An occasion

Sometimes people are so different it is difficult to believe they are the same species.

One person's idea of a wonderful evening is spending time one on one, or maybe with a couple of other people so they can really delve into whatever they are interested in, be it book, or movie, or whatever.

Another person's idea of a wonderful evening is a room full of people, a lot of people, the more the merrier.  I am not one of these people so it is hard for me to explain why. Perhaps it is the energy of a large group, or perhaps it relieves the responsibility of feeling the need to speak up and be heard because there are so many others talking.

The first group tends to feel stuffy to the second and the second often annoys the first, but they are okay together for short social occasions -- on occasion.