Wasn't there some kind of quick response box that used to appear at the bottoms of threads? I don't see them anymore.

Every year my husband's best friend invites us to his New Year's Eve party, and every year hubby declines because of the guest list. This year hubby expressed interest in going. I really like his best friend, and though his best friend's wife and I are not friends, she is a pleasant enough woman to see occasionally. The misery is usually the other guests, especially his best friend's sister and her husband, and two of his best friend's other friends. They are just the rudest most judgemental people I have ever met. Hubby can't stand the sister and her husband, I can't stand any of them other than his best friend and wife. I had to nix the idea, but hubby gets upset that we socialize so little, especially at bigger parties. I prefer socializing with just one or two people (or max three) at a time, and people that are friendly.

Hubby seemed to never really like any of my friends. That's OK now, because I lost them. He has a female friend who had a husband that he disliked, though I didn't mind him. Another friend, who tragically died recently, had a wife who was unfriendly to us both. Other friends have moved away.