What should I wear to a board game night at my boyfriend's house?
We will just be playing board games with a lot of our friends, cause we're all leaving to go back to college soon. I want to dress casually, but still look pretty & like I made a little bit of an effort. Serious answers only please!:)
How can I invite my friends to church with me?
Recently I went on a youth church retreat. I completely brought me closer to God and I want to start to share that with my friends. A lot of my friends either don't know God or have strayed away from him. What is the best way that I can ask them to come to church with my on wednesday?
Invited to a family game night with Mormon Family?
We were invited to go to a family game night with the Mormon family across the street from us last week. We were going to go last night but didn't have time, so we scheduled it for next Monday at 6:30pm. He told us yesterday (for yesterdays family game night) that "It's going to be a little bit different. Missionary's from the church are going to come buy and teach you about the church." I'm a Christian, but I really am not interested in having someone try to convert me. Through my days I try to not do that to anyone I encounter either, because I figure it's just being respectful to allow everyone to believe what they want to believe. We kind of came to the assumption that they;re going to do that this coming Monday. I don't want to be rude to them, I am just worried about them trying to convert me and be rude to me if I do not choose to convert. They're a nice family, my nephew (6yrs) is a good friend to their youngest daughter (7yrs) and youngest son (3yrs?) What would you do in this situation, and if you have been in this situation, how did you respond? Please be kind, I do not want to go around saying "Don't become a Mormon" or "Become a Christian" Because I feel it's your decision to believe what you want to, and not my place to try to convert you. Suggestions? Please?
Is it too much combining a housewarming party with a game night?
My boyfriend and I just purchased a home & wanted to do something different other than hosting a traditional housewarming party. I was thinking of instead of having everyone sit around and talk about what we are going to do with the house, etc. to spice it up a little bit and include a game night! We would still register for the housewarming but we would like to entertain them differently. Do you think this is too much? We were planning on having all kinds of games to play to give our guests something to do. For example, shoot pool, play PS3 games, paper games, board games, darts, Wii games, computer/internet games, drinking games, cards, & throw a treasure hunt in there. We would make two party times too, 1pm for family & 6pm for friends since we don't have room for 50 people in our house at one time. We're thinking of doing finger sandwiches with some cold pasta dishes for the family party (chips, pretzels, etc. for all day) & do pizza with some TGIFridays appetizers for the 6pm party. It would be a BYOB party for anyone that wants to drink!!! What do you think? When the house is all said and done ~ we would also like to have a movie night, where 4 rooms would be hosting a different kind of movie (action/drama, horror, comedy, romantic). But that's not until maybe a year from the first party!!!
My friend caught her husband cheating. How can he ever get her to trust him on game night again?
If he says this is the first time he might have a chance of rebuilding trust. However; if this is not the case it will take a lot of work before she ever considers it again.He might consider going to marriage counseling with his wife and also alone. He needs to get himself straightened and he needs to honestly figure out what caused him to cheat. He should also make some type of plan to prevent it from happening again. IF he wants to stay married.
I don't have any close friends because I am focused on my work. How do I change that?
what do you do on your off time? sure most people want to spend much of their first day chillaxing, but no doubt you have some time that can be spent doing other things, which brings to another question…you say much of your time is monopolized by work, I have made many good friends at my workplaces, have you gotten to really know any and tried to invite out to excursions? after work drinks, or “hey, me and my family are heading out to the lake/beach/snow ski/camping ect. this weekend, would you/your family be interested in joining? perhaps a game night at home, board games, card games, a banquet dinner at home, ect.have you tried something new, like going to a game store (not videogame store), getting to know some players of card games like Pokemon or Magic the Gathering, perhaps table top RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons, Shadowrun or Vampire the Masquerade? they are great social games, people can become good friends out of game as well, I have done all of these and found them to be excellent social introducers and ingratiaters!To make friends, one must first be friendly and inviting, unplug from home boredom and get out.
What do you say to a friend that constantly guilts you into hosting their parties or social gatherings? She never outright asks, just lays the bait like, "It'd be so nice if we could all get together for a game night at someone's house.”
First you have to ask yourself, “Why do I like being put into this uncomfortable situation again and again?”I can hear you protesting now, but to let it happen over and over means you get something out of it. There’s a payoff for you. maybe the payoff is being the sidekick of a popular person.This action can only happen in your life because you’re letting it. The truth in life is that you can only control yourself. Your friend enjoys having you do the work and watching you respond to perhaps what is manipulation.To answer your question exactly, “WHAT do you say to your friend (I use that term loosely) who guilt’s you…?” My answer would be, with a loving smile on your face, “Nope, I don’t want to do that. It’s a fun idea you have so you should should do it.”I can hear you saying, “Oh! No! I can’t say that to her face.” But apparently you can stomach being used. Before you use the phrase on on your friend, PRACTICE SAYING IT OUT LOUD WHEN ALONE. Say it to your cat, your mail carrier, your grocer, and your pushy friend. You need to have it roll off your tongue as easily as saying, “Hello.”The only other way to stop it is to stop being friends. That sounds great to me as a listener. Who looks forward to being made to feel guilty? Not me.