Would You Go to a Party or a Gathering IF...?

Nah... you have to go. So many times I have been in this situation.. I think the right thing to do is go, our parents are SO proud of us, they want to show us off. I see this now that I have my own children, I would be upset if they didn't come to a party I had to attend, but as a young adult I wanted NO PART OF THAT. Think of it this way... even thoguh you may not know anyone.. maybe you can meet some really cool people! Hope this helps!

I would not go. I don't know if I would make up an excuse, or just refuse and state my reasons.

well, I'd rather not to go.. I think my parents will understand.. I just don't want to be there, just to sit, and let my parents see that I am not having fun... I don't go into the gatherings which I don't have someone I knew..

If my parents are the ones who initiated the gatherings, i will still come to support them. Even if i don't know anyone in the party except my parents. I will still help them entertain the visitors. I will just be there to support them and I will think less of myself.

I've often been to gatherings like this, I don't mind going as long as I am with my mother. Sometimes it ends up being fun!

I would probably ask to invite a friend or my boyfriend or someone, so that I had someone to talk to in case everyone else was really boring. I would probably go, because I might meet someone interesting people, but I would like a back up just in case.

Dear Muelitz I might go. My parents have the most boring family and friends inthe entire world. The chances are that the people I don't know are infinitely more interesting than the ones I do know, therefore I would go just out of curiosity. If I did not like it when I had been there for a couple of hours, I would just leave. No problem. I have unfortunately never been a nice child, and now I am too old to start LOL :)

To be honest, I would probably have some excuse for not being able to go. I have never done well in social environments, especially those where I do not know anyone. I am painfully shy in social situations, and when nobody really knows who I am, they don't seem to take great interest in getting to know me (I guess my shyness gives them the impression that I am not interested or something - but that isn't true at all), so I never really end up having a particularly good time because it always seems as though everyone has someone to talk to and hang out with except me. I wish I made friends more easily so I could do more stuff like this though.

Hi Muelitz, I would say go and have fun socialising and making new friends with all these people you don't know, nothing ventured, nothing gained eh! It might just suprise you and not be boring. Ellie :D

I would go for my parents and also to meet other famiyl I hadn't met before. I always find that very intresting to meet someone you are related to that you have never met before. I actually enjoy those kind of thigns.

I would go to have fun with my parents definitely. I see no point why I make excuses for not going to the gathering. It's hard to have time with family,I will always appreciate the time that I spend with them. I would love to have gathering with them,I don't think it would be boring for me as well.

I would just go, who knows you might meet some relatives that you never new you had. Plus you might meet a new friend in the process and who could turn down the free food? lol

hi muelitz,..certainly i will.my presence is a must when since u said it's a family gathering.als0,if ever i've learned in advance that i d0n't kn0w the pe0le that are c0ming at the party,i w0uld be excited and maybe a bit nerv0us..c0z it's fun to meet relatives that are unkn0wn t0 ya..[c0ncluded that they are,since it is a family reunion]..youngster als0 sh0uld n0t be afraid t0 be in the crowd 0f the matured people because just by listening to them or talking t0 them,we will have the previledge t0 learn a l0t straight fr0m the m0uth 0f the experienced ones...[wink]="^_^"=..infact,i l0ve the cr0wd of 0lder people..l0ve talking t0 them t0o.try it and u'll be surprised,y0u w0n't get b0red at all.

Well, if my family that is giving the party or gathering, then obviously , at the very least I know them. So , strictly speaking I do know someone there. But if you are refering to everybody else then I would do one of two things. If I felt like going to a party I would go to this one since I always like to meet new people. So not knowing anyone won't bother me. If I felt it would be boring and didn't want to go, then I would just say so to my family. Why lie to them about something like this?

well in my case its the reverse i like attending parties and curious on whose attending!! but if ever im not since its what the question was..then surely i will give some excuses just not to attend it..maybe on that very day i will act as if im sick or whatever..since for me its the most valid reasons more than anything..

Yehh..I would definitely go with my parents . Because in todays busy life style people dont get much time to relax and mix with each other , so we should not miss this chances ......... Who knows whom we can meet in the party ... Kismat connection ho jayee ...to ....

As a kid, my siblings and I went to so many gatherings, church events, week long church conventions, you name it if the churh was doing it we were there... and since my dad was a former pastor - he knew them all! The smaller the church the more often we were there to help the pastor out. THe bigger the church, the more functions we were at! This was back in the 60's when churchs were a great place to be and about the religion instead of a social gatherings like so many are today. And us kids didn't know a sole, went to more classes and activities without knowing a sole and introduced to the adults and were patted on our heads till they were flat! Woudl I do that to my kids? Probably not, but I don't see as how it hurt us kids and since we got to go on trips and things via the church event, we did things we wouldn't have done had it not been for the activity even if we had to do it alone.

You know, my mother always told me that if I left the house with the attitude that I would have a rotten time I would be right. And if I left the house thinking I'd have fun, I would also be right. Perhaps there will be someone there that you do know and didn't expect to be there. Or perhaps you'll meet a new friend. If you look at each day, each event, as a new adventure, it helps a bunch.

if my family has a gathering if my parents say then i will go to with my parents because i think my parents is good company for me & enjoy a lot

I think it would depend alot on the various circumstances. If its going to be a party with lots of nice food, and possibly people my age, then I would probably go. However, if its just a bunch of older people, I would probably make up an excuse.