Are you a party animal?
@sprite1950 (30461)
Corsham, England
April 10, 2018 2:42am CST
When I was younger I loved to go out and have fun with my friends. If I had to stay in for a weekend I thought my life was over!
Now that I am older I much prefer to stay in, watch TV, MyLot, read a book, all the things I thought were boring when I was young. Funny how things change as you get older, I'm quite the hermit now.
Some people never really become part of the social scene. What sort of person are you? Do you like to stay out all night or do you prefer to snuggle up in bed with your home comforts around you?
I just thought I would mention that partying doesn't necessarily means you go to a party. It is a word used in the US/UK to describe having fun with friends, generally socialising.
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@topffer (42155)
• France
10 Apr 18
@sprite1950 It would not hurt me
. I was brought by a couple of friends in a youngsters club last year and was secretly hopping to be refused, but I had no problem to enter.
. I was brought by a couple of friends in a youngsters club last year and was secretly hopping to be refused, but I had no problem to enter.1 person likes this
@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
@topffer You probably look young!
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
I spent a lot of time in clubs even in my forties but I would probably be turned away now for being too old!
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
Partying is just another name for having fun with friends. It's a term used in the US and UK. I kind of forgot other countries would not use the same expression.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
10 Apr 18
@sprite1950
I see, and I think I'm a party person because sometimes I love to have fun.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
@JustBhem Yes then you are a party person!
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
I used to love all that but not any more.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
@LadyDuck I don't like entertaining much but I don't mind being a guest at someone else's gathering.
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@LadyDuck (502189)
• Italy
10 Apr 18
@sprite1950 I liked home parties, with not too many people, those were the best.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
Did you get married young? I got married and had children later in life so loved going out beforehand.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
@JudyEv I call that young! I remember when I was young I lived in a small place with not much going on so I moved to a large town. I thought my small town was boring but I would love to go back there now as I can see how lovely it is. I just didn't at the time.
@JudyEv (381828)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 18
@sprite1950 I lived out of town so socialising wasn't so easy. And I didn't go away to University so I lost touch with most of my school-friends. I didn't marry till I was 25.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
It's good to be a mixture of the two. You can have fun and then go home and have a quiet time.
@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
@rheicel Same here. It's cheaper to buy a pizza and cook it myself than go out!
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@morgoodie (2644)
• United States
10 Apr 18
I am a homebody. Always have been; always will be. I'm not a social creature although I like to socialize online. I have anxiety issues and don't like to be in crowds or strangers. I socialize at work and don't have a problem doing that but to go out to a club or something even with people I know makes me uncomfortable. I stay home and spend time with my kids, watch TV, read a book, play on my tablet, and work online.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
11 Apr 18
It's strange how we can present a different image online to how we really are. You are the last person I would think had anxiety issues. You sound very confident.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
11 Apr 18
@morgoodie I get mild anxiety which seems to have become worse since I retired. Mine comes to the fore when I have to drive anywhere. I hate driving now. I'm scared of crashing or causing an accident. My partner tells me I am a good driver and I think he's right but I just hate getting behind the wheel now.
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@morgoodie (2644)
• United States
11 Apr 18
@sprite1950 Well thank you!! It is amazing how different people seem online versus in real life. I do have bad anxiety even though I do take medication for it. People think just because I am quiet that I am stuck up or a b-word. Unfortunately, I have passed on my anxiety issues to both of my children and I feel bad for them.
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@snowy22315 (208757)
• United States
10 Apr 18
I am not but I would be going out more if I didn't live in the country with no street lights what a pain!
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
You'll have to have a party at your house!
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@snowy22315 (208757)
• United States
10 Apr 18
@sprite1950 Yeah, I have in the past!
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
11 Apr 18
Those were the days. Were they not? Same here. I enjoyed organizing them and I cannot count the number of events I had put up. Now I do it once a year for the less privileged during Christmas time. Apart from this I did get my classmates together a few times.
My socialising now is here at myLot (lol)
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
11 Apr 18
@sprite1950 I am in Indian and the British have left behind so many things that are imbibed in our system (lol)
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
11 Apr 18
Same with me. I socialise far more online than I do in the real world now.
I have just noticed you spell the same way as I do. I guess you must have learned the British way at school. Most other countries here use American/English .. you think I would have noticed that after all this time! 
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@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
10 Apr 18
I like being a fun person, but not sure I am rich enough to be a party person. 
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@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
10 Apr 18
@sprite1950 May not need much but more than I have now. 
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
I used to party with virtually no money when I was young. Just being with friends was really fun, we didn't need to spend a lot of money.
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@nela13 (59367)
• Portugal
11 Apr 18
I really like to be with my friends, I always have good moments with them, we don't go to bars but we get together for picnics, dinners in each other houses, we often visit places together as well as go to the beach. But sometimes I also like being in the comfort of my home and relax.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
11 Apr 18
That sounds nice. Some people drop their friends when they get married but you have obviously kept in touch with yours.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
11 Apr 18
@nela13 More people should be like you and then if their romances go wrong they wouldn't be alone,
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@nela13 (59367)
• Portugal
11 Apr 18
@sprite1950 Having friends it is important to have a balanced life, it also helped that me and my husband have mutual friends since we were single.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
11 Apr 18
I think once people settle down they want different things. It gets too expensive to go out often and being surrounded by people all the time loses its appeal.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
11 Apr 18
@porwest I hope you don't get out of control!
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
10 Apr 18
I used to but for now I prefer to stay home and watch TV . I don't have much time for this matter.. Too busy with work..
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
You're still pretty young so you have plenty of time to enjoy yourself if you still want to.
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
10 Apr 18
@sprite1950 hehe that's right.
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@dodo19 (48138)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
10 Apr 18
@sprite1950 Some are. The ones I've been to weren't as wild as some probably were.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
I always wondered what university parties were like. Were they wild?
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
12 Apr 18
I was a never a party animal. Only went to parties when I was younger because it was a place to meet and make friends. I never really felt comfortable at parties. I was what they call a "wallflower". One day I just decided that it wasn't necessary for me to make myself feel awkward and uncomfortable anymore. So I stopped going to parties.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
13 Apr 18
I was such a wild child when I was younger but now the thought alone makes me tired!
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
We're all different and although I loved parties when I was younger I tend to avoid them now.
@redurnet (1796)
• United Kingdom
11 Apr 18
I'm not a party animal and never have been. When I was younger I lived with a girl who would spend every single night out at a club until 4 in the morning. She often would encourage me to go but it's just not my idea of fun. She was a typical party animal though and I guess I am a nerd!
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
11 Apr 18
Nothing wrong with being a nerd I was considered very weird when I was at school
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@sw8sincere (6032)
• Philippines
10 Apr 18
I am not a party going person but I guess it will be fun to try going to a party some time.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
I had a great time when I was younger.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
It depends on your age group. I loved it when I was young but not so much now. I think we all calm down with age.
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
10 Apr 18
Well, I used to. But now, I would rather stay home or go on vacation to a place thats quiet and serene.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
10 Apr 18
That's what I like now but I would have thought it was boring when I was younger
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
10 Apr 18
@sprite1950 we do think of that when we were younger. Hehehe
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