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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So she's not holding you back, but you're frustrated?  I'm not understanding this.  She's not unhappy, she's not stopping you from attending these events, so what's the issue?  Maybe if you make some closer connections at these events, you can do something with one or two other families rather than big social events. [/quote]

This absolutely!  You can go to the preschool parent events alone.  Make dad friends!  Knock yourself out!  But it sounds like she's doing well with her level of social interaction.  That may change when your child(ren) are older but it may not.

Also of not: there can be outgoing introverts and shy extroverts.  Making new friends is a very different skill/dynamic than whether being with other people is exhausting to you.  I'm an outgoing introvert -- I love meeting new people, I just only want to see people at all once per weekend.  One of my good friends is a shy extrovert -- she finds new people challenging, but can't stand living alone.  It might be that you're an outgoing introvert and your wife is a shy one.  If you want her to expand her friend circle, make new friends of your own.  Maybe once she gets used to them, some of them will also become her friends.[/quote]

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