A milestone birthday is an excellent opportunity to have lots of gatherings throughout the year, with groups of people who do get on
I turn 50 this year and I don’t know how to manage marking the milestone when I have a number of really close friends who do not get along with each other. There is no way they could spend time together in the same space. One couple has, which would allow aexclude some other very good, and old, friends, who under normal circumstances I would be with.stay in a hotel nearby because they don’t want them to stay with us in the house. I’m sure they will be offended by that.
“Clearly,” said psychotherapist Chris Mills, “the thought of having a party seems a no-win for you. Even if you did have a party and all your friends agreed to come, it sounds like you’d be on tenterhooks in case an argument broke out or friends fell out. And even if you invited only those that get on, the friends who aren’t invited would be offended.”
This sounds like an excellent idea, because the thing about a big party is, it’s tons of work, and not everyone would be able to come. But the really big thing is that you – the person it’s about – wouldn’t get to talk to people, because you’d be hummingbirding about.