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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have Celiac Disease. I never mention it because it is super tacky to expect hosts to cater to all the various dietary restrictions out there. If the host knows and accommodates me, I am forever thankful and think the world of her/him. I turn down a lot of invites now, which is really what you should do OP.[/quote]

Um, you really need to get some self-esteem.  If you are invited to an event, there's a decent chance it's because the host wants you there.  And it's a little sad that you seem to think your hosts would rather not have you there than accommodate you.  Though it's also a self-fulfilling prophecy.  If you kept turning down my invites (and if I don't know you well, I might more often invite you to a dinner party type event with multiple guests), I will assume you aren't interested in spending time with me and stop inviting you.

I agree that there is potential to go too far with requesting accommodations (like my friend who refused to come to my birthday dinner because she didn't like the vegetarian options at the restaurant I had specifically picked because it had several vegetarian options so she could come), but most people are pretty gracious.  If you have Celiac disease and I'm hosting, I definitely want to know and try to make things you can eat.  I had two close friends at my formal wedding that I knew had very severe nut allergies, so we made sure *none* of the food had nuts just to be safe.  It was not a hassle at all, but we needed the information to do that for them.[/quote]

+1 to this.[/quote]

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