Just Ask Georgia: 2/5/2025

GEORGIA, I have a question,

What if you attended a New Year’s Eve party with seven other families (about 30 people) running around, mostly male? The night goes excellent, and you leave at 12:15 AM after celebrating the beginning of a new year.

At 1:05 AM, you get a text that there’s a hole in the wall; a photo accompanies the text and a request to ask your family about it.

No one knows anything. This goes on and on into the next day. Finally, the host asks everyone in attendance to donate $25 to fix the hole since we don’t know who did it, though many names are being thrown around. I don’t think we should have to contribute to this fund. What do you think?

Holey New Year

Dear Holey,

Let me get this straight - 30 people at $25 a person. They want $750 to cover a hole that happened at a party they hosted? That is outlandish.

To host a party means you take responsibility for what happens at the event. If there is underage drinking and the police break up the party - you will be responsible for providing the alcohol. The same thing applies here. However, the person responsible is in the wrong for not stepping up, fessing up, and paying up. It is tacky to request your guests to fund such a thing as well, but if you had a good time and are close to this friend, coughing up the $25 per head requested may keep you in this friend’s good graces. It all depends on how close you are to this individual. Let your conscience be your guide.

With love, GEORGIA

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