has anyone here gone to a party before?

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When I was 16, I tried to go to those house parties that friends I knew had sometimes when their parents weren't home. I managed to go to a couple of them, and I was very excited about being there and was fascinated with the atmosphere I saw, as those were the kinds of parties I would like. I couldn't get into much of any conversations there while I was trying to. It didn't help that I didn't know the others that well and haven't had insider or common experiences from which to draw conversation. I had a fun time drinking a few beers and I even did a keg stand. I wish I could have enjoyed it better.

do raves count?

I have been. They're fun! I like drinking so it doesn't bother me too much, so long as they have anything other than beer.

I went to a party last night. It was a combo birthday party for my younger brother and three of his friends. It was both a little fun and very frustrating. There were a few people there that I knew, my brother and his wife, my sister and her husband, the two other guys having birthdays and a few mutual acquaintances. Every now and then someone would come over and talk to me or buy drinks for me and that was nice, but again, I just feel like an alien at those kinds of things. I spent most of the time standing off to the side, watching the fish in the fish tank, or watching people bowl down below us. I was just very thankful I have a new smartphone so I could browse the web during the slow times. It's just frustrating seeing groups of people talking and laughing and knowing I don't fit in because I have nothing to talk about. It also doesn't help being one of the only people there not married or in a relationship.