Anybody not "partying" tonight and generally don't like to?

[Ultrabook]

I swear if another person says I'm a loser for not going out and partying and getting drunk Friday night, I'm going to think I'm an alien from Mars. WTF is so great about it? You go to the club, pay to get in, drinks are expensive as hell, can't hear jack squat, women just tease you and go there to get their egos stroked and free drinks and then you go home and wake up with a hangover. How is that fun? I was thinking I had an anti social personality disorder or maybe even autism or aspergers until i read this on stumbleupon http://briankim.net/blog/2007/10/top-5-things-every-extrovert-should-know-about-introverts/

That's so me. I hate partying. It leaves me with no energy. I like being alone and reading or surfing the web. I think this society elevates extroverts way too much. Introverts need to be recognized. It's almost like we're shamed if we act out our introvert nature.

I'm going to catch up on the walking dead tonight, season 2. Anybody else not partying and just staying in and chilling and being OK with it?

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Introverts need to be recognized

paradox detected! shields to maximum!

 

[olds]

Jason
I am not into partying or surfing.

 

[mmntech]

You're what's called an introvert. Social situations exhaust you and your find you need quiet time to recharge. Extroverts, the party people, are the opposite. They need social stimulation to relax. The autism thing is bullshit. Nor do you have a disorder. About a third of the population is introverted so you're definitely not weird.

 

[BoomerD]

You're a loser for not partying on Friday night. You must be an alien from Mars...


I haven't "partied" on Friday nights for more than 30 years...Have a couple of drinks with friends once in a while? Sure...but every week? No fucking thanks.

 

[manimal]

what the french does partying even mean these days?

Wohoo Im gonna smoke some bath salts and eat some homeless people.

no thanks


I will be in a k hole at some point this evening.


I dont have to take K to get there mind you. I get so fucking tired by friday that I am so asleep by 10 that not even an earthquake will wake me.

 

[rh71]

even people who used to party a lot will say they've "grown up". It's just a phase. People who are older who still do it are just looking to meet someone. At a place where half the people are drunk. I guess it beats meeting people at a bar.

I said people a lot.

 

[ImpulsE69]

what the french does partying even mean these days?

Wohoo Im gonna smoke some bath salts and eat some homeless people.

You must have read my itinerary.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

I party all the time. A little too much that Im staying in now on Friday nights because Im broke.

The perks of living in CA and Vegas being a drive away..

 

[Jeff7]

You're what's called an introvert. Social situations exhaust you and your find you need quiet time to recharge. Extroverts, the party people, are the opposite. They need social stimulation to relax. The autism thing is bullshit. Nor do you have a disorder. About a third of the population is introverted so you're definitely not weird.

Some of those extroverts are then extremely irritating. Telling one of them that you don't like spending time with people constantly is like delivering a logical paradox to a 1950s movie robot, except instead of exploding, they just experience a quick glitch, then restart right back into trying to get you to participate in some social activity. The idea that being around people could possibly be a negative experience simply does not exist for them. You might as well tell them that you have a dog that is made of hyperspace. It's just not something that makes sense for them.

Forum-based socializing is ok. It's text, I can take long pauses whenever I want to, and I can switch to another tab whenever I want to.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I never got the whole partying thing either, I've been to a few parties here and there in the highschool/post highschool days and while it can be fun it's not really something I'd want to be doing every single week. Especially when I worked 8-5 5 days a week, having only 2 days off meant I wanted to relax in those two days, not party. Shift work gives me more time to relax so I'm usually a bit more willing to go out,but even then I don't have that many friends in town now, and the ones I do have are married with kids. (damn that makes me feel old)

 

[Kadarin]

I don't do the "partying" thing anymore; I go to the bar and get hammered.

 

[coldmeat]

I can't tell if I'm introverted or extroverted. I choose to spend time by myself a lot rather than going out, but I don't know if that's just because I like it that way, or if I just have really low self esteem and confidence and can't be comfortable around other people.

 

[SirStev0]

I think I am drinking alone tonight. Time to start actually. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

You're partying wrong. Expensive clubs are for Guidos and the crowd who think cash is a substitute for personality.

 

[ussfletcher]

I'm not partying tonight, but I'd like to be.

 

[wirednuts]

the only parties ive really enjoyed were the ones that miraculously have more single women then not.

 

[wirednuts]

I think I am drinking alone tonight. Time to start actually. Thanks for the reminder.

it actually sounds fun. i think i might go grab a coca cola to mix with the kracken

lonely introverts for the epic win tonight! LOL

 

[schneiderguy]

You're a loser for not partying on Friday night. You must be an alien from Mars...


I haven't "partied" on Friday nights for more than 30 years...Have a couple of drinks with friends once in a while? Sure...but every week? No fucking thanks.

I'm pretty sure what we did last Friday is considered partying BoomerD. Back in your day it would be considered a homosexual orgy, so I see how you're confused.

 

[amdhunter]

I love partying. I love the sights, I love the sounds and I love the people. It's just that I'm never invited to any, and on the off chance I do go to one, people make effort to not be seen with me.

You know how hanging out with popular guys can bring your ego up? Popular people get within a foot of me and they go down big time.

 

[zanejohnson]

gonna have a few and hang out with some friends.. partying? YES indeed!~

 

[mmntech]

Some of those extroverts are then extremely irritating. Telling one of them that you don't like spending time with people constantly is like delivering a logical paradox to a 1950s movie robot, except instead of exploding, they just experience a quick glitch, then restart right back into trying to get you to participate in some social activity. The idea that being around people could possibly be a negative experience simply does not exist for them. You might as well tell them that you have a dog that is made of hyperspace. It's just not something that makes sense for them.

Forum-based socializing is ok. It's text, I can take long pauses whenever I want to, and I can switch to another tab whenever I want to.

Check out "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" by Susan Cain. Not high science on the subject but a good read.

 

[HeXen]

i'm introverted as well. and i'm almost 36 yrs old which puts me in the don't really give a crap about that stuff anymore age.

 

[djnsmith7]

I haven't gone out & partied since last year, but I used to go clubbing every weekend back in the day. I wore that lifestyle out & just chill most of the time now. Nothing wrong with it & I wouldn't care what anyone else thought about it. It's my decision & that's really all that matters. Nothing wrong with those of us who choose to chill out for the weekend.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

I dunno. Fridays are kinda tough for me. I actually get really tired a lot coming back from work/school/lab or whatever I do. Sometimes I get home at 6pm and just plop on my bed.

But I will be partying tonight. I just feel tired as shit.