Sorry, I am really not sorry for calling you out on putting down others in result of putting yourself on a pedestal for choosing to stay in.

You may have been told you are missing out on the “best years of your life” because you aren’t going out and meeting new people. Let's not add to the stigma of " the college party-girl behavior" please.

It has nothing to do with “hooking up with strangers” or being “belligerently drunk,” it has to do with socializing and being around people your age that could end up being really great friends.

I myself did not go out my freshman year of college. Although I don’t regret it, I do regret not meeting a lot of the people who were out and socializing with each other.

I also had a long-term relationship as you describe yourself to be in; however, that shouldn’t have altered my choice of going out and it shouldn’t alter yours either. Just because you are in a relationship does not mean you cannot go to a party.

Going out does not mean you have to drink till you can’t stand or cringe at your decisions the next morning. Going out is simply “going out of your way” to put yourself out there on a limb to meet new people.

College isn’t all about being intoxicated; it’s about learning who you are so when you graduate, you know what you want to do with your life. Putting yourself in situations you may not feel comfortable in is part of that; it’s called taking a risk and that does not mean putting your life at risk.

I myself love reading a good book, staying in on a Friday night, going to a great dinner, and enjoying so many other activities in college that don’t have anything to do with partying. Partying may be a stereotype of college students; however, the college student knows it isn’t everything and it doesn’t define us.

I’m sorry if I come off as jumping down your throat, because trust me I have been put down for choosing to stay in; however, there’s nothing wrong for choosing to go out either.