It will be super lame and awkward if you arrive at 9 p.m. on the dot, and the party host will hate you if you’re the only one left at 3 a.m. Ideally, you want to arrive when the party is almost in full swing (about 11 pm), and you should never stay past two, because as we all know, nothing good happens after 2 a.m.
If you do drink at the party, always make sure you pour your drink yourself and don’t ever let it out of your sight until it’s gone. Someone can slip something in your drink in less than a second, so it’s important to keep your guard up. If you do have to go to the restroom, leave your drink with a trusted friend to watch.
I don’t mean “don’t wear a mini dress because it’s too revealing;” you should wear whatever you want. I mean, “don’t wear a mini dress in the dead of winter because you could literally end up freezing to death.” One girl in Wisconsin recently died walking home from a party because she wasn’t dressed warmly enough, and you don’t want that to be you.
It may be tempting to go “hang out” with that cute guy you met at the party, but unless you’ve met him before this night, resist that temptation. You don’t want to land yourself in a potentially dangerous situation with a stranger while you’re inebriated, and if that guy really likes you, he’ll text you to hang out tomorrow.
