The Ex-Factor

Organizing a party can be a stressful affair, organizing the catering, venue, entertainment, etc. associated with the stress of formulating a strategy that meets all the friends of his late 'hip' to place around the same time is often more than one test can wait (I have numbers in my little cryptic book addresses some of the names, marks allow me tabs on how the end, so should be every friend. when the game starts to keep fit in next 8 clock receives 7 Rita said Rick and Pam 07.30, which is known by an excess of enthusiasm, 8.15). Even with the best plans, you can still be pretty sure that all social events of medium size, some of his friends show up late and drunk; other expenses show too early, go to the bar gin house as degenerate when your aunt reached respectable Colchester empty (in time) and foam used his actions and will only distract from their established homes delayed by light guard arrested for minicab driver wait in the press of the Navy in pairs or otherwise fantastic and improbable way. Meanwhile, the catering company "forgot" to provide a vegetarian alternative, lighting develops here an unexpected error still leaving the party by candlelight and / or neon strip lights and the band appears minutes before the place closes with a two-stringed guitar and battered sousaphone.

You can probably say now that I organized some "interesting" in the past, but kidding aside, mentioned by parts pale into insignificance compared to the tortuous process of creating the guest list. Now it does not seem that it should be the most stressful aspect of a social event or even in the top five, but start factoring past and present relationships with friends and Pandora's Box (or rather a cube) begins to crack open. Of course, the easiest solution is to simply ignore the concerns of social policy and the trust of his friends mature enough to deal with things themselves; if you do this, or you are very lucky or a fool!

Imagine this scenario: Jim and Jane, who were good friends to see each other for two years; separated four months ago, because Jim saw some commitment issues "on which it runs with Jane. Jim now with Jenny, who is looking for an apartment, when about a month ago, they together. Jenny temporarily pulled for Jim when looking for a new house, and has since done. meanwhile, Jane began by chance see John, another good friend that you have all known for years. Jane has "problems" with Jim and very publicly their desire eyes of Jenny expressed scratch with a rake. Jim is annoyed by the fact that his old friend is her former lover John and John is totally confused by the whole thing.

Well, I do not know about you, but my head is spinning looking at that last paragraph, and the last thing I want to do, whether to invite Jim and Jenny, John and Jane, Jenny and John or simply load the four concerns vain hope that somehow it will sort in civil fashion set (yes, right!). And yes, dear readers, you are sure to help you solve this mess. Answers on a postcard please!