Hosting a party can be a stressful business. You have you clean your entire house (lest anyone find a dust bunny in a hidden corner and think less of you for it). You have to purchase/cook/make all the snacks and beverages. You have to curate the perfect guest list where everyone will get along but it won’t be boring. You have to refill everyone’s cups throughout the night. And at the end of all of it, you have to clean up everyone else’s mess. It’s not always the most rewarding thing to do. Parties can be great fun, but they can also be great burdens.

Get-togethers, on the other hand, are wonderful to host. The pressure’s off since it’s not a party, so all you have to do is sit back, relax, and join in on the fun yourself. Nobody gets to tell you that you need to serve canapés.