I want to start off by saying, there is absolutely nothing wrong with skipping the party stage. I salute you, and I mean that in the sincerest way possible. However, I want to say that partying is not about getting blackout drunk, and forgetting things in the morning. For me, going to parties means meeting and make new friends, making memories that I could never forget in a million years (much less a few hours from now) and surrounding myself with people whose only interest is to have fun.
Sure, there are unknown outliers in party settings, and there is always a possibility that I will cringe at what I did tomorrow. But, you can't possibly tell me that you haven't cringed at something you have done while sober or not in party setting. Bad things happen everywhere. Why is it looking for trouble if I choose to spend my Friday night out rather than in?
Not everyone who attend parties, are drunk. I love to go to the club and just dance. It makes my heart happy getting a few girlfriends together, and going out and having fun. Experiencing new things, and being with people I love will never get old for me. No matter how old I get.
Everyone is different. If you are the party girl, don't apologize for it. Parties are fun. Honestly, who cares if you're the stereotypical college girl/boy? You are your own person. I am not saying that I agree with everything that everyone does, but if you want to go out, and do things that people may not agree with, like one night stands, getting crazy, or dancing with strangers, then do it. You do you. You are the person responsible for your happiness. Don't put it in the hands of others, and don't let people take it away from you. This is your life, and it is your job to live it to the fullest. Soak it all in. Experience everything.
I am a single 19-year-old who just graduated high school. This is the time of my life, and I will live it the way I choose. I do go out with my friends, and we live it up. We have the time of our lives, and then we laugh about it later. We also stay in sometimes. Don't let some parties in your late teens and early twenties define you. I was a "good girl" in high school. I did my homework, I was in one act play, I made good grades, and I was an editor for my schools yearbook.
Now that I am out of high school, it is a whole new world, and I plan to experience it all. I have a job, and a plan for my life. I am being young, and discovering myself. It's something I think everyone should do.
These years are the best years of your life, because they are prime time. How amazing these years are, are not measured in the amount of parties you did or did not go to. It's measured by the memories you make, the people you surround yourself with, and the happiness that you feel in the moments that you choose to live in.
