Samar S Kamat
@samar
Samar S Kamat
@samar
Co-host parties with someone you like a lot but who isn't in your exact social circle, so that your two friend-sets can intermingle.
Put the food in one part of the room and the drinks in another, or spread the food and drinks out around the space, so that people have lots of excuses to move around the room.
Try opening with gentleness. You might say, “I’d like to share something that matters to me.” This softens the doorway into dialogue.
Before you step into a hard conversation, pause for three deep breaths.