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I feel absolutely lame right now

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me and my roommates threw up like $70 each for our first party this year... we bought like 8 cases of beer and a case of handles (6) + chasers/cups + a case of Four Lokos + a case of smirfnoff ice (to ice people)

and then we invited people through mass texts

and then it was like 11:30pm and no one was there yet except our close friends (like 10 dudes pregaming) and we told people to come a bit after 10

and then I had a couple girls I knew coming over and started to get really worried (they would come and be like wtf this party is fucking lame)

and then literally from like 11:40 to 11:45 the number of people went from 13 to literally 70+ i'd guess.


so i know how you feel... it was such a depressing feeling for those like 40 minutes I was worried no one would show
 
weflyhigh said:
me and my roommates threw up like $70 each for our first party this year... we bought like 8 cases of beer and a case of handles (6) + chasers/cups + a case of Four Lokos + a case of smirfnoff ice (to ice people)

and then we invited people through mass texts

and then it was like 11:30pm and no one was there yet except our close friends (like 10 dudes pregaming) and we told people to come a bit after 10

and then I had a couple girls I knew coming over and started to get really worried (they would come and be like wtf this party is fucking lame)

and then literally from like 11:40 to 11:45 the number of people went from 13 to literally 70+ i'd guess.


so i know how you feel... it was such a depressing feeling for those like 40 minutes I was worried no one would show
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People always try to show up a little late to parties like yours because they don't want to be awkwardly stuck with a small group of people they barely know. Everyone knows this.
 
usually its good to have a small group of people commit to a party first before you really plan things out. This way, in the very least, all your close friends will be there.
 
weflyhigh said:
me and my roommates threw up like $70 each for our first party this year... we bought like 8 cases of beer and a case of handles (6) + chasers/cups + a case of Four Lokos + a case of smirfnoff ice (to ice people)

and then we invited people through mass texts

and then it was like 11:30pm and no one was there yet except our close friends (like 10 dudes pregaming) and we told people to come a bit after 10

and then I had a couple girls I knew coming over and started to get really worried (they would come and be like wtf this party is fucking lame)

and then literally from like 11:40 to 11:45 the number of people went from 13 to literally 70+ i'd guess.


so i know how you feel... it was such a depressing feeling for those like 40 minutes I was worried no one would show
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U a badass cuz fo-loco shit is banned yo.
 
Maybe it's just me, but I rarely show up to "parties" where there's no defined time. If you just give like a 12 hour window and say "show up when you wanna" then it just seems odd to me for some reason. Means the food won't be fresh, people won't really be there, and that makes for a not so good party.

Also, it's football day... so if you don't have a good TV people won't wanna show up for that reason either.
 
When I was 10ish my Parents had this happen. It was New Years Eve, Mom/Dad and us kids were all dressed, house cleaned, tons of Food, bunch of liquor, and not 1 person shows up. Eventually we ended up going to a family friends place who were just wanting to stay in that night.
 
The whole reason I planned it for a Sunday was because many of the people I wanted there said they could only make it on that Sunday. So I planned around it to include them. Those were the ones that said they would be there for sure. Not the "I'll try to make it crowd" but the ones I thought for sure were coming. The ones that said, "Sure I'll be there, got a map?" To which I printed out maps or drew them something on the spot. Not even those showed though.

I didn't invite all my friends to this, as I was trying to go with the people I knew that were not married and a bit younger. The friends I have that are married with kids and such I'm doing other thanksgiving things with them. Those are the ones I'm being invited to do something.

Only reason I went way out was because the last few times I did a party, it grew way out of proportion to what I imagined. Last one I threw was for my 26 birthday. I invited like 6 people to come to Benningans with me after work. Next thing I knew, we had like 60+ people there and Benningans ended up just giving us have the place to ourselves. That was a spur of the moment decision to invite people out that day after I said it was my birthday.

The other one before that was a St Patty day party my room mate I planned when I was about 23. We did invite about 20-30 people to the house we were renting. Ended up like 120+ with the fire marshall and cops showing up a few times that night. It was a bit crazy.

Those were the only other two time previously that I tried to throw a party before this Sunday. So I was basing it off previous experience. Even still I had a hunch that less than half would show that said they would be there. However, I thought that if I could get people there, then more texts from more people would start the ball rolling and more would show up. It's how it's happened before at my party and others I've attended. But it just never even reached that point on Sunday. Horribly disappointing. As it was mentioned earlier, I now know who is true and who is false. I won't be making this mistake again.
 
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I really hate people. People just take so much shit for granted and lack common repect and concern for other people's time and effort.

I've had 4/5 people in a group project not show up to meetings that Have been going for over a month, and the only excuse I get was " I was busy" " I was tired". I would accept that, if they didn't do this constantly and attempted to contact people about it.

Even planning trips, I've had instances where after weeks of planning and agreeing to plans, they say "Oh yeah, I decided not to go, too lazy".

What. the. Fuck.

And all this goddamn texting. Two partners apparently think its a good idea to discuss fairly serious matters over texting. People just refuse to have a conversation anymore over the damn phone.
 
They are not your friends, they are acquaintances. Friends already know were you live, have been to your house, and do not fail to show for your party. Given their behavior, I would consider if some, or most, of them, are actually negative acquaintances. 😉

The 4 that did show; I would gift some of the food and drink too. Unless what you have is what is left after sending them home with a to go bag.
 
DAPUNISHER said:
They are not your friends, they are acquaintances. Friends already know were you live, have been to your house, and do not fail to show for your party. Given their behavior, I would consider if some, or most, of them, are actually negative acquaintances. 😉

The 4 that did show; I would gift some of the food and drink too. Unless what you have is what is left after sending them home with a to go bag.
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Some of those I invited had been over before that said they were coming. So I'm not sure what the hell happened.
 
Last night, I arranged a threesome. There were a couple of no-shows, but I still had a good time.

Last Saturday, I threw a bukkake party but no one came.
 
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Next time, have a set time and send out invites via evite or something.

At least that way you will get a better idea of who will show up and not go in it blind.
 
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