It\u2019s Friday night, you just got paid, there\u2019s now work or school tomorrow and everyone\u2019s planning to splurge their hard-earned cash on cheap booze and dancing. Sounds great, right? The only problem is, you don\u2019t want to go. Take it from someone who is not all that fond of going out, staying on Friday night is an underrated activity that has been given a bad rep.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s get some things straight. Just because I prefer my couch to a bar stool does not make me anti-social, and just because I like hot chocolate over a jaeger bombs and cheap vodka cokes doesn\u2019t make me boring. There are plenty of reasons that I could give you to explain why I don\u2019t want to go out on Friday night, but none would be more honest nor more justified than to simply say \u201cI don\u2019t want to\u201d.<\/p>\n
That being said, if you\u2019re like me and you\u2019re trying to explain to your friends why you won\u2019t be joining them at the club, you are free to use any one of the following 10 reason why staying in on Friday night is underrated.<\/p>\n
The constant dush dush dush<\/em> from the speakers at the club isn\u2019t going to do anything for the splitting headache I already have from working all day. It might be that all important Friday night where everyone plans to drink till dawn, but what tonight calls for is a hot cuppa tea and a good book. Maybe even an early night at the end of it!<\/p>\n You might be under the impression that your friends wont be understanding towards your needs, and will take it personally if you turn around and tell them you don\u2019t want to go drinking with them. This is rarely every true. And if it is, you might want to put yourself on the market for new friends.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n Ask yourself this if your gut is having second thoughts. Are you going out because you want to? Or are you succumbing to peer pressure and feeling more obliged to go to keep your friends happy?<\/p>\n I don\u2019t want to demonize the idea of going out. Going out on Friday night can be a great experience when you\u2019re with the right people. And a lot of the time when you do go out, it\u2019s just what you need at that time of the week. But, too often have I found myself sitting in a booth with a pint while my friends have wandered off, wondering why I came in the first place.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Following up from figuring out whether or not I really <\/em>needed to go out in the first place, is figuring out why. In my case, it\u2019s usually that I\u2019m just not in the mood to talk to people. And that\u2019s nothing to be ashamed of.<\/p>\n Social interactions can be more exhausting for some people than others. And after a week of working in an office with colleagues and supervisors breathing down your neck, more people might be the last thing you need on a Friday night. When the idea of being by yourself becomes more tempting than being with other people, do yourself a favour and give into temptation.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s say your mum is paying you a visit on Saturday. How\u2019s it going to look if she turns up and your head is still splitting in half. Or worse, your still drunk.<\/p>\n Hangover\u2019s are the worst right? And they can last all<\/em> day. From time to time you just don\u2019t want your Saturdays to be eaten up by the repercussions of throbbing head pains and nausea.<\/p>\n \n Have any interests or hobbies you\u2019ve been meaning to get into but just haven\u2019t found the time or money? Could it be that you never make that pottery class you\u2019ve been meaning to try out on Saturday morning because you\u2019re always too hungover and out of cash to attend?<\/p>\n Sometimes prioritising over going out on Friday night is necessary if you want to fit everything in on the weekend. At home I have a constant pile of books waiting to be read that I always say I\u2019ll get round to. But then Friday comes around and suddenly they\u2019re on the back burner.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Going out is fun, being with friends is fun, staying at home is also<\/em> fun. And sometimes, other things just need to be done, like the vacuum cleaning or that pile of dirty laundry you said you\u2019d get done last week.<\/p>\n We all let our homes go sometimes in the name of fun. But for those of us living on our own, now and then we really need to put our foots down and roll up our sleeves. This Friday night is laundry night, not drinking night.<\/p>\n How great is it when you have a free weekend? How do you achieve this? By working your butt off during the week, that\u2019s how. And that includes Friday night.<\/p>\n When I realise I have nothing to do on Saturday or Sunday I can\u2019t begin to explain to you how liberated I feel. If you want the luxury of a free weekend it won\u2019t come cheap. Have the strength to say goodbye to your friends as they head to the pub and buckle down.<\/p>\n \n There are around 230 calories in a standard pint of beer. That\u2019s about the same as a cheeseburger Happy Meal at McDonald\u2019s. Now, how many pints do you think I could drink in one night? More than I can eat cheeseburgers, I\u2019ll give you that.<\/p>\n Alcohol has a very sneaky way of catching you out on the calorie front. It\u2019s not a solid food, and (depending on what you\u2019re drinking) it goes down easy. Meaning you can quickly go over your fill without realising it. Not only that, but there is the level intoxication to think about, what it\u2019s doing to your liver, and lets not forget general safety when you\u2019re drunk and vulnerable in a club at 3am.<\/p>\n Your body will thank you later in life if you listen to your gut and stay in this Friday night.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Apart from general health, let\u2019s not forget the other downside of going out to drink. The price. Honestly, some of these pubs should get done extortion with their prices. \u00a37 for a pint?! No thanks, I\u2019m a student.<\/p>\n Sometimes it\u2019s a good idea to take a break just so you can let your wallet recover. There\u2019s always next Friday after all!<\/p>\n Maybe this excuse isn\u2019t one to give your friends. It\u2019s pretty dry. But perfectly viable.<\/p>\n It\u2019s important to remember that what you do on Friday night is your business and no one else\u2019s. So if your colleague asked why you wont go out for drinks with them, but don\u2019t accept \u201cI don\u2019t really want to this Friday night\u201d as a justified answer, hit them with this. Because really, it\u2019s none of their business how you spend your Fridays.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n It\u2019s Friday night, you just got paid, there\u2019s now work or school tomorrow and everyone\u2019s planning to splurge their hard-earned cash on cheap booze and dancing. Sounds great, right? The only problem is, you don\u2019t want to go. Take it from someone who is not all that fond of going out, staying on Friday night…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25180,"featured_media":151137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[11440],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-151136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n2. Do I Really Want To Go Out?<\/h2>\n
3. I Don\u2019t Feel Like Socialising Right Now<\/h2>\n
4. I Have To Wake Up Early Tomorrow And I Don\u2019t Want A Hangover<\/h2>\n
5. I Want To Catch Up On Some Personal Hobbies<\/h2>\n
6. I Said I\u2019d Clean My Room Last Friday, But\u2026<\/h2>\n
7. Want To Get All My Work Done Before The Weekend<\/h2>\n
8. I\u2019m Trying To Take Better Care Of My Health<\/h2>\n
9. I\u2019m Still Broke From Last Friday Night<\/h2>\n
10. My Netflix Queue Is Backed Up<\/h2>\n
What\u2019s the Best (or worse) reason you\u2019ve ever given a friend or work mate so you could stay in on Friday night? Tell me in the comments!<\/h4>\n
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