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20 Dec 2012, 6:04 pm

I'm not a big party person mainly because I don't like crowds. I do better with small groups or one on one. I tend to feel left out or insignificant the more people there are. Even with three or more people I sometimes feel like people aren't paying attention to me. If I know someone really well it's not as much of an issue but even with family gatherings it seems like I have to go out of my way to talk to them and always make the first move. I guess that's one reason I started my own online group where I'm the leader. It's new so only time will tell how much of a success it is but so far so good.



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20 Dec 2012, 6:05 pm

yes, they are torture. :)



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20 Dec 2012, 7:56 pm

I just down 2-3 beers then they're quite enjoyable to be honest :)



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20 Dec 2012, 10:13 pm

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Depends on the party. If you're allowed to get drunk, they can be tolerable....

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20 Dec 2012, 10:27 pm

Yes, parties are torture because there is nothing to do except sit around and eat......and get very nervous because all there is is eye-contact, body language and words. Yet, people seem to get a big kick out of just sitting around and yakking. Everything is centered around conversation and food.... which causes me to overeat senselessly. That is why most parties are torture for me :(



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21 Dec 2012, 4:34 am

Yes at the time

but I also realise that they have a longer-term value; if you don't do any socialising then later you feel kind of sad because you're out of it

so best to do a bit even though it is hellish at the time


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21 Dec 2012, 4:46 am

My way is I just like to be alone and don't like noise and I want to relax. Another good way of hiding it is bring your toddler with or your husband who is disabled and in lot of pain from it so that way you have a reason to leave sooner.[/quote]

what a clever idea!
except i dont have a toddler, or a husband. i could probably pay some idiot to pretend to be my husband and pretend to be in pain. or if his act at being in pain isnt convincing enough, perhaps a good, swift kick to a sensitive place in the body can help his performance.
i'll sink that low, i'll do anything, just GET ME OUT OF THIS DAMN PARTY!



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21 Dec 2012, 4:51 am

slave wrote:
I despise all parties even if it was with people I know.
I abhor even small amounts of banal small talk.
I enjoy deep conversations with brilliant people one on one or with 3 people maximum.


i hate small talk. how was your day, dear? i cut my toenails at three oclock pm, and i want the whole world to know that. oh, and i had something stuck between my front teeth and couldnt get it out for ages, spinach, i think. blah, blah, blaaaaaaaah
and they say we go on and on.



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21 Dec 2012, 10:34 am

I find parties to be pointless, a bunch of people get together so they can drink and have an excuse to act like idiots for a few hours...
That's pretty much all a party is to me. Plus, in public I'm known as the "anti-social" one who talks to no-one, and would rather not be around a crowd full of people as they talk about stuff that I find not only boring, but also stuff that I can't relate to, so I never say anything anyway and the few times I do, I'm not actually a part of the conversation (dispite being right there) and am generally ignored.


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21 Dec 2012, 10:35 am

It depends what kind of party. Even then, if I get to be the center of attention, I don't really mind, but when the conversation strays to other people's pointless minutiae I just wanna torch the place and get out of there.



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21 Dec 2012, 11:28 am

I think I would self terminate, if I had a surprise party thrown on me. As for a regular party/celebration, I would rather sew mail sacks, be stretched on a rack, or have my nails extracted very very slowly.



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21 Dec 2012, 11:30 am

Surprise parties tend to have presents though. Hell if the presents are good enough I'd willingly be stretched on a rack in exchange. And another thing, why is there a flood control on editing? That's just weird.



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21 Dec 2012, 11:40 am

Hummm, I may have to concede on the presents bit, but I have never been the recipient, just the guy that gets dragged along to someone else's.



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22 Dec 2012, 1:20 am

Arduino wrote:
I think I would self terminate, if I had a surprise party thrown on me. As for a regular party/celebration, I would rather sew mail sacks, be stretched on a rack, or have my nails extracted very very slowly.

Oh jeez...I think a surprise party would send me looking for someplace to hide.

Nice username, btw. :D



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22 Dec 2012, 4:12 pm

I avoid them if at all possible. Christmas for me will be a quiet get together with a couple of friends. Even then I would be just as happy making something in my workshop. Apparently welding a car on your own on Christmas day isn't acceptable behaviour...


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23 Dec 2012, 4:55 am

RazorEddie wrote:
I avoid them if at all possible. Christmas for me will be a quiet get together with a couple of friends. Even then I would be just as happy making something in my workshop. Apparently welding a car on your own on Christmas day isn't acceptable behaviour...


I could not agree more.