Yep, we’ve all been there — the never-ending, internal debate we have with ourselves when our friends insist we come out for the night because [insert their awesome reasoning here]. Frankly, we feel more sorry for ourselves than our social lives, and here are a handful of GIFs to explain why.

“What believable excuse can I use so I still have friends tomorrow?”

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“No really, what illness should I pretend to have tonight?”

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“Meh, I don’t look good today …”

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“This requires me to put pants on.”

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“I just wanna stuff my face with pizza all night.”

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Because …

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“I really wanna hang out with (imaginary) BAE.”

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“I wonder if they’re gonna have fun.”

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“My FOMO is gonna be really rough if I don’t go.”

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“Actually, my ISFWMO (I’m seriously fine with missing out) outweighs the FOMO.”

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“I’ll try to be there! Not.”

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“Am I getting old?”

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“I’m just gonna do me.”

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