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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dave Schilling

The Partiful app is a ‘vibey’ nightmare. Here’s my party-invitation solution

crowd of people at party
‘I will consider your party up until the exact moment it starts, when I will decide to absolutely, positively not go.’ Photograph: Flashpop/Getty Images

Stop inviting me to your parties. I think I have not only aged out of going to some nonstop rager hosted by you, specifically for your benefit, but I also can’t keep track of when your unnecessary gatherings even occur. You might think I sound incredibly unfun, but actually, I am the life of the party. It’s just that at my age, all the life has been sucked out. “Tom’s 32nd BDay Bash!!!” at Squirrel Lodge is on 2 November, but then “Shelly’s Pre-Turkey Day Shindig?” is two days later. You actually think I’m going to both of those?

Besides, I can’t recall what I ate for breakfast, let alone what day your party is. Unfortunately, technology has a solution to my memory problem.

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