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Friend's birthday meal
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Wasn't sure if this was better in anything goes or here, but here it goes anyway...
It's my friend's birthday coming up later this week and she's invited me out as part of a group for a birthday meal. However, I don't know any of her friends at all. I know a few of them by name, but that's about it, and I can just see myself sat in the corner with my plate of pasta or whatever having no one to talk to. I'm not especially outgoing naturally, so an evening with a group of people I don't know gets me a bit apprehensive. Would you just go anyway, and hope for the best? Or should I give it a miss? I'm sure she wouldn't mind if I said I couldn't go, I'm just worried I'll have no one to talk to and will look a bit of a loner.
It's my friend's birthday coming up later this week and she's invited me out as part of a group for a birthday meal. However, I don't know any of her friends at all. I know a few of them by name, but that's about it, and I can just see myself sat in the corner with my plate of pasta or whatever having no one to talk to. I'm not especially outgoing naturally, so an evening with a group of people I don't know gets me a bit apprehensive. Would you just go anyway, and hope for the best? Or should I give it a miss? I'm sure she wouldn't mind if I said I couldn't go, I'm just worried I'll have no one to talk to and will look a bit of a loner.
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I'm planning on going out for a meal for my birthday and will be inviting friends who don't all know each other. As they are all friends because I like them, I would hope they would all get on.
At least with a meal, you can always talk about the food, drinks, waiting staff, etc. Just go for it, I'm sure you will enjoy and if you don't, it's not the end of the world.
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We usually build up such apprehension for such things and in the end, have a fabulous time. Go! Who knows - you may make new friends.
Exactly. For all you know, you could be sat next to a right chatterbox, who'll talk to you and get to know you all night anyway. I would go
Enjoy