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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Being dragged out to the significant others work events is painful for me. I hate it, don't enjoy it and I don't really feel like befriending her work people for a few hours. It is even worse that my significant other feels like she has to be the last to leave. Even when she tries to get ready to leave it takes her 45 minutes to get her #### together so that we can go home.
I'm calling it quits after this Christmas. I am no longer going to her work functions because it feels like a huge waste of my time.
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The work things are the only ones I'm willing to do just because maybe some positive interactions with her co-workers/bosses help her down the road career-wise and then I see a net gain as a household.
I always think if 2 people are getting laid off and all things are equal in terms of pay, ability, etc, then likeability comes into play and the person that gets to keep their job is the one that everyone enjoys being around. So if I gotta wear a tie and make some ####ty banter for a couple hours to people I likely won't see again until the next work party, then that's the cost.
Now, hanging out with other parents because our kids picked the same extra-curricular activity, that's a whole different story.