Party invite says 7.30

[Yepy]

What time do you arrive?
Just wondering. It’s at the person’s home, in case that makes a difference.

7.40

Between 7.30 and 7.45

Depends who it is. Close family/friends. 730.

Distant friends/work colleague. 830.

7:40 ish.

7.30.

I'm a loser and I'm usually one of the first to arrive at parties 😂.

Interesting and helpful as I was thinking 7.40-45

8.30?! Though I guess if you don’t wan5 to go but feel obligated it would be one way to make the evening shorter I suppose.
7.30 used to be me because I felt sorry for the people waiting for guests to arrive and someone has to be first so would just do it.

It also depends whose party it is and who is attending.

If it's a friend who has invited a lot of people that I don't know I will be on time as I hate walking into a room full of strangers. I like to be introduced to people as they arrive and then usually we're all best mates by the end of the night!

7.30

What is it for? Drinks and nibble or a sit down meal?

I must admit I would arrive at 7.30 (most likely having walked around the neighbourhood or parked up the road for about twenty minutes as I get anxious at the thought of being late).

Depends on the engagement; if it's a party-party with lots of people attending, maybe closer to about 8. If it's a dinner party, promptly.

8f it's a house party then probably after the pubs close so about 11pm for example on new years eve. If it's a meal then I would be 7.30

7.40/7.45 but I'm a terror for being early

If the invitation says 7.30 then it is more likely to be for a meal than just a get-together with drinks and nibbles, so by about 7.45 would be about right. No later though, there's nothing worse than cooking a meal and finding your guests' late arrival is throwing your timings off.

Maybe I'm getting old, but I would not be impressed if I invited someone for 7.30 and they didn't turn up until 11 pm

@SoftSheen I'm with you and I wouldn't class myself as old! Mid 30s, some of my friends would be heading home or already gone by 11 and we would be in the chilled out, chatty, playing a silly boardgame stage with our closest friends who would probably hang around till 11.30 then go home! Arriving at 11 would mean I'd be telling you the party was pretty much over and you missed it.

Same here!

If its a party, a bit after 8.

If it's dinner, 7.30

If its a small gathering, 7.30-7.45

7.30

7:30, I’ve never understood why people arrive late.

11? Wtf. That's so rude. You're basically saying there's nowhere else open so I've come here.

Depends on the occasion, a meal or small group of friends getting together 7.30-7.45. If it's a bigger party prob 8 or after

If it says 7.30pm then that's when I'll get there. If it say from 7.30pm then around 7.45pm.

Just me then 7:30. If with DH then 8. We're always late for stuff if he's involved in anyway.

8pm if casual
7.45 for dinner

IMO if people are entertaining at home, the unwritten rules are different than for meeting elsewhere. You give a short 10-15min grace period for your host to deal with any last-minute tidying up/kitchen mishaps etc.