Does anyone else sometimes buckle under the pressure to be "interesting" at parties ?

I got into a bit of trouble trying to be more interesting and confident and I'm still paying for it now! Your friends are your friends for a reason - they like you and want to be around you - so you should feel happy that at least a few people at the party know you're interesting!!


Just be yourself (I know, they all say it) and go with the flow. People who try too hard tend to stand out a mile at parties coz they're usually pissed as a fart and annoying the hell out of everyone by trying to be interesting!

Does anyone else sometimes buckle under the pressure to be "interesting" at parties ?
if it doesn't come naturally, forget about it....


it's better that way!
Reply:sure. sometimes it's difficult. it's even harder to fake interest in someone who just has nothing to say. I hate it when people think I'm weird 'cause I don't want to make smalltalk but can talk politics with complete strangers for hours. god I hat smalltalk! if no one wants to have an actual conversation I just talk with my friends otherwise I just leave 'cause then the party is no fun anyway
Reply:LOL, I'm so old all the parties I go to are thrown by friends or me and we all know each other!!! We just talk about work, life, news, you know like how Brittney is dating that ugly guy......
Reply:NO... usually I have to hide in a corner to keep someone from pointing me out and yelling... "HEY... HE PLAYS GUITAR (AND PIANO) and the next thing, I am roped into playing a mini concert that I haven't prepared for and didn't plan to play.





At that point, I suddenly remember that I had left a load of cats in the dryer at home, excuse myself and LEAVE.
Reply:The most "interesting" people are the ones who show an interest in other people. If you ask people questions about their lives, they'll think you're great.
Reply:I used to but so often it wouldn't work. Once I realized that I just decided to enjoy it. Sometimes things get on a roll and then people do find me interesting, but when that happens or not, I try to enjoy interesting people, and let it work out, you see. It's much more fun.
Reply:Yes, quite often.



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