Every College Girls Night Out: Expectations Vs Reality
Who doesn't love a girls night out? We do anyway... But has anyone ever gone out with an expectation of how their night will go and come home disappointed? Well, this one is for you.
1. Spending Time With Friends.
Expectation:
A nice, quiet catch up with your friends. Perhaps a little dancing and flirting with the guy you like.
Reality:
You all get separated the second you get out of the taxis. A few of you go to the ATM, a few go for a wee in an alley, and a few go straight to the club. Some of your friends can't get into the club so half of the group go to a different one. Suddenly you black out and it's the next morning. You're home alone, phoneless, walletless and friendless.
2. Makeup and Tan
Expectation:
You put on a nice even layer of Cocoa Brown before bed the night before. In the morning, you shower and look like a Golden Princess. Then you watch makeup tutorials and yours comes out exactly like it does in the videos. You're a pro, why aren't you a MUA again?
Reality:
You forget to put tan on until the day of, it comes out blotchy and there's no one home to tan your back. (Putting the mitt on a hanger and trying to do your own tan doesn't work.) You watch makeup tutorials but, 1. You don't have the insane amount of brushes that they have. 2. All of your makeup products were bought at the pharmacy, not Brown Thomas. 3. You're terrible at makeup. You end up looking like a blotchy panda. Smokey eyes? Why did you think you could do them? Aim lower next time.
3. Photos
Expectation:
A night out; the perfect time to get a new profile picture, or to update your snapchat story. You look great and it's night time so there's no harsh sunlight illuminating your imperfections. You take a group picture and look #flawless. You take loads of selfies, each one good enough for an instagram post. In the club, you get a photo taken by the photographer and he's astounded by the unbelievable likeness you have to Beyonce.
Reality:
A failed selfie attempt causes you to get sad, and down your naggin in 4 minutes. In the group picture your friends look like Victoria Secret models, and you like a model for McDonalds Euro Saver menu. At the beginning of the night, you are wise and steer clear of the photographer. But as the night goes drunkenly on, you decide you look good and need a picture. You were wrong. So terribly wrong. Untagging is your best friend the next day.
4. Your Level Of Drunkenness.
Expectation:
You get a little tipsy at predrinks, you're slurring your words a little but still able to make solid life decisions. (Like not texting that lad you shouldn't text.) At the club, a few shots ensures you are the perfect level of drunk. The liquid courage does its job. You let go of your inhibitions and you dance. No black outs for you! Congrats.
Reality:
The taxi comes and even though you're drunk enough, you down the rest of your drink. Be a pity to waste it after all. After stumbling into the club, you buy a round of shots for everyone cause you are such a nice person! You buy too many, so you have a few for yourself. Again, be a pity to waste them. The rest of the night consists of you falling around the dance floor, texting that boy you shouldn't have, and getting sick into your handbag. Cue black out.
5. The Boy
Expectation:
He casually texted you earlier to see if you were heading out. You respond after an appropriate amount of time and he says "see you there." In the club you spot him but you play it cool, talking to another lad. He sees you and runs over and tells you he's missed you since the last time you spoke. You spend all night dancing with him, and at the end of the night he walks you home and kisses you. A few years later you get married and have 1o babies.
Reality:
You see him in the club and try to play it cool, but you trip going down the steps to the smoking area. The boy sees but he looks away and a stranger has to help you up. Your knees are bleeding but that won't stop you. You don't want to talk to him first so you start talking to the lad beside him, hoping he'll get jealous. He walks by you to go back inside and doesn't even say hi. You are too drunk to care anymore "HI LUKE HOW ARE YOU?" You scream. He says "hello," looks terrified and goes back inside.
6. The Hangover.
Expectation:
It's not very nice, but you drank loads of water before you went to bed last night. You have the entire day off to relax. You and your friends watch movies and get Chinese. Before you know it, you're the human you once were again. Back to life.
Reality:
You wake up and wonder if you will ever be able to move from your bed. After half an hour of contemplating whether you can get up, you manage to go to the kitchen for water. The water makes you sick and you return to your bed. A call comes in on your phone and it's work. You ignore it. A text comes in "Hey, I know it's your day off, but one of the girls is sick, can you come in?" Since you called in sick last week because you were hungover you have to go. It is the worst day of your life. You get sent home early without pay.
