If there is one thing I’m known for amongst my friends, it is hosting the most wholesome and memorable get-togethers. I love inviting my friends over for dinner, karaoke, a Sound of Music watch party, or a homemade pasta-making event. When planning a hangout with you and your friends, there are a few important things to keep in mind.
First, you need to make sure there will be food. Nobody will be having fun if they are hungry. Whether you have a bag of pretzels or a five-course meal, food is the number one most important thing when planning girls’ night.
In addition to having food available, the invite list should always consist of people who like each other. If you want your friends to have an extremely awkward experience and never want to come back, then invite people who have beef. It can be okay to invite people who don’t know each other too well, but try to avoid people who actively don’t like each other. The most foolproof method is to invite a pre-formed friend group. In addition to this, it’s also important to remain flexible when creating this invite list. If someone asks to bring a friend with them, then let them. There is no harm in inviting more people. The consequence of being a stickler about the invitees is potential tension when the hangout actually occurs. There could be lingering awkwardness from excluding someone from the event.
The next thing to prepare is finding a clean place to hang out. No one wants to hang out somewhere that is dirty. The setting sets the vibe for the hangout, and if it’s gross, then that’s all anyone will be thinking about. It does not have to be spotless, but you should not have your friends over if you have week old pizza under your couch. If this is you, then you should be ashamed. It really doesn’t matter where y’all go to hang out, but the place should not be gross.
After you figure out the food, people, and place for girls’ night, you need to make sure you have an activity planned. This activity doesn’t have to be super planned out and specific, but there should be a stated “purpose” for the get-together. The people attending should have an idea of what the plans are and what is happening. Even if you don’t ever actually do the activity because everyone is busy talking, having a plan of action is needed to avoid awkwardness. This “activity” can be as simple as just playing The Settlers of Catan or creating a Chat GPT love island scenario to read.
The last and most important thing to keep in mind while planning girls’ night is to be flexible. While you may be hosting, it doesn’t mean you are exactly in charge. If you only do what you want to do and ignore the majority opinion, no one is going to want to come. When stepping up to host your friends over, you first need to make sure everyone else is comfortable.
