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[quote=Anonymous]16:15 post here.

I certainly agree with you. Not everyone is up to having people over and you indeed sound like a great friend. What I meant in my post was for the people who would just flat out say that they were happy to go to people's houses but somehow did not want to be bothered with having teh same people over.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is amazing to see so many people on this website who think that it is OK to go to people's houses and enjoy their hospitality and then turn their backs and say that to reciprocate is "keeping scores". Ouch!

For all of you "I-don't-want-to-invite-your-three-kids" to my home, reciprocity is the basis of a relationship, between humans, between families. No wonder so many people are on anxiety pills around here. The inability to give in (contribute to) a relationship is mind-blowing.
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I completely disagree that just because you don't want to host, you're unable to contribute to a relationship.

I am actually a pretty great friend.  I'll help out when needed, I've watched friends' kids for them, I'll run errands, help friends move, etc.  But, I am just not cut out to host parties.  It's just not my thing.  That doesn't make me a bad person or a bad friend.

And, my friends understand that!  They appreciate the other things that I do or have done for them over the years.  Honestly, it seems ridiculous to me to base a friendship on 'how many times X has invited us over'.  There are lots of other things involved in maintaining a friendship. [/quote][/quote]

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