>>they feel obligated to entertain instead of allowing one another to be he entertainment A most excellent pithy summary!! When I have friends over, we end up

>>they feel obligated to entertain instead of allowing one another to be he entertainment A most excellent pithy summary!! When I have friends over, we end up in my workshop or the kitchen or just sitting on the stairs by the front door, talking. I've tried to raise my kids to appreciate that, for adults, switching on a television or bringing out a cellphone while in the company of another is a rude gesture and a signal : "you bore me."