Caroline O'Donoghue: The real fear about parties is that nobody will come

When I get right down to it, my fear is an immigrant fear - and the crux of this particular immigrant fear is the fear of not mattering to people

The 10-year anniversary of my living in London recently came and went without much incident. 

The 10-year anniversary of my living in London recently came and went without much incident. This was a surprise for most of my friends, because for years, I’ve been putting off birthday celebrations because I want to “have a really big one for my anniversary”. 

Then, when it came down to it, I flaked. I’m 31 and it’s time to stop kidding myself: I am not a party haver. I am a party goer.