# What makes you go to a social event you don’t want to go to?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 12, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-go-to-a-social-event-you-don-t-want-to-go-to/969528 "2022-08-12T02:44:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 14, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-go-to-a-social-event-you-don-t-want-to-go-to/969528/21 "2022-08-14T01:40:10Z")

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> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#):
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> For me, I recognize the fact that I have trouble _anticipating_ having pleasure/good times at social events. Yet for most events I go to, I do end up enjoying myself at them just fine. So I push myself to attend them, even as I think to myself “what a PITA, it’d be more comfy to stay home”.

That’s a pretty good explanation of my thinking, but I am selective and my friends and acquaintances don’t push to hard. I rarely regret that I didn’t go to some events, but with Covid, I have missed a lot of funerals because of distance/expense/fear of Covid. I can’t get that or those friends back. 😢

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