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Old 12-16-2008, 10:25 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: Helping couples who are uncomfortable at parties

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Originally Posted by JTcamp05 View Post
Its great that you noticed them are considering everyones feelings, we all should do that!
I'd love to agree with that, but I can't completely.

We have a very over weight couple, who on top of it are first timers at a house party.

If it were a vanilla party, I'd have absolutely no problem trying to get them involved, talking to them, welcoming them. It would be rude not to help out.

In a lifestyle type party the implications go beyond socializing. Now if this was an experienced couple, it would be less of an issue, they would know the ropes, and know that talking does not equal play time, they would have other friends so if you said hi, you wouldn't feel obligated to keep talking to them as they hung on you like a frightened puppy.

As you said, if this was a 'universally' attractive couple, this would only rarely happen, and before someone posts about that model like couple that no one would talk to, the issue in those cases tend to be that people are afraid of rejection the other way, or they are just rejecting everyone .
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