roboticanary Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Its another article by Bella DePaulo https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/living-single/202212/the-thrill-of-going-to-holiday-parties-alone I think this one is quite good, it talks about something I have been wondering about for a while, going to parties alone especially when most other people are partnered up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nix Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Interesting article, I never really thought about this whenever I go to parties, but maybe that is because everyone I know is aware that I’m not going to show up with a partner. And if there are people I don’t know then I don’t care what they think honestly. I don’t go to movies alone though, not because I fear someone else’s judgement but because I want to talk about the movie when it is done :) And for me eating at a restaurant is a social thing so I don’t do that alone either, but that is personal of course. Art galleries are different, but a lot of people go to those by themselves as far as I’m aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmbo Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I wonder if this differs from culture to culture. For example in American culture it seems expected to bring your spouse to a work party while in Sweden they are generally not invited. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticanary Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 4 hours ago, Holmbo said: I wonder if this differs from culture to culture. For example in American culture it seems expected to bring your spouse to a work party while in Sweden they are generally not invited. That sounds correct. I know in the UK most people probably wouldn't bring a spouse to a work event either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulticulturalFarmer Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) On 1/5/2023 at 6:04 PM, roboticanary said: Its another article by Bella DePaulo https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/living-single/202212/the-thrill-of-going-to-holiday-parties-alone I think this one is quite good, it talks about something I have been wondering about for a while, going to parties alone especially when most other people are partnered up. I usually end up doing that because I'm not "cool" in a conventional way for my country; I've noticed that when I'm abroad though (I've only had the luxury to travel abroad only a few times though), I'm perceived more as cool, depending on the country of course. So I guess my having to go alone is mostly situational, I guess or just a result of only a few datapoints really. Edited January 7, 2023 by MulticulturalFarmer added words 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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