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> ones where people aren't trying to network

I have literally never been to any kind of organized gathering where this wasn't the objective of most of the people there. Family and children's events excluded (sometimes).

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That’s crazy, you’ve never been to a party?
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Sure. Most people are there with an agenda. ABC.
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Do you mean most people go to parties to close deals?
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Commonly - though the deal to close is marriage (or sometimes a one night stand).
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actually its true, I guess:

I have been in partying in my teens and twens, 3 years somehow "heavily". When I turned 40, I found out the only reason I went to parties and clubs for me was to meet girls.

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In one way or another, yes.
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