I went out last night with 2 friends. I'm 30, they're 26 and 28 so we're all similar ages.
So the night consisted of drinking at one of the friend's house from 6pm until 8pm (I didn't drink much here, the other two were on wine and sour shots and were starting to get tipsy before we even left the house). We then went in taxi to a pub. Now I enjoyed this bit, good music, a bit of sillyness - however it became apparant that the whole intention of the night for the other two was to "Pull" - que them trying to make eye contact and smile at every bloke that walkd past. I thought we were starting to look really desperate. I don't like getting drunk so bought myself a lemonade. Went to toilet, came back to taste vodka in my lemonade. They outright denied it but obviously had done it. IMO you don't just tip alcohol into someone's drink when they are making a concious effort not to get drunk. Am I right or am I a boring old fart?
Later we walked across to a pub opposite (which was ok but a tad 'dead') and then on to an indie night club type place (a small one, not a major club). I liked it in here, good music, we had a dance, I sipped a cocktail with them - I was enjoying myself but no - not enough "fit blokes" in there apparantly so they wanted to move on to the 'big' nightclub. Big queue outside, large entrance fee, we didn't even get here until midnight. When we got in it was like sardines in a tin, it stunk of sweat and poo, the place is notoriously filthy. I got charged more for a bottle of water than my friend got charged for a smirnoff ice. We managed to find a table tucked away in a corner and I just sat and watched as drunk women fell flat on their faces, drunk men fell flat on their backs, bouncers diving on guys that were starting to get in each others' faces, guys getting too drunk and doing stupid stuff like throwing huge leather stools at each other, drinks getting tipped all over - not a nice sight. No wonder A&E is so busy on a friday and saturday night.
From here on out the night consisted of being chatted up by a persistant bloke, my friends dancing provokatively with random men trying to "get laid" and me sat there feeling SOOOO out of place/bored/uncomfortable. I assumed the place would shut at 2am so hung out until then - I then learnt that the place didn't shut until 4am. Absolutely ridiculous when people were already hammered at 2am. I couldn't really leave the group as it would have meant going home on my own (bit dodgy around here). 2am I asked when we were leaving and was told "in a minute". 2.30am I ask again - "in a minute". 3am I ask again "in a minute" - we didn't end up leaving until 3.30am.
Shit night. No doubt they all think I'm a boring old fart. Am I?? Is it normal for single women in their late 20s/early 30s to just go out on the pull like this? To drink until they pass out etc?
I almost felt a bit upset over it this morning. Am I a freak?! I came in at 3.45 stone sober with a massive headache caused by shit music and exhaustion.