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[quote=Anonymous]You are pigeonholing people based on how you perceive them, but what you are actually experiencing is how people act in particular types of social situations.

Also, once you develop a relationship with people based on the thing you are doing that you have in common (hanging out at the playground, grabbing lunch between meetings, sitting through a long Tball game, etc), that relationship, if mutually satisfying, will branch into areas of discussion beyond the immediate activities and superficial things you have in common. Unless you meet during a crisis (like your very first mom friends when the kids are babies, lol), relationships start off superficial and evolve. If they don't then keep looking for different people -- they are out there.

I used to look forward to swim practice because the parents I hung out with in the stands engage in wonderful intellectual discussions. The parents I met at playgrounds evolved into different groups of friends I hang out with for different reasons, some intellectual, some hobby related, some became close personal friends, and some just stayed at casual kid stuff. The friends I made at work we see socially less often than we used to, but we plan for it, same with college friends.

Also, if you are looking for immediate intellectual engagement, go to a place/event/group/party where that is the focus. When you get there, you will find all kinds of people: college friends, SAH parents, WOH parents, retirees, and so on.[/quote]

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