Considering that every social event holds the risk of turning into a sticky situation, you should be outcomes focussed because you can't prevent the occasional differences of opinions which may offend someone from time to time. So, focus on your goal and talk with an outcomes focused frame of reference. For example, if you're at a work party and you're speaking to a group of coworkers and subordinates, a "touchy" subject can easily occur.
Although you're at a party, you're still in a work environment, which means you should have your guard up, don't reveal too much about your personal life, but be professional. And if a coworker confronts you in a social event, or even at the office during the work week, avoid a sticky situation by reverting your attention to the larger goal.
Let's say that she was upset that you bounced a good idea off of her original idea, which has scored you big with boss. Unfortunately, your coworker claims that you "stole" her idea and you wouldn't have gotten ahead in today's meeting if it wasn't for her. You should handle this career "hot potato," by quickly focusing on a positive outcome. Don't react and add "fuel to the fire," which will cause future hostile interactions between your coworker and yourself.
Instead of playing the "blame game," which involves blaming the other person for what he or she didn't do and is one of the worst persuasion tactics out there that won't get you far, you should redirect the conversation to something flattering, and suggest opening up an opportunity in the near future for the two of you to jaw jaw and come up with a killer idea to present to your boss together.
And you would have effectively shocked her with your positive suggestion to merge together and both earn credit for a job well done, and also shown her that you aren't like everyone else and that you are a true team player.
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