"Getting to know you, getting to feel free and easy..."

[ailbhe]

I have a little list of people I'd like to get to know better. Trouble seems to be, I don't deal well with "group > 3 people" situations, and it's not really Done to set up tiny meetings of people one doesn't really know in order to get to know them better (sudden thought - it's ok for people who are Dating, but not for people who want friends. Whyso?).

Also in addition as well, I find it difficult to talk to people I admire greatly; I invest a lot in their opinion of me and am often afraid, in real life, of doing or saying anything which might tarnish their opinion. I get upset when their feet of clay show up, too.

I'll think about this more later. Wanted to get it out there.

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The difficulty is...

[ailbhe]

... "would you like to come along alone, or at most with one other person?"

Dinner chez moi would probably do, actually, and I'll think hard about that.

Re: The difficulty is...

[gothwalk.livejournal.com]

Most people won't presume to bring more than one person with them. Unless they're in very serious poly relationship, which is always a possibility if you're near Cambridge. :)

I tend not to expect other guests if I'm invited for dinner, but I don't know if that's accurate or not.