer scenerio.

Good luck