So, as my sophomore year comes to a close I have a confession to make, I have never gone out, never been to a party. And honestly, I am perfectly okay with that, I really don’t have any ambition to go to social event like that.
The type of person I am usually get referred to as being a “home body” which I accept with grace. There is nothing wrong with going out but there is also nothing wrong with being a person that doesn’t go out. I personally love being this way, I can have fun with a few close friends instead of going to a random party where I know 2 people and being uncomfortable all night. But the most frustrating part about being in college and not going out is the stigma surrounding the idea that all college kids party.
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And that stigma is very high in my family, I couldn’t tell you the amount of my family members that ask me about “college parties.” And the truth is I can’t tell them anything about it because I would not know. But here is where the issues come into play, everyone assumes I am lying to them. And some times that is hard to deal with because of the stigma and honestly my family makes it seem like it’s a bad thing that I don’t go out or well admit to them that I do go out even though I don’t. I guess what I am trying to say is you shouldn’t have to feel pressure in going out, I promise you there is nothing you are missing by staying in and being a homebody.
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