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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious about the people who get together with friends at least once a week. Do you work full time? If so, how do you have the time?

I will give an example - this week I’m meeting someone I’ve never met before because we have a ton in common (a mutual friend connected us). Will meet her for coffee one morning this week after kid drop off (we both have flexible work schedules). Friday night I have an invitation to a gathering at a friend’s house but I likely won’t go because it’s a 40 minute drive and I’m unmotivated to that on a Friday night after a long week, but I can play by ear.

Next week I have 2 dinners on the books with friends and a potential lunch next weekend - Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Because I know ahead of time what time and day, I work with my kids and DH at the beginning of the week to figure out homework schedules etc. This way we have a plan and if there is something they need my help with, we work around my social stuff. I also plan the dinners around my kids activities so they are on the later side if it’s on a weeknight- like 7pm. If it’s a late activity night I work out a carpool or I just don’t plan things for evenings my kids have late activities.

I will say my closest friends are who are like family that I talk to almost daily do not live nearby, so we do vacations with them on spring break and summer break. I don’t have local friends that I see once a week, but I do have a lot of friends in the area, so I would say that with most friends I see them maybe once a month, some twice a month, some every few months, but I have quite a bit of good friends in the area to make time for.

Sounds absolutely....exhausting.

Anonymous wrote:For a board that has a lot of posters claim they’re introverts, this thread seems filled with extroverts.

I text with several friends regularly but definitely am not physically meeting up with them weekly. Good for everyone who has such a big social battery.