Parties for random reasons

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Not sure the title is the correct one to go with, it's all I could think of.
Was thinking about the lack of entertaining we do, and how when we were in our early 20's, we did more, and were invited to more.
Random halloween parties, house parties, film fests, etc etc.
Now in our 30's, so still young(ish) and this doesn't happen anymore.
Is it just our circle? Do people 'grow out of it'?
It was fun, and I miss that. The looking forward to it, the getting ready, etc. Or, if hosting, the planning and decorating etc.
We had a DC then, with 2 more since, so I don't think it's that. Similar with friends over the years.

I think it's having DC. In our 20s we were out loads having fun. Since our friends and now us have had DC it has tailed off to the point the only socialising I do is daytime meet ups with friends and their DC. I find it almost impossible to go out in the evenings as DC2 is so demanding at bedtime (nearly 2). It makes me sad really, I used to have a life now I am just a domestic servant to my DC!!!!

Maybe it's just taken more DC in the circle to wear your lot out if you all manage a socialising initially!

It's different friends over times / moves etc.
Some had 2 the same age as my eldest who are all in their late teens now.
Some had just the one. Some had none.
We've made various new friends since, lost some due to distance etc.
Some now have some in primary school, as their eldest / only. Etc etc

My sister still does this and to be fair its exhausting and at times annoying (2.5 hour trip and an overnight stay). They usually have a theme, often involve dressing up and they always follow the same script.

Dont get me wrong I love to host and be hosted - dinner, drinks, bbq - but actual parties, yep, I definitely outgrew those.

Maybe this makes me old and miserable 🤷‍♀️

We still do it, (in my fifties now) but have done this all our lives. I think someone just needs to be the organiser otherwise nothing ever happens. We took on that role in our circle of friends & occasionally someone else would organise something. It's nice to do things together but some people aren't good at organising or don't do it because it's not something they're comfortable with.

What type of things do you organise, @funmummy48?

Oh my goodness I miss random parties - me & my flat mate had so many parties for no reason including a superhero party, 80’s, Rockstars and a Boats & Ho’s theme. Best times ever. Now we’ve all got kids and it’s just not the same 😭

We have games evenings (with wine/nibbles/chox), film evenings (with wine & pizza), low-key dinner parties (fajitas, sausages & roasted veg sort of meals), race nights (you can buy dvds), (ditto murder mystery nights), tea & cake mid afternoon, wine & toasted marshmallows round the fire pit. That sort of thing.

My parents are in their 60s and still throw parties for random reasons. They once threw a party because of a royal wedding, once a big football match - the parties are notorious and fabulous. Just do it!

Love the sound of the party suggestions on here.
I think it's been so long, it would be considered odd for ne to throw one now though.

I think you should just go for it. You’ll probably find that everyone says “why haven’t we done this before?” 😉