Quote Originally Posted by Loony BoB View Post
I rarely like to draw attention to myself so I avoid having parties that are centred around me, especially if it's centred around only me. I do however like to hang out with friends so would opt for hanging out at a pub or something instead of having an official party.
This.

I think if I were leaving for an extended period of time, I would get together with close personal friends and subtly leave a door open for others (by making a short FaceBook post which tends to get ignored).