kind of wild that this article posits that the concern with hosting is that guests stay past their due, when, from my personal experience, the actual problem is that no one comes! Ppl RSVP maybe & don’t show up, RSVP yes & then flake last minute, or never respond www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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The dreadful decline of hosting at home: ‘I feel shame any time a friend comes over’
It used to be quite normal to pop next door for a coffee or invite friends over for dinner. But not any more. What’s behind this change – and just how damaging is it?