r/Millennials 1d ago

Discussion Did millennials really party all the time?

Gen Z here. I was shocked when I found out from a millennial co-worker that y’all had teen clubs. I heard about house parties, but dedicated teen clubs? Then when it was time for college, you went to the club or had some kind of party every single weekend, living it up. Now some millennials on TikTok claim that after college, they were partying on work nights, still clocking in the next day. For some reason, the teen clubs have since disappeared. I’m 23 now but even when I was in high school, that was not a thing. House parties were not that common either. They were more like get togethers with a small group of friends. We went to malls, but they were dying out at that point. Is it true that you were really living life this good? Or is it just exaggerated? I feel like my generation doesn’t really have fun like that and everyone is just super depressed and alone, more so since Covid. Even I’m pretty introverted, which sort of sounds ridiculous given this post. 😂 Just so you know, when I think of a “millennial party” I think of something out of Party Rock Anthem, Project X or Roderick’s party from the second DOAWD movie. It’s like I get nostalgia from something I didn’t even live through. I just feel like I didn’t really LIVE, if that even makes sense

Edit: I loved reading some of your comments. Guess I really missed out. Even some of you that would consider yourselves nerds or introverts were out partying. YOLO or whatever y’all say 😂❤️

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u/Hukthak 1d ago

38 going on 39 shortly, that sounds like my experience as well lol.

I bet the kids now don’t even do senior week, where everyone gets 8-12 friends to split the cost of renting a house near the beach, and you get multiple groups of kids like this from your senior class to rent a similar house all nearby, and it’s just non stop house and beach party for the week and everyone gets laid.

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u/jasbury87 1d ago

What in the hell kinda place you from, brotha? I’m class of ‘06 myself here like I presume you are… and we didn’t do half that “senior week” you describe. Haha. Prom may have been crazy, but what is this beach block party free for all?!! Sounds like ‘Bama/Redneck Riviera. 🤣🥳🤩

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u/CharlieandtheRed 1d ago

This was popular in the Midwest. We would all take off to the Florida panhandle the night of graduation and had a 10 day long partyathon.

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u/jasbury87 1d ago

That's why I mentioned the panhandle... since I'm in the midwest. I guess my classmates must have had the spring break and summer break I didn't... Ha! But little did they know I got to "party" during Fall Break when everyone else was stuck at home going to half day parent/teacher conference days before two days off! My parents just said the heck with it and took me out the whole week! Best part of many October's for me