A friend of ours states that the equation for a successful social gathering involves the correct ratio of “fascinating” people to “charming” people.
Fascinating people are the folks that have great stories and love to tell them.
Charming people are the folks that listen, with pithy commentary such as “oooh. really?”, “that’s hilarious” and the ever popular “wow”
I trust you get the idea.
Since we have been back in the US, we find ourselves being fascinating far more often than charming.
Not sure what to do about that.