The Dos and Don'ts to a Happy New Year's Eve
Survive the night with a smile and in peace with this guide.
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Don't Stay Home Alone - Survive New Year's Eve with a smile and in one piece with this helpful guide. By Jazmine A. Ortiz Home alone on NYE is never a good idea. What may start out as Netflix and chilling with a glass of wine can easily turn into you curled up with Kleenex, sulking, and guzzling your sorrows away with an entire bottle of pinot noir.Is everyone off doing their own thing this year? Even if you have to crash your neighbor's New Year's Eve bash or make it a church night, get out of the house. (Photo: Peter Griffith/Masterfile/Corbis)
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Don't Get Wasted - There are many reasons for this rule — drunk driving, drunken professions of love, drunk hookups, being the messy drunk girl at the party, drunken photos, and starting the New Year with a hangover. All of these pretty much suck, so take our advice and just don't. (Photo: Emma Innocenti/Corbis)
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Don't Sext - No, don't do it, please don't do it. Honestly, chances are the person you're trying to reach is out celebrating and won't respond, so avoid the setup. Plus, your judgment might be clouded by New Year's Eve shenanigans and you might just regret that sext message in the morning. Either way, it's not how you want to kick off the new year. (Photo: Matthew Plexman/Masterfile/Corbis)
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Do Forget Unimportant People - Don’t pay attention to the haters. We repeat: Don’t pay attention to the haters. So what if your college frenemy or jerk of an ex is at the party? Ignore them and live it up! Don't fake having a good time, either. Leave their bad energy in 2015. (Photo: James Carman / Getty Images)
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Do Text Those Who Matter Before Midnight - At the stroke of midnight, phone lines are always a mess from everyone trying to get through to each other at the same damn time, so sending texts and making calls before the ball drops will ensure your messages get through without a hitch. (Photo: Jamie Grill/Blend Images/Corbis)
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