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[quote=Anonymous]please don't invite new friends to a "dutch" birthday dinner. You'll be humiliated. Long-time college era friends maybe. Even then I would never expect to pay at a birthday dinner to which I received an invitation by the honoree's spouse. Also, do these couples know each other? It's a trickier thing socially to host a party or dinner where the other parties don't know you well or each other. I'm comfortable entertaining but this type of event is definitely more stressful than hosting couples that know each other to some degree. If you are going to throw an "event" then I like what the previous poster suggested--a birthday brunch. Much easier and more casual. Invite the other people's kids as well--they will lighten the atmosphere and if the other couple's don't know each other they'll provide a commonality or at least a distraction (attending to kids is a great way to fill dead moments at party when you don't know people). [/quote]
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