Staying In Is The New Going Out - Sometimes Anyway!

Is it just me or does the idea of spending every weekend out drinking hold less appeal than it used to? I spent Saturday night watching season five of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and eating Christmas chocolates. Bliss. I actually fell asleep before midnight with the TV on, only to wake up at 1am to find that the BF was still out and the TV was still on. A text message or two later and I discovered they were at a club and were not coming back any time soon. I promptly went back to sleep, to be awoken at 3.40am to find the BF slightly worse for wear snoozing on the floor, wrapped in a blanket! Ah bless.

I was supposed to go out with him, his sister and some others, but I was knackered after working all day and really couldn't be bothered with getting changed and staying out 'til stupid o'clock drinking. So off he went without me, and I didn't mind at all. I did feel a bit bad for cancelling at the last minute, but it doesn't hurt for us to have a little time apart to see friends and family. Plus I totally wasn't in the mood for socialising. I wanted to spend some quality time with my favourite vampire slayer :-)

I like having time by myself. It's the one thing you lose a bit when you live with your partner. One of my favourite things used to be snuggling up under a blanket with a bag of Doritos and a good film or dvd boxset and just enjoying the me time. It's also healthy to have separate interests and not spend every second together. Once a week I do aerobics with a friend and sometimes have movie nights at her house. It means I get some exercise in and also gives me and BF some space. When I'm out he takes the time to visit his sister or just watch a movie he knows I won't like (scary movies especially).

I just don't feel the need to spend every Saturday night out on the town these days either. Part of it is probably because I have better things to spend my money on than booze and door entry fees. But part of it is that I just like staying in. It means the times I do go out I enjoy it more and try to make it a really good night. I'm sure this is not an age thing because the BF is seven years older than me and he still likes a night out! I wonder if it's partly because when I was going out every weekend, I was single and so were my best friends so we all enjoyed going out a lot. But now we're all happily coupled up we do other things, like meeting for lunch or going round my GBF's for dinner. It seems to be more about spending quality time together rather than shouting in each other's ears in a noisy bar. Don't get me wrong, I still like those noisy bars. I just like them in moderation these days! Now, where's my cup of tea and slippers? ;-)