The Drunk Tank

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My Beloved is the same way; she could have written the above almost word for word about parties, except that she will on occasion have a drink. She also says she's dull, but I find her mind amazing, when I can get her to open up. (Edit to Add: And, more importantly, like you and your wife, she tolerates me!)

Me, I once did well at parties, since I'm fairly social and chatty, and get pretty damned funny (according to others) when I'm stoned. However, I now have a lot of PTSD-type issues with large numbers of people in one place, and found it to be a lot of "work", even before. Besides, since I know you're the same age I am-- frankly we're too old to be much fun at parties, now, I suspect.

Don't be so hard on yourself. Just because we're on the other side of a computer screen doesn't mean we're not real, or not really friends, and we think you are awesome just the way you are.

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Hey hey hey! I'm the same age as you nerds and I, not only go to parties, but I throw parties... a lot. My sister says I "hold court".

I'm doing well if I "hold" someone's attention for five minutes