With age, I have joined the hermit category, as a guest has mentioned.

Get-togethers often involve discussions of operations, children's smartness or athletic abilities, who died and aspersions upon their life, where so-and-so is going on vacation, the best herbicide for dandelions, some ones planned events, Tigers baseball (or other) sport, the poor quality of ....tires, TV programs, etc.

The quiet if my den is preferable.