There's nothing inherently WRONG with New Year's Eve...
But the hype around it can make it an introvert's nightmare.
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People always ask you what your ~plans~ are, because you MUST have them.
2.
You have to make the big decision: go out or stay in?
3.
Despite your normal love of quiet nights in, even you worry that you might regret not having an ~unforgettable~ night out.
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You might want to go out in theory, but you know any bar or club you go to is guaranteed to be a madhouse.
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And if you do decide to risk it, your introvert batteries will be pretty much drained by, like, eleven.
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And it's not like you can leave early, because you have to stay 'til midnight.
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Then, you might end up drinking a lot in order to keep in the ~party mood~ and wind up a M E S S.
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No matter what, going out is never as fun as you convinced yourself it would be.
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On the other hand, if you want to stay in with a bottle of wine and Netflix, everyone's all like:
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So sometimes, you don't outright tell your friends your REAL plans until the last minute.
11.
You're hard-pressed to find people who want to stay in and be lazy AF with you.
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You low-key miss the good ol' days where you HAD to stay in with a babysitter.
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That said, there are decidedly less awesome photo ops when you stay in.
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Then there's the issue of deciding what movie to watch or show to marathon.
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Same with what to eat.
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You get FOMO from all your friends' drunk texting.
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And admittedly, the midnight is a little anticlimactic when you stay in.
But hey, at least it's only one day a year. Tomorrow, you can go back to your normal day-to-day Introvert Struggles.
