I'm in the 30s crowd. I respond to RSVPs because I hate it, hate it, hate it when I don't know how many people to cook for! And no matter how tired I am, if I said I would be at the party I had RSVP'd to, I go - even if it means I won't be there long - I'll stay a respectable amout of time so as not to be rude, thank the host/ess and go.

Lucky for me, most of my friends are over 50. Actually... most are over 60. Since moving out here, we haven't made any friends our age. We've tried...