Just.. don't goYeah, I mean, you really don't have to go.
Nobody will care in the end
Yeah, I mean, you really don't have to go.I am definitely not above pulling this card.
We're adults with somewhat busy lives and things to take care of, and we can manage our free time however the fuck we want.
Well what's easier for you to deal with, either feel guilty for a minute or experience uncomfortable social anxiety for a day.I'm looking at it the opposite. The uncomfortable anxiety you know lasts for a day. But the guilt you never really know until it happens.
Personally the guilt would fade pretty quickly, so I just wouldn't go.
Maybe youll get laidOkay not that type of social gathering and I am likely the only person going to be present at this small gathering that isn't married.
You are definitely overthinking it. Any blank you don't want to fill, feel free to be vague. Also, keep in mind, the expectations you think they might have of you is probably not something they are even thinking of. It's just like that embarrassing thing you did that you remember and no one else does. The expectations you think they had of you are probably something you remember and they don't. Realistically, 16 year-olds very rarely turn into the person they or anyone else actually expects.
I don't know 16 year old you. I don't think I'd really know me from 20 years ago, either. You're a good person, just roll with that.
Okay not that type of social gathering and I am likely the only person going to be present at this small gathering that isn't married."Why aren't you married yet? You really should hurry up."
"Why aren't you married yet? You really should hurry up."
"I want to find the right person. I'm pickier than most people, and that's not changing. I'm done with this subject."
Man, do I hate questions like that. Or my mom insisting I lower my standards, because for some reason she doesn't want me to be happy. I'm happier by myself than with the wrong person. What's so wrong with that?
I suggest you drive yourself if possible. When you get uncomfortable (it's not an "if"), just get out of there. That might be ten minutes. But it might also be a few hours. You might find a friend who's still your friend. But that will resolve your "What if?" curiosity while not causing extended discomfort or being rude.
Just tell yourself that it doesn't matter if you impress them or not. It's okay to not put on the expected social niceties. You're an adult.Yeah that's the other thing. If you haven't seen these people in 20 years you're probably not going to start seeing them again suddenly. It might be an awkward few hours but after that, who cares.
I suggest you drive yourself if possible. When you get uncomfortable (it's not an "if"), just get out of there. That might be ten minutes. But it might also be a few hours. You might find a friend who's still your friend. But that will resolve your "What if?" curiosity while not causing extended discomfort or being rude.
Okay not that type of social gathering and I am likely the only person going to be present at this small gathering that isn't married.
I think it sounds fun. There's literally nothing to lose.
Think of it like if Amazing Telephone or some other old school b8ers came back here, that was about 20 years ago.
I think it sounds fun. There's literally nothing to lose.Okay you actually hit the nail on the head was actually a lot of fun.
Think of it like if Amazing Telephone or some other old school b8ers came back here, that was about 20 years ago.