Junette Reyes/Staff Writer
Great times become great experiences and memories, especially in the company of others. Whether it is as simple as hanging out or as eventful as attending concerts, events and experiences are usually more enjoyable when surrounded by those you like spending time with.
The idea of hanging out with friends becomes a habit sometimes, so much so that there is now a sense of dependency on others in order to be able to have a good time. This is, for the most part, fine by me.
A sense of reliability, however, is not always present. One might just very well be stuck at home if they feel they cannot have a good time without friends, especially when plans are broken on the part of others.
And plans are broken quite often.
In my experience, it has not gotten to the point where I miss out on amazing events because I cannot bring myself to attend them without friends. For simple events like watching movies, it is easily forgivable when friends back out.
However, it gets old pretty quickly when this becomes a usual occurrence.
Junior Omar Reyes agrees that it is understandable the first time around.
“If it happens more than once, however, it gives off the vibe that you’re being avoided,” said Reyes.
Junior Julieta Ancarola says she is usually more frustrated when her friends back out at the last minute from previously planned outings.
“Usually when something happens to them out of their control, I really wouldn’t be mad at them and I would probably end up going to the event regardless,” said Ancarola.
“But most people my age, in their 20s, tend to be ‘flakey’ simply because they can and it’s rare to find truly reliable people nowadays.”
In the case that nothing is set in stone, it probably does not hurt to miss an event just because friends cannot make it.
It becomes more troublesome, as Ancarola mentioned, when it comes to prearranged events.
The way I see it, there are two ways to avoid such situations: either make plans with reliable friends−although something can always come up−or go ahead and attend events by yourself. You’ll probably find someone who came alone as well. Besides, if you really went for the event and not just to hang out with friends, you wouldn’t interrupt experiencing it all by talking.
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