I guess I’m not the type of person who enjoys being in big crowds.
- If somebody wants to throw a massive party, I will be there.
However, I will only stick around for a short amount of time before I am feeling overwhelmed and ready to return to my life of isolation. This is why I am especially not fond of weddings. Many of my friends plan enormous, intricate weddings that require a lot of socializing. If anything goes wrong to make the situation more uncomfortable, I’m ready to leave the event right away. This is exactly what happened at my cousin’s wedding last week when the indoor air temperature control system stopped working halfway through their reception. I was absolutely not excited to sit in a sweltering hot hall for any amount of time, considering how hot and humid it was outside. When we sat down for the ceremony and I noticed that there was no air conditioning blowing, I immediately got nervous. I mentioned the increasing air temperature to the mother of the bride and asked if there was any backup plan for ventilation. Apparently, they had not considered the heating, cooling, and air quality control plan when they were coming up with worst-case scenarios. As the air conditioning obviously failed and the cold air floated out of the building, I was beginning to panic. I waited as long as I could for a heating, cooling, and air quality control repair shop to send out an emergency HVAC worker for the air conditioning system, but I was sweating through my tuxedo as I sat there. Eventually, I gave up and snuck out the back door before the pressure of socializing and sweating made me have a panic attack.