When I first started college I would go out at least 4x a week and get pleasantly inebriated, and it never even phased me. Now, I cannot even imagine going out 4x a week and being able to function. Really, at this point (I will be a senior this coming fall) I do not feel like I am missing out on anything if my friends call and are all going out to the bars on say...a Wednesday night.

Now that I have to get up way too early every weekday to get to work on time, and actually be awake and coherent throughout the day, I find I don't even want to go out during the week anymore. I might have a few drinks on weeknights, but definitely no more out-and-out partying.

Also, the music in clubs is extra annoying lately. Maybe it's because I'm 28 not 21, but I seriously don't see the fun in going deaf because the DJ was blasting some dumb song about love in da club WAY TOO DAMN LOUD. I like quieter bars much more now. It's nice to be able to hear what people are saying, ya know?

I hear ya Jude about the music! I am not that huge fan of hip hop to begin with...but some of the stuff they are playing nowadays is just BAD.

I use to party when I was younger.
I use to party hard. But now I am calm and I go out clubbing every now and then.

I still do a fair amount of drinking, to be honest. My day starts at 6 am, off to work, home to make dinner, hit the gym, and then out for drinks with my friends... I've had to cut back lately, but it's because of gas/food prices more than my lack of desire.

I hate clubs and now that I have kids, I'm not into the bar scene except for maybe 2 times a year, if that. But we have close friends and family over every weekend to have a drink, or 10.......... we like being home and very rarely even want to go out anywhere until we feel like we seriously need to get away.

I was never really much into partying so it hasn't realy slowed down. I like going to dinners and having small get together's at people's houses though. And yeah, I agree about the music they play in clubs too. It seems that there's really no

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There's no qualit in the music anymore.

When I was a few years younger and dating a wild guy for threeyears, there was lots of drinking, some drugs and stuff, staying out until 7AM, but now that I'm older--well, 26--I do lots of couples things, hang out with friends, grill out, and maybe go to a bar a few times a year and have a couple drinks.

I went to Chico State, a notorious party school, and we used to drink almost every night and have parties Thursday through Sunday. I look back and am amazed that I held down a part-time job and got semi-decent grades! I occasionally go out now, but it's more to BBQ type functions where we drink, but it's not the super party atmosphere anymore. I like margaritas with a few friends rather than toga parties now.

Lately I have not been partying like I used to. I have a full-time job now and am in a serious relationship with a guy who doesn't like to party so we usually just stay inside watch movies, drink at home etc. We're pretty chill. And I agree the music at clubs is too damn LOUD!

I'm in college, and I prefer to stay in ...definitely love sleep!

I used to go out at least 4 times a week up until I was 25. I was always out at a club on Fri and Sat and I would hit happy hr after work a couple times per week. Then I tapered off between 26-33 and only went out to clubs on the weekend. Now that I'm in my upper-30s..I still get a wild urge to go out but it's definitely less that before. Luckily the hubby likes to check out new bars and restaurants so I still get the feeling of being out there in the world.

I partied a good bit in college, but my husband and I actually party more often now. After I get home from work, I don't have 3 hours of homework to keep me from having fun! It'll probably slack off a bit after I hit 30, I'm guessing.

gone are the days of drinking until passing out and laughing about it the next morning. oh, the good ol' days of college. i'm glad to have my memories because there's no way my over 30 body could keep up with that lifestyle now a days. by 9 p.m. i'm heading to bed and i'm up at 5 a.m. life has changed a lot.

I'm 40 and had been married for 4 1/2 years. I stopped partying when I was engaged with my husband; I was 34. But in my 30's partying was lesser unlike when I was in my 20's.

But sometimes I go with my husband to parties because he is a musician in a band. But I don't party anymore. I am just there to give him moral support and cheer for him.

my freshman year in college, i'd drink four or five nights a week. now at 24, at most i'll go out once a week. usually i just like to stay in & drink wine with friends.

The sure sign you're getting old is when you think the music in a club sucks or is too loud.
I definitely don't go out as much as I used to nor do I drink as much. There's no fun for me in getting plastered and being uninhibited anymore. I would rather have a couple drinks (2 is my limit before I cross the threshold into effed up) and have a great conversation or go dancing.

i must definitely be getting old then. If i drink just a little too much on any given night, it will take me a day to recover. If i go out and party like I did in college, I'll be a wreck for 2-3 days. it's like poison!

I definitely need to get out more though, because I realize I'v started nesting. I'll never meet new people if I don't get up and go out!

I'm still waiting on my partying days to kick in!

I don't want it to hit when I'm 45 and embarrassing my kids with the cowboy hat and too-tight tops.

I've grown out of it. I even lost my taste for alcohol. I consider alcohol empty calories, and it's not worth it.

These days, my partying is more mature -- dinner parties, tea parties, housewarming parties, etc.

I'm still in college but I'm not a partier.

I think that adults should not do as many stupid things when they are drinking. Adult parties should be at home or at classier establishments. I think that you can start off at a fun place and be classier later in the night with more restraint. I hate when adults do stupid things while drunk. It's not something you can just brush off as childish behavior.

I was invited to a keg party by a friend, and i felt so out of place. . .why would i put my mouth on the same beer bong as someone else? they have germs!

maybe i'm a snob. but i don't think there is anything cute about going out an getting pissy drunk 5 nights a week.

out here in L.A. there are alot of dingy girls who do that. it's not a big deal to throw up on Sunset Blvd at 2am while barefoot.

When I was in my early 20's I went out a lot. More clubbing. As I got older it became old. Now at 31 I do occasionally like to go out. No clubs though. I do like bars with a band, someplace not to loud where I can chat with friends, dance if I want. But DH and I get along great with older folks, we tend to party with the 40-60yr old age group...and let me tell you....damyyyyum! They can have some fierce fun sometimes!!!

I forgot to continue....but we really don't drink anymore. It 's just more for the social aspect of it now. With a crowd and no drinking...its still a blast!

Nope, it's stayed consistent. Have never been a party-goer, currently, not a part-goer, probably will never be a party-goer.

I can count on one hand how many college'esque parties, I've attended. 1, 2, ... oh right, 2 parties and I was turned off completely by the scene. I've been tipsy once but never drunk. And, I can count on my other hand how many times I've went to dance at a club. Even that scened turned me off because of the sleazy guys.

My husband and I are on the same wavelength as far as this goes...we're both very social and love to go out with friends for dinner/drinks, but we hardly ever stay out all night drinking...those days are gone!

I don't party much to begin with...and I'm 18! The Beau doesn't approve of it...so even if I wanted to get wasted without a care in the world, it would result in getting the cold shoulder for a week. Otherwise, on the very rare occasion that I have a drink, its at home, and not out and about

I'm still in college, and I do enjoy drinking. I'm not ready to grow up yet!! While I don't go out wednesday-sunday like my friends do, when I go out I drink sooo much. But I figure, I might as well get it all out of my system now!