I'm having a bit of a dilemma. One of my best friends has invited me round to her place for dinner tomorrow night as it would give us a chance to exchange presents in time before Christmas. But she’s also invited other people round, some I know but there's a couple I don’t know and it's kinda caught me off guard a little bit.
You see, the last couple of years, We've normally just had a wee quiet night in with dinner and watching Xmas film. But it's totally different like with new people and it's gonna be like a small party or something which is setting off my social anxiety a little bit.
Because of that it's now me not that enthusiastic about going... and I feel absolutely horrible and guilty for feeling like that. But I still like I have to go as it may be the only opportunity/chance I have to exchange gifts in time for Christmas. I've been saying to myself that I'll go for dinner, exchange presents then see if I can last until maybe 9:00pm or 10:00pm (as I'm due to be there for 7:00pm)
But I'm worried of how that'll look, am I a terrible friend for only wanting to try and leave early? Is it terrible that I'm excited about going?
