>Her response was, "we've thought about that, but if we don't go to their parties, what else would we do?" There's a lot packed into that question. I didn't hav

>Her response was, "we've thought about that, but if we don't go to their parties, what else would we do?" There's a lot packed into that question. I didn't have an immediate answer then, and that whole conversation has stuck in my mind and comes to the fore whenever I read an article like this. Throw your own parties.