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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DW and I moved out to Gaithersburg a few months ago from NW DC. We're on a bit of an island with our respective friend groups; my friends are fun to hang out with, but most have moved out of the area, and the ones that still live around here we usually only see once every few weeks. Her friends all still live in the city, and we've kind of outgrown them, as they're the kind of type who wants to get blackout drunk every weekend. While we do like to drink and have a good time, we've both kind of moved past that point in our lives.

Anyways, we've been having trouble making friends with other couples in our demographic (early 30's, no kids) in our area. We've looked to other resources, such as meetup/our synagogue, but it seems like there's alot of options for single people, alot of options for people with kids, but nothing for those who are married without kids. Any other ideas how we can meet some new couples? [/quote]

[b]We have kids, but have a lot of childcare help, so we like going out a good amount. We've had the same issue. Are very social, want to go out, but most people can't get sitters.[/b] We've found other people like ourselves who make building friendships and being social one of their priorities.  Honestly,  I've met quite a few people at the gym, through group classes, boot camps, and semi personal training. I've met people through local running groups as well. We've met people through work. We have some decent neighbors. Of I could, I'd joint a homing meetup group, but that would take wayyy too much time away from family. We limit our socializing to evenings unless there is something involving families during the day.

So as you can see, we meet people though the things we enjoy and for us that is physical activity. [/quote]

The problem is that people in the suburbs are going to be less likely to go out and probably don’t want to.  Sitter or not.  Think about it.  They picked up and moved far away from the better restaurants, bars, nightlife etc.  They most likely do NOT prioritize going out.  There are also more SAHMs in the suburbs.  People often have lengthy commutes and want to spend their free time at home with family.

If you prioritize socializing, especially after having kids, do NOT move to the suburbs.  You’ll be an outlier.

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I haven't had an issue. For instance last Saturday we had to juggle 2 separate adult Halloween parties. This coming weekend it looks to be nice and a big group of us are headed to Bear Chase Brewery , this is a mixed group with kids and dogs. Thursday we have an invite out to dinner, but had to decline due to a fundraiser we have to attend.

It is not hard to find others who have the means and enjoy an adult life out in the suburbs. [/quote]

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