Do You Hang with Your DH at a Party?

[Polly]

Or do you use the chance to socialize with other people?

It depends. I'm a chicken. If I don't know many other people at the party, CJ and I stick to each other like glue. Like his extended family's weddings, etc. However, if it's a friend's party, we usually seperate and take the opportunity to talk to friends we haven't seen in a while.

[Danielle]

We tend to stick together if it's mostly strangers but, like you, we will go off and do our own thing if we are in a setting that's comfortable for us both.

[Faith]

I try and stick with him but he is such a social butterfly, he is all over the place, talking to everyone.

[Kristen]

I try to, because he is not at all a social butterfly at chit-chat, small talk kind of events. He ends up all by himself if I don't stay near him.

Now me, I can talk to anyone, so parties are never overwhelming to me. :giggle

[Beka]

The majority of the parties we go to are either my family or our urban family... my family David gravitates automatically towards my one cousin, Fred. It's quite weird actually- Fred was always my favourite cousin growing up- he's around 13 or 15 years older than me so was always my cousin to babysit us, take us out to get videos and pizza- cool stuff as his parents moved away in his late teens/early 20s and when I met David the first family party i took him too they meshed instantly- very similar sense of humour so when we arrive at parties I tend to lose David to him at the bar LOL and so i circulate, catch up with my cousins, chase down the kids and check they're not up to anything LOL

Davids family parties I usually end up David having to do the tour as MIL's "boy" -everyone wants to see how he is, shake his hand etc so i usually end up with my stoner BIL sat mocking people from in the corner (yes- we can be that juvenille :rofl ) and getting nicely drunk... MILs last engagement party (she's had many) I recall dancing to the blues brothers with him and leaving with a handful of pickled onions :giggle before trying to find a pizza shop open at 3am, my BIL- despite being a stoner and not very useful in everyday life- is hilarious to party with.

Urban family parties we tend to stick together because people expect it- if i'm wandering on my own anyone who talks to me wants to know where he is and vice-versa so seems pointless to wander far.

[Shana]

We're a little of both. We're both pretty social, but I am more social. Brian can handle himself pretty well with almost anyone, though.

Having said that, I just enjoy his company immensely and really like to hang around with him at parties, and everywhere else, too :D

[kcmomma]

LOL 90% of parties that I'm at, I'm there alone...DH's anxiety disorder doesn't do well with large groups of people. Heck he avoids my mom's side Thanksgiving, Christmas and other holiday gatherings because there's more than 25 of us there.

His Christmas party for work is the last party that we've been to together in over 3 years. He doesn't even go to weddings. I don't have a problem talking to anyone and can circulate the room freely...I try to be conscienscious of him and will stay closer to him when he does come.

[Lisa]

most times we stick together but that's because Patrick is almost always the life of the party. I will go off on my own though if I know the people at the party

[Lori]

I try to, because he is not at all a social butterfly at chit-chat, small talk kind of events. He ends up all by himself if I don't stay near him.

Pretty much the same here. When I can actually get Sean to go to a party with me, I stay near him, because he really doesn't like mingling with people he doesn't know and feels like I abandoned him if I just go off to mingle. Unless Thomas is also invited, in which case he'll hang out and entertain Thomas and doesn't mind if I go around talking to people.

[Desirae]

A bit of both. For us too, it depends on the party. We enjoy being together but will also split off to chat with different people.

[almsthr]

Depends on who is there/who I know.

[Brooke]

It depends on teh group of friends we're with.

With his group that has become our group - we'll split off. I'm comfortable talking to almost anyone in that group. Or, there will be 6-8 of us having a conversation and we're both involved.

If we're at a place where it's my friends and people he doesn't know, he'll definitely stay by me until he's comfortable.

Family events, we're usually split up. Me hanging with the women and him with his Dad.

[Jejune]

I guess I usually do stick to him. I don't like parties much, and we don't go to many, but when we do, they're usually work related if they're not small dinner parties with close friends. And at the work related ones, I usually don't know many people, and I feel anxious, so I tend to stick to Daniel like a limpet.

[babywearing]

Ok, I feel REALLY stupid asking this, but what does DH stand for? I know it's referring to your husband, but what does the D stand for? Lol, sorry!

I think it all depends. If it's a party with mutual friends, I think it's good to separate and socialize. You should definitely find each other every once in awhile to say hi or give a quick kiss or something, but I think it's good to separate. If it's your friends, or just his friends, that might be a little different. We're both pretty social, so if it's my friends, he can go off and talk to the guys like they've been friends for years. If it's his friends, if I know his girl friends - then I'll go and talk to them, otherwise i need him to introduce me to them and hopefully we'll click

[Shana]

Ok, I feel REALLY stupid asking this, but what does DH stand for? I know it's referring to your husband, but what does the D stand for? Lol, sorry!
Good question. I'm not one for internet lingo, so I will ALWAYS just say "my husband", or heck, use his name, when referring to him :D

It means "dear" but can also mean "dumb" or "damn" depending on your mood at the time LOL