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Yeah i tried
I “celebrated” New Year's Eve again and again, in the most varied of constellations, in different places in the world, indoors, outdoors, with many or a few people.
It was sometimes better, a lot often worse - but it was never a really good party.
The really good parties, they are celebrated on other nights of the year, spontaneously or planned, but never out of such a mercilessly overloaded expectation, which, that's no surprise, is only disappointed in the end.
Of course, people don't like to admit that, so people laugh too loudly rather than too little at New Year's Eve parties - so that there is no mood dump on this so important, last night of the year.
So these nights are filled with actionism.
It starts with the meal, it has to be as sociable as possible and is not just served to everyone on their own plate.
No, something has to be in the middle of the table, shovels or sticks come in, it's incredibly exhausting to get really full - but the main thing is that everyone stays in conversation.
And is that just a constant variation of "Will you give me the pickles?"
Red underwear on New Years Eve
Then there are games, customs, you read horoscopes or pour lead semen (always!), And the “game of the year” that you gave yourself for Christmas is now popular.
It's also long this evening, which must not just develop, but must steer towards this one collective climax.
There is freezing in front of the Brandenburg Gate, but when the camera comes along, we laugh and wave like crazy.
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Of course, alcohol helps to find it all not so strenuous, but somehow funny - and then you are very drunk and can tell everyone that you are wearing red underwear today because it should ensure more sex in the new year.
Or so.
(Not) a glamorous New Year's Eve venture
I've decided to leave it all.
And not to celebrate New Year's Eve anymore.
The turn of the year rarely means a personal new beginning for me - why should an arbitrary date be that for all of us at the same time?
A personal New Year is celebrated after moving, to a new job, a breakup - but for me on January 2nd everything continues as usual.
You can find more alternatives to the New Year's party here!
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And at the same time, it's really practical not to celebrate New Year's Eve.
The annoying questions "What are you doing ..." can no longer stress you, you don't have to click on "Maybe" for three semi-boring Facebook flat share party invitations to (hopefully) least of all to decide boring ones (and come up with plausible excuses for the others).
You don't have to spend huge sums on “something different”, supposedly glamorous New Year's Eve activities in other cities.
Accommodation prices are never higher, the X-course menus in expensive hotels don't fill you up, and small talk with the other "gala dinner" guests does not speak for a fun start to the new year.
And you don't get taxis either.
Celebrate New Year's Eve confidently at home
If you just stay at home, finally nobody bothers you.
Because everyone is “celebrating” somewhere, nothing is on TV and the next day is free.
So you can do things in peace, without WhatsApp and emails, that you need time for.
Develop photos, book a vacation, put away Christmas decorations, watch the series that everyone else has already seen.
Sleep!
Cleaning the apartment for the literally fresh start in January.
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Or yourself - and after the first few weeks of winter again plucking, creaming, peeling, manicuring, all those things that are recommended to women in magazines and for which you never have time.
You can muck out the closet and advertise everything on Kleiderkreisel (if you have enough nerve for the following negotiations with the very strenuous students who are active there).
I could go on and on with this list forever and I will need several New Years Eve to get everything done.
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Yes, you have to feel really good inside for New Year's Eve at home - otherwise depression and self-pity are too close, which then want to devour you quickly.
In the case of lovesickness, feelings of loneliness or a shaky state of mind, any bad party with reasonably nice people is better than the TV evening alone at home.
You also have to be reasonably strong in character to be able to stand by this rather unsocial leisure activities on this super social day and not feel like the outsider from the schoolyard.
But I can say from experience: It doesn't hurt at all.
And it gets better and better the more confidently you practice it.
And no matter where you celebrate: this is how you survive New Year's Eve - instructions in 15 steps
I already know which emails I will get after this article has appeared.
I would never have celebrated New Year's Eve well, I would have no idea, because I had no children (don't question, this email always comes, no matter what it's about), I'd be lonely and bitter and my own fault if I didn't know how to party.
I think anyone who writes something like this is in a bad mood.
Too many, to bad New Years Eve.
Happy New Year!
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