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12 Reasons Why A Girls’ Night In Is Better Than A Night Downtown

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at South Carolina chapter.

It’s Friday night, and your group message is blowing up. “What are we doing tonight?” “Downtown or no?” “Who wants to order pizza instead?” “I really don’t want to run into (enter most recent hook-up’s name here).” Getting ready for a night out is a strenuous process, and sometimes we just need some excuses to stay in. Here are just a few reasons why a girls’ night in is always better than a night out.

1. You can drink as much wine as you want without anyone judging you.

2. You complain about having to get ready the entire time you’re getting ready, anyway.

3. Because you don’t have to wear a bra around your girlfriends, and we all know that there is no greater feeling.

4. What even are calories on a girls’ night?


5. Because there are more cat videos on YouTube than there are drinks downtown. 

6. The deepest conversations happen during a girls’ night.

7. Facebook stalking is a talent, so don’t waste it.

8. Guys’ pick-up lines never measure up to your girlfriends.’

9. Let’s be honest… What you think you look like while dancing in bars:

And reality:

10. It’s socially acceptable to have a relationship with food in the privacy of your own home.

11. Think of all the money you’ll be saving on a bottle (or three) of Barefoot instead of overpriced drinks all night.

12. Because the same thing happens every time.