The Dos and Don’ts of a NYE Party

DO drink plenty of water and if poppin’ bottles is your thang, pace yourself. Save yourself from the hangover and the embarrassment of being the one everyone had to take care of because you couldn’t handle your bubbly.

DO be festive. It’s a NYE party, after all, so if you’re anti-New Year or anti-partying or just bdaan in general on this eve, what are you doing going to a NYE party? Stay home if you’re going to sulk.

DO leave early for the party. You don’t want to be stuck in traffic when the clock strikes midnight.

DO make sure you’re surrounded by people you love – or at least know – for the countdown. You’re amazed that there’s no line for the bathroom and then when you’re reaching for the toilet paper you hear “3… 2… 1…” Happy New Year, indeed.

DO dance and laugh and sing – as much as possible. Resolve to make it a good night. ‘Cause a little party never killed nobody.

DON’T dance on tables or bars or poles. Stay away from poles. The resulting pictures will haunt you for the rest of the year, promise.

DON’T make out in the middle of the dance floor. We’re still in Egypt, people.

DON’T cry in the middle of the dance floor because you have no one to make out with.

DON’T drunk text your ex. A permanent rule for any party situation, but there’s just something about the passing of one year and the start of the next that makes you reflect on what could or should or would have been. And alcohol. Save yourself the self-loathing in the morning and turn off your phone or entrust it to a friend if you start to feel the nostalgia pangs grow stronger by the glass.

DON’T mass text everyone in your contact list. What you think says, “Happy New Year :)” actually says, “omg its new yr wat am i doing wiz my life imsooooodrruuunkkfdlkgjdfklj” – or a variation thereof. Let’s keep the New Year’s greetings personal and meaningful, as they should be.

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