Am I the only one whose festive season isn’t a whirlwind of parties and visitors?

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The Sunday papers are full of articles about surviving the party season, having housefuls of people etc.

Are people honestly out every night of the week/having people over every night etc?

Surely most people don’t know that many people (unless they live where they grew up or have very big families, I suppose? Even then, surely it’s not actually like they are honestly going from party to party for weeks on end?)

Starting to feel like an asocial freak!

No, we've had a nice chilled Christmas. Seen family and friends but no mad parties. Just how we like it.

Pretty much all my proper friends (maybe 5 or 6 people) are dotted around the country. I only have one friend where I currently live, maybe 2. My husband knows a few more people through a sports club but isn't at all sociable. I wouldn't have the confidence to host a party, how sad is that?

Yeah, all in all, I'm up for trying to improve my social life in 2019!

I've had a manic December, out every Friday and Saturday and also nights in the week. I've got a big circle of friends and like to catch up with everyone. That said I'm actually going to try and rein it in a bit next year. Totally knackered and partied out and looking forward to an evening in my own tonight!

My parents never had friends as I was growing up and I don’t want my daughter to feel the same.

Same here...the phrase ‘party season’ and the magazines pushing this idea that everyone’s out every night in spangly frocks and high heels is always so depressing. I’d love to be invited to smart dos (even though I’d never put a spangly frock on) but it never happens! Drinks round a friend’s maybe, or a night down the pub, but nothing much more than that. And definitely do not count primary school Christmas events as a legitimate part of any social whirl!

All the events and parties I've had this year (all 4 of them, so not many!) have been lovely but very low key. I think what's missing is the glitz. I'd love to get all dressed up occasionally but I'd be totally ott for any event I'm likely to be invited to. Would not change my group of friends for the world though, so what if we don't look like the magazine pictures when we go out??

we, on purpose, punched out of the merry-go-round/circus season and withdrew to a cabin in the woods surrounded by snow - snow shoeing, skiing, making snowmen, walking the dog, cooking, puzzles, reading, board games - not a glitzy party in view - and we are the happier for it

I didn't see or speak to another human at all from Christmas Eve afternoon to the afternoon of 27th.

Even extending that timeframe from around 19th-20th till yesterday, it was just hello/smallltalk at the gym and corner shop a few times.

No, you're not the only one. Great, isn't it :D

Family dinner on Christmas day and one on NY's day, more than enough for me.

Yes. OP. My resolution. I just moved 10 days ago to a new city. I know nobody here. Just had my teenage son over Christmas. I'm definitely getting out there new year

My mum let me down for babysitting for both xmas parties I was invited to (the annual work do and out with a friend), I've only seen my mum and dad and my dcs since school broke up. Really stir crazy stuck indoors.

I think some people live like that but lots don't. The job of the magazine is largely to make you feel inferior because if you feel inferior you buy more stuff (party dresses, nice food, nicer furniture to host parties, tableware etc etc). It's a really good thing to remember when anyone is trying to sell you something, however indirectly

Nope thank goodness.

We had a lovely quiet few days with my parents.

Now I’m doing absolutely nothing.

Honestly I couldn’t think of anything worse than parties/going out etc

No big parties here. Lots of family time and visiting. No going out though. Only at home socialising. Suits us fine.

we visited my parents and saw my siblings over Christmas eve along with dh side then that's it for special Christmas visiting. we do see il's for a few minutes most days anyway. no visitors here and no parties we didn't even go to our Christmas parties purely because we didn't want to!

I have been off all week, and bar shopping I haven't been 'out' or done anything special... I really needed a break after a looong and stressful term teaching and studying for my masters, so have spent time relaxing with my DC, and catching up on some work... Boring, but I feel much more ready to face the new year!
I'll probably do more socialising next week...if I can drag myself out of my cosy cocoon!

We love parties and have made a real effort this year both to host and attend - I think one often leads to the other. We kicked off the holiday season by hosting a cocktail party for 50 (!) at home, completer with a dress code (!!). Hard work, expensive but insanely good fun and so many people enjoyed the opportunity to get dressed up in 'glitzy' clothes. We have been to two dressy parties, and hosted a small buffet Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, as well as a few dropping round the neighbours type things. Yes it's been exhausted but I grew up in a very sociable household which has - in my mind - paid off because not only do I feel at ease hosting/attending, I can see DC are very much the same. Roll on summer garden parties!

I've had social events/ parties almost every day of December. I'm not sure it's a good thing. I'm knackered. It sounds like a good idea when you organise it but when the time arrives it seems crazy!

Same my parents were (and are) very sociable can’t compete with them but want kids growing up in sociable house though we saddos compared to my parents .

I don't go out much. I went to the works party then had a meal out with friends a few days before Christmas. Spent Christmas and boxing day with family.

I'm a single parent and since the 27th it's just been DS and I. Bloody bliss. I don't "do" NYE, never really been into it so will watch a film with DS and have a glass of fizz on my own after he's gone to bed.

I don't ever host parties, I'm in a grotty rented flat as it's all I can afford right now. Not enough space and not nice enough to host. I always meet friends out rather than at home. Nobody has been here apart from DS and I since the last landlord inspection!

We were at my daughters on Xmas day..all 12 of us
Last night all 12 of us congregated at our house for curry night
Tomorrow night all 12 of us are going to a restaurant
Then next Sunday all 12 of us are at th least panto of the season.

There’s been lots of down days in between...the parties have been finishing about 8

We always have a busy time. We've had parties associated with work, with the kid's sporting activities (actually a good night for the adults as well), house parties, tons of family staying over Christmas, a night out for DDs birthday and tomorrow the other side of the family are coming to stay for Hogmanay (I've been washing sheets for 2 days!). Then I'm back to work on the second which is the killer, usually I have the first week of January off to recover. Roll on mid Jan when work will get quieter because I'm shattered.

This is the first year I've had real time off, finished 21st, go back the 2nd. I've filled all but tomorrow and I'm knackered. Dinner with dancing 21st, baking gathering 22nd, big dinner out 24th, hosted for 10 25th, lunch with extended family (2.5 hours each way) 26th, big Cirque night out 27th, hosted lunch for 10 28th, including 4 little ones to entertain, hosted lunch for 4 29th. Today gave to pop into work for a couple of hours then get nails done for NY dinner dance.

I shall be so happy to go back to work for a rest!

One work party and was home by 9pm, one school concert, family over Xmas day, over to family on Boxing Day, friends over to us for NYE. Nothing else

*GrumpyOldMare

No,you're not. I've not been to a party since I was a kid going to birthday parties,I can't think of anything I'd enjoy less.
^What a misery you are.*

Why?