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We love a night on the town but sometimes, there is a lot to be said for getting home from work, locking the door and leaving the world outside.
From gossip sessions with the girls to indulging in some serious rest and relaxation, here are some of the reasons that staying in is most definitely the new going out.
1) Staying in requires no preparation whatsoever
Ahead of a big night out, you have to pile on the tan, go through the agonising process of choosing an outfit and then embark on an hour-long hair and make-up expedition to turn your 5pm exhausted self into a pouting party girl. If you choose to stay in, you can wear a onesie, cover your face in a spot cream and let yourself go to the point that you get a fright when you catch your reflection in a window. Which sounds like more fun to you?
2) You do not have to wear heels
We cannot overstate this one enough. Painful feet squeezed into three-inch heels or cosy feet in the Wallis and Gromit slippers that your mam bought for you at Christmas. There is only one sane answer to this question.
3) You can catch up on all the really good gossip
Some of the best gossip is too sensitive to be relayed in a public place so having the girls over for a bottle of wine and a soul-bearing session is the only way to get them to dish the real dirt!
4) You will feel richer than Jay-Z the following morning
Forget the hangover, the most painful part of the morning after a big night out is rifling through your wallet and examining the crumpled bundle of credit card receipts that mean you’ll be living on toast for the rest of the month. If you stay in, you can treat yourself to a little pressie without even a smidgen of guilt.
5) Bad telly
If you’re having a stressful week, squashing into a packed bar and queueing in the cold for the latest trendy nightclub probably isn’t going to improve your mood much. A pint of Ben and Jerry’s and four straight hours of Made In Chelsea is your only man.
6) You can be pretty sure that you’re going to wake up in your own bed
Admit it, this isn’t always a given when you head out and unless you have some very impressive pulling skills, chances are you’re not going to wake up in a strange apartment next to a snoring Marty Morrissey look-a-like if you choose the couch over the club. Or worse, having to ensure some guy’s story about how he has an important appointment to get to as he nudges you closer to the front door. Burn.
7) You control the guestlist
You can cry over that guy you dated for two minutes, give it socks to Beyoncé while wearing a bathtowel or attempt to sing Mariah Carey while sounding like a strangled cat without any fear. You are among friends.
8) It’s feeding time
‘Hello, is that Dominos? Can I get the large pizza with wedges..and a coke…and one those chicken sides. What? Do I want dessert? What kind of question is that? Of course I want dessert! ALL OF THE DESSERTS!’
9) Pamper time
Using your Friday night to slap on a bright green face mask and put in that hair treatment you bought a few months ago will mean that you wake up on Saturday looking like Gisele. Obviously.
10) Getting jiggy with it
If you’re coupled up, have a ‘friend with benefits’ or are particularly efficient with Tinder, a night of horizontal hijinks will burn just as many calories as a night of dancing and leave you with a bigger grin than Donald Trump.
