cocktail.jpgI have always been reserved about going out at night, more so when I got married and had a kid. Don’t get me wrong, there are no traces of regrets here but honestly, I don’t enjoy going out socially drinking and chatting away until midnight (unless maybe if I go out with close, close friends which happened once or twice) and going home to see all the people in the house are already sleeping. I am just not comfortable with that plus I get really sleepy beyond 10 pm.

I have been invited once to a gathering by someone I met online (don’t worry it’s a female!). I was keen to meet her so I went. There were others in the bar too and I met some interesting people but it was either the earlier trip to the beach with my family that burned me out or the outrageous volume of the speakers inside the bar that made us scream to each other to carry on a normal adult conversation that put me off that night.

Big parties are not for me.

… and I feel I can’t eat properly if I had to catch the flow of conversation going on and be sure I can contribute something or at least laugh in the correct timing. Don’t you?

I can dine with a friend or two but with more, especially people I met for the first time, I get lost in the crowd - - and I think, I would be happier if I stayed home and read a story book to my daughter.

Would it be different if I was single or childless? No, I think not. Once in my life I was single, unattached and childless but I rarely go out with friends late at night. Not that it’s a bad thing to do, if you enjoy it - - I am just not accustomed to it and I think I’ll never be, that’s all.