This may well be an age thing. What is the point of a party where it is impossible to have a conversation due to the loudness of the music?

@Melpomene Yes but how many decibels are required to be able to dance? Should both activities not be able to co-exist.

@alan20 It's not about decibels. In fact, you don't even need music to dance

@Melpomene I'd have no problems with that!!

@alan20 Why are you at a party if you don't like parties? ''Young females'' apparently love dancing and unless it's a house party I doubt they have any influence on how loud the music is.

@Melpomene When I'm invited to a party by a friend it's polite to go. All I'm saying is the music doesn't have to be so loud. A happy medium would be better.

@alan20 It's also polite to not complain if you don't like it there but stay a decent amount of time (say, an hour or so) and then excuse yourself and leave. If you know the party will be of that kind, you can always have a ready excuse when you're invited (you or someone else is sick so you have to stay inside, you have other responsibilities etc) and if it's a closer friend just explain that you're not comfortable there.
It's obvious you don't want to be there, no reason to pretend.

@Melpomene Is this developing into an argument about nothing? Thank you for your advice, most of which I did do, in fact.

@alan20 Sorry I'm not into arguing with you :/ or anyone. It's just a bit of constructive advice because it's usually quite obvious when you're not enjoying a party and if your only purpose to be there is ''because it's polite'', well... it's polite of a host to let you know what kind of party it is and if (/to make sure) everyone enjoys it.
Also, isn't it kinda rude to refer to any one of a human species as ''the young''? I get that you're older or an old soul, but it sounds kinda derogative.

@Melpomene If only someone would be rude and derogative to me by referring to me as "the young". I sure didn't mean it like that. Once you reach forty that epithet becomes rare. It was a birthday party open to all generations. Cheers!

@alan20 People celebrate birthdays after 18? 😖

@Melpomene Over here, very definitely. The woman was 40.