Questions tagged [social-event]
For questions about issues that take place in a situation where there are many other people around, ranging from strangers to close friends.
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How to look after a partner at a party?
My girlfriend and I have been together for 5 months and enjoy going to parties together. We both always have a great time and are comfortable doing things together and splitting off to do our own ...
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How to avoid awkwardness with an ex-acquaintance
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I have this acquaintance I have known for quite some time (approx. 2 years) over that time and he has grown to hate me. I have personally reached out to him to know what's wrong and he ...
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Who is expected to pay for birthday trip accommodations? [closed]
So I asked my friends to go to Vegas for my birthday, am I expected to pay for all of their rooms? It would be around 3 rooms I would have to pay for. I am the one planning it and I did invite them.
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How to get somebody's confirmation when they say "I'll check my schedule"?
I put together a lot of events among my friends, and so I invite a lot of people to things. One of the responses I get a lot when trying to invite people to things is "I'll check my schedule." This ...
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How to tell a colleague to lower down her Christmas spirit in office event organising?
I am part of a Fun committee in office and have the responsibility to organize the office events related to proceedings festivals. It's a secular company so we usually cover a variety of festivals - ...
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How can I reject volunteers that aren't a great fit for the job?
I am involved with a local SF con, and I will be running the Info Desk, which has been defunct for a few years. (Volunteer Desk guy would try to handle questions while doing everything else he did, ...
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Raising the stakes in a game without sounding eager or greedy
I was playing cards with some friends. The game was based on points, which we could use for bidding, hence winning or losing them. The game seemed to go well, until I had the impression that the ...
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How to try to find out who stole a valuable item in a social situation?
I was recently at a friend's birthday party and at one point in the event he told everyone that an electronic gadget was missing and that no one would leave until he found it.
It was an embarrassing ...
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How to respond to discussions about joint activities that never result in an invitation?
I don't know how to respond to something that is going on. I don't even know if I should respond.
My girlfriend's daughter's husband, let's call him Bill, and I often get paired at family gatherings. ...
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How can a poor and socially handicapped person socialize with wealthy people? [closed]
The question I want to ask is this:
Can you please provide effective ways or best practices on how an individual from one socio-economic background can train himself/herself as quickly as possible to ...
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How to politely ask someone to stop air-conducting
I regularly host chess evenings, where I and a couple of contemporaries gather to play chess. We listen to (mostly baroque) classical music. Recently, one of the group has started 'conducting' along ...
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How to stop friends giving me burnout at social events?
I care about my friends, and I believe it's mutual, but I've noticed a trend over the past couple of years.
Nowadays we generally tend to visit each other's homes rather than go out to bars or ...
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How to jump into a group which is standing in a circle? [duplicate]
OK, so I just moved to a new town, and I want to make some friends.
I am Christian, so I expect that I should be able to just jump into a church and meet all kinds of people there. After church ...
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Explaining to my boss that I didn't attend a company social event due to tiredness issues
TL;DR: I didn't participate in the Christmas work meal, how to say that it was because I have tiredness issues without sounding like a bad recruit?
I'm newly hired in a company and I'm still on ...
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What should one do when occasionally meeting an acquaintance of theirs with other people being with any of you, potentially unfamiliar with others? [closed]
If you stumble upon an acquaintance, then it is normal for you to have a short conversation, or perhaps even spontaneously plan to do something together right away. But if there are people with you ...
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