Do you hate parties?

[Richey]

I've been to some great parties and some parties where i had to leave one hour in. Not a whole lot but when i went along. A great party can be something that you observed and were apart of but that doesnt mean i was exactly being the centre of attention at all, but that it was just nice to be there.

I don't fair well at parties with alot of really confident people, i know that seems like a cop out, but in the end i just feel like i am bringing the vibe down.

However i have never liked the idea of planned parties, mainly because it sets a forced precedent to begin with. Its sort of like saying, we are going to bunch a group of people together at this planned time, the pressure is on, let everyone go wild.

I think maybe the best party experience is when you are around a bunch of people and it just happens as naturally as possible which is very hard to describe, but perhaps what i mean is that its unplanned and you weren't expecting it. I really don't know.

I like it when you go somewhere with maybe 2-3 others to a festival or a gig and you have happy experiences that you believed weren't possible. As in maybe your intentions were to sit down and watch the scenery but a bunch of people came and talked to you. Something like that.

I'm not exactly an expert on it though. Most parties i recall i ended up leaving early, so i made sure that i always drove my car just in case i needed to get out of there.

My best year for going to parties was in 2003/2004, that is the last year i felt like i was normal or for a better word, active.

 

[Feeling_Nothing]

Hate parties? Not really, the thing is since I don't have any friends (1 or 2 but they don't even know how I feel) I hardly ever have the opportunity to go to a party. IF I go to a party I'm usually very uncomfortable and as the night goes I feel more and more awkward.

I'm not the type that starts a conversation quick so I tend to be that weird guy that stands next to everyone but hardly says anything...

 

[Boby]

No,I don't hate parties because is my choice to go to a party ,nobody drags me there.
But I'm pretty much in the same situation as Feeling_Nothing.I only have a few friends so when I'm invited to a party there will be only 1-2 persons that I know and this sucks because I find it very hard to initiate a conversation with a stranger and I end up just listening to what other ppl say and not really participating myself.
And I used to love parties,I had much more friends and we were going to parties together and having epic fun...ohh the good times.

 

[Kinetik]

I don't mind them. They can be an opportunity to get out of my own head for a while and I do have quite a few pleasant memories of parties in the past. My family has become so small and broken up that we no longer have family parties, and those were the only kind I didn't like. So these days it's only the fun ones, even though it's a very rare event. I do like going to the bars as well.

 

[MrJones]

Nah, I don't hate parties. They're not my favourite place either, as I can't fit in such situations. I'm more of a relaxed guy, with somewhere less... noisy, or something, I don't know

 

[Feeling_Nothing]

Nah, I don't hate parties. They're not my favourite place either, as I can't fit in such situations. I'm more of a relaxed guy, with somewhere less... noisy, or something, I don't know

I much rather go to some loungy pub than a party

 

[stevelee24]

i hate any sort of organised fun

 

[Sartana]

As long as I know 2 or 3 people at a party I usually love them personally.

 

[MikeyC]

I much rather go to some loungy pub than a party

I'm somewhat the same, but it depends on my mood.

 

[ScaredToBreathe]

im such a party girl. count me in for parties especially wild ones. maybe because im a teen and looking for easy thrills, new experiences, and an excuse to loosen up and act silly. but im still an introvert so i dont think i could stand a party all night long, i would need lots of time alone after any party.

 

[JonSP]

I much rather go to some loungy pub than a party

Something i've always said

 

[Falkor]

I do like them occassionally, though I never go there cuz ..

A.I don't get invited
B.I'm socially anxious about it
C.I would dread before going and cancel it with an excuse or just be honest
D.I don't know what kind of parties I shud go.

So, yeah, I'm not that party animal.

But I don't hate them, I would like the experience, though I like it better to spend time with my girlfriend or just drink with a friend, that's much more relaxing and fun. it's not that crowded ::

 

[razzle dazzle rose]

I'd like to be invited to parties. Whenever someone does, I try my best to be there. (Never reject an invitation). It is a chance to dress up and be out with people. I can be awkward at parties though. I am not much of a talker and I don't dance, so I basically just drink or eat. I won't be the kinda person going around talking to everyone like magazines suggest I do. It won't happen. I just stick with the people I know, and eat and drink.

 

[Meggy0001]

I went to a party once and I completely hated it :: I couldn't do much, liek couldn't chat to anyone being shy and all, the people I went with got pretty drunk and left me and I do not drink and I don't dance, so i was just standing around all night and couldn't go home becuase the people I went with where my ride home... so I hate parties they are just not for me

 

[razzle dazzle rose]

Having a way to get back home on my own would probably make me feel less anxious as I am usually depending on someone else for that. I could stay less time, or longer, it would be my choice. But I have no car and cabs are expensive.

 

[anxiety1408]

I HATE PARTIES. I DONT GO TO THEM. Been told off alot of times by relatives for not attending parties/events. And then mum would have a go at me. If only they knew the reason why. At Parties my anxiety meter is at high as it can be, Im sitting very anxiously, scared that at some point surely someone is going to talk to me/make conversation. So I sit there dreading the time someone starts talking to me. And all that time I think to myself my voice will sound weird, my face will look anxious and people would laugh at me. Its so hard.

 

[Invisibleman]

Never been to one.Wouldnt know.

 

[AGR]

When I was a kid my family used to gether to do bbqs,yes it was fun because everyone knew everyone,now I dont like to go to parties because for sure there will be people teasing others or there will be this pressure for me to persue girls,nightclubs I dont go for the same reason,too much fighting and the same pressure even though I never went I know how it is,not an enviroment that I would like to be.

 

[Eristelle]

I've never been to parties, unless you count my mother's get togethers. I hated those. I forced myself to stay in my room until the guests left, or face coming out just for my mother to use me as a puppet and tell me to say hi to people I literally freak out over. Then I'd hate myself for saying hi, because it sounds forced. It's just uncomfortable for me to be around people who are loud, drunk, and, laugh all the time. Plus I don't drink alcohol at all, or dance, so I wouldn't fit in much at a party anyway. I'd probably look aloof and unapproachable to people anyway.