Is dinner implied when going to someone's house at 7 pm?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dinner and sex are both implied. Come prepared.

Oh my!

[Anonymous]

Seriously just ask

[Anonymous]

We just ran into this issue this weekend. We received an invite to a birthday party celebration at our friends’ apartment at 7 on a Saturday night. We assumed it was a dinner party, but it was actually lots of drinks and just a few snacks. Wish we had clarified!

[Anonymous]

For us, even though we tend to eat late, if we are inviting people and don’t specify that it’s dinner, after 7 is drinks and generous, usually heavier, hors d'oeuvre/ snacks. That way if someone didn’t have time to get an ample dinner, there is still enough available to fill them up.

[Anonymous]

I would assume there would be ample food at 7p. If you are having people over at 7p and not planning to serve a meal you should definitely let them know!

For all these late eater arguers. Why would you invite someone over at 7p, serve no food, then kick them out at 8p so you can have dinner. This makes no sense!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For us, even though we tend to eat late, if we are inviting people and don’t specify that it’s dinner, after 7 is drinks and generous, usually heavier, hors d'oeuvre/ snacks. That way if someone didn’t have time to get an ample dinner, there is still enough available to fill them up.

Then you should clarify that it’s going to be drinks and heavy apps. Don’t leave people guessing to the point they have to go to DCUM to figure out what to do.

[Anonymous]

If you don't want to ask OP, just eat something easy and light before you go. That way you are ok without food but could also eat a small dinner/apps.

[Anonymous]

At 7, it may or may not be dinner - but the hosts would be terrible if they didn't have a decent quantity of snacks out that could tide anyone over.

If i were going to guess, unless the crowd is filled with under 5 year olds, any invite at 7 is going to include food in large quantities.

[Anonymous]

I always specify whether I'm serving a meal or just snacks when I invite people over. Even if I think the time makes it obvious, I've learned from experience not to assume anything. We were once invited to an acquaintance's house at 11am to swim and hang out. The parents threw some nuggets in the oven to feed the kids shortly after we arrived, but no food was offered to me or DH. I had asked ahead of time what I could bring and they said drinks, which I did. It was strange.

7pm could go either way. Just ask if you should have dinner before you come.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At 7, it may or may not be dinner - but the hosts would be terrible if they didn't have a decent quantity of snacks out that could tide anyone over.

If i were going to guess, unless the crowd is filled with under 5 year olds, any invite at 7 is going to include food in large quantities.

+1 Maybe not a sit-down dinner, but if this is an adult get-together I'd expect substantial/heavy apps.

[Anonymous]

7 is dinner time. I agree with asking for clarification, maybe in the context of asking if you can bring anything.