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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was my parents. My Dad retired when our family moved because it was getting complicated (wasn't worth it) to get his license to practice in a different state. He binged watched TV for a bit, hung around the house, listened to the news while gardening. Eventually he met some friends and would meet up for breakfast/coffee. He joined a gym, grocery shopped, cooked dinners and tried his hand at doing laundry (usually my mom had done this). They also met new couples that they hung out with socially. They traveled a bit too. [/quote]

OP again. My husband is currently at the stage where he binge watches TV, hangs around the house, sits in the yard reading the news online. Absolutely nothing wrong with that.
He also works in the yard, and he takes care of most of the household admin.

When he was working my husband was always so career oriented that he doesn't really have friends here. He used to leave our house very early in the morning and get back home from work late. Often he felt too tired and drained to socialize at weekends.
I do hope he will try and socialize and meet new people within our local community.[/quote]

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