Awkward high-school reunions and OTT relatives can make parties more scary than fun. Our chat-up-anyone cheat sheet takes the stress out of mingling. Do this when…
You’re invited to a friend’s party but know no-one.
Being introverted is no reason to be a stage-five clinger on the host. Scan the room for someone who’s also alone. Open with: ‘What’s your connection to this party?’ Follow with something like: ‘What keeps you busy?’ (It’s a better question than ‘What do you do?’ They might have just been retrenched.)
Someone asks, ‘What’s new?’ – and you freeze up.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Feb 2017 من Cosmopolitan - South Africa.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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