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Originally posted by deeptouch
I wouldn't argue with that logic for an instant. As I said, the home parties we have attended have been as guests where the host knew everyone evn though the guests didn't. |
Sorry deeptouch if you thought my post was in direct reply to yours, it wasn't.
I recently had an instance with a couple from Jim's swinging group where the couple wanted to attend a house party being held within my swinging group. I asked the female (whom I've become kind of friendly with) if they had called the hosting couple and introduced herself, blah blah blah as I knew that this couple didn't know these people from Adam. Her response was, 'No, why should I. They're having a party, we've heard about it and we're going. They certainly wouldn't embarrass themselves by turning us away at the door."
That's exactly what the couple from my group did. They told this couple that if they had given a courtesy phone call maybe they would consider allowing them access but since they just took it upon themselves to show up (not knowing the hosting couple at all, nor many of the participants) they didn't feel comfortable allowing them access to their private home and to leave or they would contact the authorities and have them escorted off their property. Of course, the offending couple tried to name drop to gain access, but as the hosting couple said, 'Yes, you may know them but WE have never seen you muchless ever heard of you until now.'
Needless to say, that couple commited a serious faux paux. Many of their own circle are appalled at their attitude/actions and steer far clear of them now. And the kicker of it all....the woman of this couple is the one who told her group about how rude they were treated by the hosting couple...she basically just provided the nails for her coffin.
I, personally, have had two small parties at my condo. Tho it was kept on the QT, had someone just shown up out of the blue that I had never met, seen or were acquainted with...they would have been escorted to their cars and then escorted off the property.
Quin
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