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<li>Most every other college kid parties every weekend.</li>
<li>Only a very few people suffer problems because of partying in college.</li>
<li>Almost everybody who parties in college is glad they did.</li>
<li>Partying in college on weekends won't have any noticeable effect on your grades if you study during the week.</li>
<li>Partying in college is for such a brief period of your life that it's impossible to incur any long-term health effects.</li>
<li>"Work hard, play hard" is what serious college students do.</li>
<li>If you don't party in college, it's almost impossible to have any kind of social life.</li>
<li>If you don't party in college, it's almost impossible to have any real friends.</li>
<li>If you don't party in college, it's almost impossible to have any fun.</li>
<li>If you don't party in college, it's almost impossible to meet any new people.</li>
<li>If you don't party in college, it's almost impossible to find a boyfriend/girlfriend.</li>
<li>If you don't party in college, it's almost impossible to hook up with anyone.</li>
<li>If you don't party in college, people will think you're an uncool loser.</li>
<li>If you don't party in college, girls/boys will think you're no fun and won't want anything to do with you.</li>
<li>If you don't party in college, you're missing the ultimate experience of college.</li>
<li>If you don't drink, or can't hold your liquor, you're a lightweight or not a real man.</li>
<li>You're more social if you drink because it reduces your inhibitions.</li>
<li>You're drinking in moderation if you only drink on weekends.</li>
<li>You're basically in a safe environment at almost any college party.</li>
<li>You can't develop a drinking problem unless you drink every day, drink when you're alone, or start to feel like you need a drink badly.</li>
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<p>“I don’t like to party, and I’m bitter that other people look down on me for that. Therefore, I’m going to tell everyone that the cool kids never party.”</p>
<p>What’s the point of this thread? To counter those folks, whomever they may be, who knowingly or unknowingly perpetuate the partying myths that lure so many kids into making mistakes they later regret. I’ve been there and I’ve learned the hard way. If I don’t speak up and burst the balloon of crap that floats around out there for thousands of college kids to follow, then I’m silently contributing to the problem. I’ve partied heavily in the past. And I’ve learned from it. And if you go down that road, you’re taking some big risks if you’re not careful. So I recommend being careful. That’s speaking from experience.</p>
<p>It’s possible to party too hard, but it’s not nearly as easy as you think it is. It is, however, fairly easy to go too far in the opposite direction, and start ostracizing yourself from everyone because you’re convinced alcohol consumption is eeeeeevil.</p>
<p>Unless that is you go to BYU or some such, but the vast majority of college students don’t and wouldn’t want to.</p>
<p>If you party, you’re the spawn of the devil. People shouldn’t be able to have a good time. Ever! Everyone should be as miserable as the OP. Just sit in your dorms, kids! Let’s bring back Prohibition!</p>
<p>Most people, including myself, get more talkative when they drink, but I also know some quiet drunks. Maybe the OP is a quiet drunk. Doubt it though.</p>