Of all the amazing times you've had in your life, how many of them have been on New Years Eve? Think about it. Was it worth the price of getting into a big night club in a room full of sweaty drunk strangers? The cost of the hang over? I'm not saying you can't have a good time on New Years but it's un-likely it will be what you want or expect. I've celebrated New Years Eve all over the world, in a big way, so please trust me when I say, "YOU'RE NOT MISSING ANYTHING!"
The ones I've spent with a few close friends, laughing at stupid jokes, reflecting on the past, and planning for the future were by FAR the best ways to celebrate. Not to mention, in the words of U2; "All is quiet on new years day" which means the day after is a great time to go out and do stuff without being bothered by the folks nursing a hang over. New Years Eve is, after all, just an arbitrary night. It's just another night of the year, another day on the calendar.
One year I was in my tiny cottage, on the top of a mountain in Vermont, with three close friends and it was better than any fireworks display in Sydney Australia or stupid ball dropping in Times Square [a terrorist hot spot ]. BTW- what the fk is it with that stupid ball drop? Why do we want to watch that? You can see balls dropping all year if you hang out with 70 year old men. LOL
Moreover, New Years Eve is a pressure cooker, It's worse than Valentine's Day. The holiday reminds all of us that we're not important, not loved, and not cool if we don't have someplace amazing to go to and brag about for the week following. Albeit, the bragging is all the same; men; " I totally hooked up with this chick, she was so drunk" Women; "god, I was so drunk I made out with some loser." and so on and so on.
I'm well aware of the fact that women love any opportunity to get dressed up, feel pretty, and go dance but you have an entire year to do that when it's not so crowded, gouging-ly over priced, 20 degrees outside, and you can get a taxi. Good men want you to feel pretty and have a good time but these same great men know the troubles one night can lead to if not properly executed.
My Advice:
Single Men
Go out and find a party or bar or night club and go by yourself of with just ONE other guy. This is THE easiest night of the year to get laid and pick up a girl for random sex. Use a condom and pace your drinking so you can "get the job done" at 4am. My suggestion is to start drinking water and take a B12 vitamin around 12:30 am.
Men with Wives and serious girlfriends:
1. Find a small intimate house party with interesting and close friends and celebrate there. Plan on a designated driver or a sleep over / gang bang. [LOL, I'm kidding on the gang bang]
2. Make a special night together in your home. Just because you are staying in doesn't mean you can't be romantic and dress up.
Single Women
Hmmm, you are the suckers of the evening, the targets. You have to put on your game face and be ready for anything. Stay alert! This is the night men prey on you. We know how easy it is. There are men that will drug you or wait until you're so drunk you can't stand before they make their move. The night is inherently disorganized and in the chaos people will do some very stupid things because they think they can get away with it. Guys know you are desperate for that "oh so important kiss a midnight", they know that you feel like a loser because you don't have a date and they are more than willing to accommodate you with the brief fantasy of being your surrogate lover for the evening.
1. If you're going to go out to a club or big party, remember there is safety in numbers. Keep a look out for one another.
2. Try to avoid driving home that night because even if you're sober there are far too many drunks on the road who could kill or maim you.
3. DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE. NOT EVEN TWO OR THREE DRINKS. REMEMBER, YOU CAN ONLY HANDLE ONE DRINK PER HOUR. THIS IS NOT A JOKE.
4. As always, it's your job to look after yourself, don't rely on your friends.
5. Arrange a small party at someone's home with people who are single but NOT a lonely hearts club, that shit is depressing.
6. If you don't have any plans then stay in and go to bed around 11:30, it will all be over soon.
Ladies and Gentlemen, rule the night, don't let it rule you. Do what ever the fk you want to do and don't let anyone define "what a good time truly is".