In case you missed it, there was a great little article in the Huffington Post over the weekend talking about socializing and how to revive the “dinner party” of yesteryear.
It’s something we’ve been thinking a bit about lately, with the most recent Tweetup & House Concert completed. And while the big events are fun, not every gathering needs to be so complex. Perhaps we should all consider hosting a few smaller events here and there, casual affairs with just a handful of people and a chance to spend more time hanging out.
Enjoy the article, and let’s give our social calendars a second look. 
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Although I really love the idea of having dinner parties, I have a few problems with it that keep me from inviting people over. The first is the potential for hurt feelings: if I invite A, B, and C over for cake and coffee and let all of Twitter know, that leaves the possibility of D feeling left out and wondering why they weren’t invited (honestly, if the Mayor_of_twtr didn’t invite me to her party I’d cry). The second is that these reduce the possibility of meeting new people. I’ve met so many great people through Twitter, and that’s what I like the most about the large meetups.
I hear you. I do think that’s an issue. I’d probably reach out to people privately via DM or e-mail and we’d agree to keep it fairly quiet. That, or everyone needs to just relax and realize we don’t all have to have an open event in every case. I had fun hosting the latest big Tweetup (60 people), but I’ll tell you it was a lot of work and a lot of money to put on and I won’t likely do it again, or at least not for a long time. But I would do something smaller (maybe 12 people) several times a year.
For me, especially when hosting a large event, I don’t get the time I’d like to have with individuals, new or old. It feels more like a “big show.” I like the big and small events for different reasons, but so far I feel like I’m only getting the big events. We’ll figure this out somewhere along the line!