So my friend Sean is throwing a keg party tonight. I've been looking forward to it all week. Then today comes and my friends are bailing left and right. One had a rough case of poison ivy, another has an eye infection. My friend Katie and her bf have a sick puppy and are staying home to watch over it. Erin is Sean's ex so there's akwardness there. And Priscilla has to work.

This leaves Sean as the only person I'll know at the party. Generally, I don't like going to parties where I only know the host, because the host has to mingle. And I get anxious about having to meet new people, or worse, be the girl sitting alone in the corner! Sometimes alcohol is an effective social lubricant for me, other times it just exaggerates my insecurities.

I don't know if I want to go. I don't know if I have the balls to go. I'm being rediculous aren't I?

I'm with you on this. I don't like going to parties where I only know the host. Good luck!

I'm the same way. If I were you I probably wouldn't go. (Which is not to say that's the RIGHT thing, just saying I totally understand social anxiety. ) Maybe you could just plan to go for like 30 minutes, and tell yourself you can leave anytime after that if you're not having fun yet?

I don't have any advice for you, but thought you might get a kick out of this. So when I first read this, I thought you said "key party." I was like what! Then I reread it it and realized it was "keg party." I thought that was pretty funny.

This is probably too late, but anyway...

Ashley, I'm the same way as you are, but lately I've been biting the bullet and going to the parties - I've been fortunate where I make "friends" or at least meet people I can talk to all night. I'm really shy, but I've kind of been learning to "fake" being outgoing. And you know, if it doesn't work, you may never see any of these people again