You Won’t Believe Which “Beloved” Thing Science Says We All Actually Secretly Despise — Spoiler: It’s Not What You Think!
Added on November 27, 2025 inASTROLOGY CARDS
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Ever find yourself secretly rejoicing when your Friday night plans mysteriously vanish into thin air? Like, did Mercury just moonwalk backwards to save you from another “fun” night out? Well, it turns out you’re not alone—or any kind of social misfit. A solid 60% of introverts would choose the cozy confines of home over the chaotic charm of nightlife, proving that the “party animal” label is wildly overrated. Between 30 to 75% of the world’s population falls into this introverted camp, quietly celebrating an evening in with video games or a good book instead of sweaty strangers and forced small talk. So if you’re dodging plans and feeling like you’re doing the world a favor, take a deep breath and embrace it—science backs you up. It’s not agoraphobia, just a cosmic nod to the comfort of your personal space under the stars. Curious to see the numbers and the reasons behind this quiet revolution? LEARN MORE.
Do you secretly hate going out on a Friday night and hanging out with your friends? Have you ever been the person who cancels plans for lame reasons or feels a tremendous sigh of relief when plans are canceled on you? A survey from the Pew Research Center found that 60% of introverts prefer staying home during weekends, finding comfort and safety in their personal space.
If so, you’re not anti-social and you’re not secretly a bad person. If you hate going out and find that staying home is a fun night, you’re not alone. Between 30-75% of the world’s population identifies as introverted.
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Many people ask themselves, “Why do I hate going out?” and may feel guilty that they prefer to stay home. But you don’t have agoraphobia, a type of anxiety disorder; in fact, what you’re experiencing is actually quite normal.
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According to one study, everyone honestly hates going out. You’re not a loner or a social reject who can’t handle the pressures of facing large groups in crowded rooms filled with sweaty strangers. Or maybe you are, but that’s okay. It turns out that no one really wants to go out anyway and have a social life, so you aren’t the only one.
The study, which was run by Yelp Eat24, provided adults with questions trying to find out when they might have shirked their social responsibility and ditched their friends in order to hang out by themselves at home. Four out of five admitted they “made up excuses to avoid going out and instead played video games, ate in, or did chores.”
That seems like an awful lot of people lying their way out of what should be a fun evening and trading it to simply spend time with themselves at home. A survey conducted in 2015 by the American Time Use Survey, researchers were able to take an in-depth look at the amount of time people actually spend doing what with their days.
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The survey determined that of the time those surveyed spent during their waking hours, many people had only 41 minutes of their average day spent socializing with others. That’s pretty shocking when compared to the average of nine hours that we sleep, eight hours we work, and even the three hours on average we watch television.
Why are people less likely to hang out in person? This is an important question, especially when so much of our culture makes us believe that young people are supposed to be out enjoying the nightlife to live their lives to the fullest.
Perhaps it has to do with general malaise and simply not wanting to go out. It could also be that people are just spending more time on their couches at home, choosing to relax where they don’t have to put up with crowds and commitment.
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It could even be, unfortunately, the fact that economic times are pretty tough. The cost of living continues to spike while minimum wage doesn’t increase, and many people are not getting paid what they are worth, even with college educations.
Going out can be expensive, so people are probably choosing to stay home rather than go out where they can save their money, enjoy entertainment on the television, and communicate with friends over email, social media, and their phones.
Regardless of the reason, it is true that people are lying more frequently about not being able to make get-togethers, parties, or even just inclusive social gatherings. No one likes a last-minute plan-changer — unless you actually happen to be the person who’s utterly delighted to have your evening suddenly freed from the tyranny of “hanging out.”
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But to everyone else, we should really just stop lying to one another about it. Just go ahead and admit that you don’t want to go out. Chances are good the person you’re making plans with didn’t want to go, either.
The same study found that choosing to be yourself, when made autonomously rather than out of fear or avoidance, leads to positive outcomes. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with preferring the comfort of home to the chaos of going out, and you’re in very good company.
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Merethe Najjar is a professional writer, editor, and award-winning fiction author. Her articles have been featured in The Aviator Magazine, Infinite Press, Yahoo, BRIDES, and more.
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