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[quote=Anonymous]PP here.  It is really hard to be the social director of a couple, especially when the other partner not only is awkward socially, but also has zero interest in getting to know the other dads.  My husband has told me many times that he just has no interest in getting to know other dads and is fine not having any friends.  It's hard for me to relate to this, because making friends is so important to me (and I work so hard at it) but since we've been married so long and he has not made any friends, I know that he knows himself and knows his priorities and that it is pointless to try to get him to change.  That's not fair to his introverted nature and his need for solitude.  He works hard at a demanding job and I don't mind going to events alone most of the time.

It definitely makes it much harder to make "family friends" though because while I am fine being friends with just the moms, I would think that it will take much longer to ever make "family friends" because my husband doesn't want to get to know the dads.  So if they have other people to spend weekends and holidays with, they will probably not choose to spend time with us since my husband isn't interested in socializing.

The events that my husband enjoys the most are usually family friendly events like going to the playground or an indoor gym, where he can be with our toddler the whole time and I socialize with the moms and dads myself.[/quote]

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