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10 Expectations Vs. Realities Of Going To A Party

Reality: The people at the party were not worth shaving my legs for.

Noor Lone
May 22, 2017
The State University of New York at Stony Brook
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10 Expectations Vs. Realities Of Going To A Party
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Parties, especially college parties, aren't all they're cracked up to be. Parties have been way too hyped up by movies and exaggerating upperclassmen, which cause people to have unrealistic expectations about what they are really like. So, here are 10 expectations we all have for parties and the crushing realities that come along with them.

1. Pre-party

Expectation: Start to get ready at a reasonable time, shower, fix your hair, shave.

Reality: Wake up late from your pre-party nap, spray some dry shampoo in your hair, put lipstick on at a red light.

2. Socializing

Expectation: Meet new people, exchange social media.

Reality: Hide behind the friend that you came with and be too nervous to talk to anyone else, avoid that boy you ghosted a couple weeks ago and unfriend him on Facebook.

3. Food

Expectation: Eat lots of good food.

Reality: Not get to eat the little food that was available because you weren't aggressive enough and then forage for chips and salsa for the rest of the night because you didn't eat dinner before you came.

4. Your outfit

Expectation: Wear a really cute outfit that you've been saving for a suitable occasion.

Reality: Sweating profusely in the really cute outfit because there are so many people crammed into one house and you can feel everyone evaporating around you.

5. Music

Expectation: Good music, everyone's dancing.

Reality: Music is too loud, everyone's either too awkward or drunk to dance.

6. Getting dolled up

Expectation: You look hot AF, your eyeliner is sharp AF, and your legs are softer than a baby porpoise with a good skin care routine.

Reality: You realize the people at the party are all sleazy baboons and were not worth shaving your legs for.

7. Getting crunk

Expectation: Get wasted with your friends.

Reality: Care for and drive home your wasted friends.

8. Having fun

Expectation: Have one of the best nights of your life.

Reality: Post a picture on Instagram with the caption "Had one of the best nights of my life!!!"

9. Going home

Expectation: Leave the party at a reasonable time.

Reality: Stay at the party 3 hours more than you planned because people didn't show up until midnight and your friend has been vomiting in the bathroom for the last hour.

10. The after-party

Expectation: Hang out with friends after the party.

Reality: Go home immediately, plop yourself in bed, and watch Netflix until you force yourself to get up and wash off your messy eyeliner.

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