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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Also wanted to clarify that the "big parties" or cookouts we host are only 3-4 times per year.

The rest of the time we host small family friendly dinner parties with 1-2 families, that is once a month.

We also host regular playdates with 1-2 families at our house, usually 1-2 times per month.

And invite friends (one family) to meet up at the playground, park, festival, etc.--1-2 times per month.

I have a large group of friends/acquaintances and besides the big parties I try to only invite a family to get together maybe once every two months.

But still, in 2017 we have gotten a grand total of 3 invites after all the inviting that we have done.  Makes me sad.[/quote]

I wonder if you're mixing with a lot of introverts who are forcing themselves to be social. As an introvert myself, I know what that feels like. Our neighborhood is pretty social and people have little block parties now and then. I have to force myself to go because I think it's good for our and I want them to be able to look back on a happy, normal childhood complete with neighborhood friends etc. But to be honest, we don't really have anything in common with these people other than the fact that our kids go to the same schools so it feels awkward and uncomfortable to ME once we tire that conversational strand out. I'm sure it feels totally normal and fine to extroverts. They wouldn't invite people over otherwise.

We don't invite the parents over much because that is a bridge too far to me but I have their kids over all the time. That's the one area where I make sure we reciprocate and even extend more invitations than other people. I'm fine with hosting 2 or even 3 play dates for every one that you host.[/quote]

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