because the parties themselves are stressful enough?
Actually, though, that's probably the reason for most pre-party parties I've been aware of. A small, tight-knit group gets together to socialize (and/or get drunk) before going to the big, overwhelming (and/or not open-bar enough) shebang, like a class prom or reunion.
And post-parties have always seemed common enough to me, again as small groups broken out from a large party--some with people leaving the big party early, some with the last stalwarts still up after everyone else has gone home.
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Date: 2010-02-07 10:34 pm (UTC)Actually, though, that's probably the reason for most pre-party parties I've been aware of. A small, tight-knit group gets together to socialize (and/or get drunk) before going to the big, overwhelming (and/or not open-bar enough) shebang, like a class prom or reunion.
And post-parties have always seemed common enough to me, again as small groups broken out from a large party--some with people leaving the big party early, some with the last stalwarts still up after everyone else has gone home.