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How social media distorts celebration expectations

I keep comparing my small dinner parties to the elaborate celebrations I see on social media and feeling like I'm failing at having a social life.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The curated documentation of others' celebrations creates false standards that diminish appreciation for our own genuine experiences of joy.

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