I don't like to lie, but I also don't like social situations. I typically find some way to weasel out of them. I weaseled out of an upcoming wedding also. This lunch today is with two of the guys at work, my former boss (he was part of a company layoff, hence "former"), and a guy from a 3rd party company we deal with. We're supposed to meet at a sports pub bar and grill. It's a nice place for business lunches, but:

• I hate sports pubs, because I know nothing about sports.
• I hate noise and crowds.
• I don't like to eat in public.
• I can't relate to guys that are into sports, therefore I have no male friends (hell, I have no friends).

I really wish I wasn't like this, but on the other hand I just want to be left alone.