Describe your weekly social life day by day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope all this socializing everyone is talking about is happening outside, 6+ feet apart, with masks on?

(Otherwise no wonder the U.S. can't get our damn numbers down, if people actually think that kind of behavior is okay during a pandemic...)

It’s not.

The number of positive cases is meaninglessness. You’ll figure that out, eventually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fact that you're asking about weekly socialization blows my mind. Expand it out to monthly and I might be able to contribute 1-2 social activities. Unless smiling and waving at a neighbor as we pass each other walking our dogs counts as a social life?

+1

My friends are all either far away or very different from me, so it takes more effort. I have had some difficulty making friends where I am. It’s a long story but I am ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am so drained by parenting a young child, maintaining my marriage, and dealing with my extended family that I avoid any social interaction that is going to require me to do more than the most basic emotional labor. I socialize a lot less right now because I get almost no alone time and I am responding to other people's needs so much that I just don't have the capacity to, say, listen to my friend complain about her MIL. Even if I love my friend and care about her problem! I just don't have it in me.

I am looking to carve out some time to talk to a therapist once a week. That's probably the only kind of socializing I can do at this point.

Oh boy do I get this.

[Anonymous]

Zero weekly social interactions, 2x/yr party at neighbor’s, once or twice a year get together with a different small group. I dread the annual get togethers and have to psych myself up to attend.

(This was pre-COVID, I’m living my best life with limited ability to interact.)

[Anonymous]

We spent the summer at the beach. Mostly with immediate family but that was 6 people at the house with spouses/girlfriends. We saw a few friends for outdoor meals or activities but much less than usual.

Back in DC we’ve had outdoor cocktails or brunch with 2-3 people 1-2 times a week throughout September. We've gotten pretty good at throwing together separate plates of apps. We recently got a couple of patio heaters and hoping to do outdoor events for a while.

[Anonymous]

Weekly outings with one friend, occasional outings with others.

[Anonymous]

Outdoor outing with other families 2-3 times per month.
Weekly phone catch ups with friends
Did a shared house trip with another family this summer; will probably repeat this every quarter just to get away
I'd love to find a walking partner as I think that would round out my social needs

[Anonymous]

I see mom friends twice a week, outside for drinks and dinner or brunch. Dinner at my sister’s about once every 6 weeks or so.