Originally Posted by
Pagzz
I just don't understand the negativity in this thread especially from people who "think" they might have a bad experience. We are adults, we aren't in high school. Do you avoid eating out if you have to go alone? Do you ever go to a movie alone or travel alone? It is not the end of the world. Would you not go to a quilt show if you didn't have friends with you? Most people are involved with their own interests and how many people truly have an interest in terrorizing you? Why expect that other quilters will be mean?
Saying that people "think" they 'might' have had a bad experience falls short of offering acknowledgement of those experiences, at least in my book. I personally don't think other quilters are out to terrorize me, so I found your wording in that regard to be extremely unfortunate. Had you omitted the last paragraph of your post, you would be on target with what you were saying.