An underappreciated element of being part of a community is the art of the polite appearance. Sometimes whenever there’s an event that you don’t really want to go to, you have to anyway. While having to make a polite appearance may be annoying at the time, it is important that we show up to support our friends, neighbors, and family.
But there is an art to it. You don’t want to leave too early, as that would be rude, but you’d very much like to get back to whatever it is you were doing. So how long is long enough?