Don’t get me wrong, I love going out and I love having a good time with my friends. I have just realized over the years that I am not someone who can go out every single night while still continuing to be a functional human being. I have had my fair share of parties and they all appear to be blending together lately. It seems that only one in every six times going out results in an actually really fun night. So maybe even though everyone else is doing it, it might just not be for you.
I don’t know when staying in to casually hang out or going to school plays/functions became lame, but I’m here to tell you it is not.
For most of us college kids, we are exposed to so many amazing opportunities to try new things yet we stick to the same routine: going to the same sweaty party and ruining our makeup that took an hour to apply for a guy who is too drunk to notice.
Going out and doing different things makes life more interesting and opens the door to meeting so many new and exciting people outside of your regular circle.
Going out just to post a Snap story or a picture on Instagram seems to be becoming more and more common. People don’t go out to have fun anymore. Instead, they go out to say they did or to show off the “amazing” time they are having. Perception of fun plays such a big role in social media these days. Every picture you post from the night before has to be worthy of hundreds of likes or you might as well not even post it. The constant need to look perfect for pictures is contributing to the insane pressure we put on ourselves to create this quintessential lifestyle that is so overly idealized and not reality.
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I would rather go out with the right people or not go out at all. There is a complete difference in the experience when you are truly having fun. It took me a long time to realize that not going to every party or being invited to every social gathering is not necessarily a bad thing.
There is something so special about being comfortable alone. Really alone.
From my experience, having a relaxing night in can be just as fun, if not more fun, than going out with a crowd. Peer pressure is inevitable but the moment you start to not care about having FOMO, the better off you will be, I promise.
