I have a question that I want to throw out there & I am really interested on people's stand. Where do you draw the line in inviting people to do things? Where do you stop inviting people so the group doesn't get so large? Let me give examples so you better understand what I am asking.
Say I want to have some neighbor friends over for a play group, I invite 3 friends over with their kids & we have a great time! Well, so-&-so down the street found out about it & was offended. She speaks to another so-&-so & she becomes offended also. The fact is, I can't fit more than a couple friends & their kids comforably in my house without it feeling overly chaotic & crowded.
Another example. A bunch of neighborhood friends want to go out for a Girls Night Out. You invite 10 to 15 people & think that is a very large group already & stop the invites. Well, again, people find out & are offended they weren't invited.
So where do you draw the line? Do you stop doing things all together because people will be offended? This has been a question on my mind for almost a year now. Someone always seems to be offended that they weren't invited but it just isn't possible or realistic to invite 50 people to EVERY.SINGLE.THING you plan. I have things that I want to start up & do with some people, but I haven't dared move forward with them because I am afraid of people being offended that they weren't invited.
What are your opinions on the subject? The dilemma seems to be within the neighborhood/ward boundaries where everybody knows each other. Because of doing things with a smaller group, people get upset & start saying that our neighborhood is clicky.... so ate you not aloud to have a group of friends? I am quite frustrated with this subject & am honestly confused where you are supposed to draw the line.
