We should go home, my friend mouthed over the bassy reverb of T2s Heartbroken.
I shouted back, before reluctantly following her into the street-lit glow of Dalston.
Ive been doing thisgoing out, that isalmost every weekend for more than a decade.
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There have been different stages to my party-girl lifestyle.
There was the drinking-in-parks as a tweenager era.
My freshers year, when I made Never Have I Ever my whole personality.
But now, in my mid-20s, being a party girl isnt as easy as it used to be.
Partying is about self-expression; partying isnecessary.
Partying is a privilegea liberty not all of us have, and one we should savor, not shame.
Of course, a lot of the judgement around partying stems from its associations with alcohol and drugs.
And, yes, partying as you get older can be less straightforward.
Your time is more precious, your freedom more sacred.
My mum, now in her 50s, still goes clubbing on the regular.
Maybe some of us are justmeantto be party girls.
Maybe well never grow out of itand maybe thats how it should be.
