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People connect differently with diffrent people, a high school friend of mine keet turning my simple face books posts into religious and political debates. I know he is very religious but that doesn't give him right to impose that on my other friends and comment on their comments.
compartmentalization of your affairs (no pun intended) is a strategy for emotional survival in a hostile world. its a great argument for never fooling around at the office. then you only lose a girl friend not also a job.
That's another good reason. MrsCPG has a couple of friends with whom she loves to do things such as peruse antique stores and the whatnot. But their husbands are excruciatingly dull to be around, and that's coming from a guy who can talk to almost anyone. They don't read. They don't watch anything interesting on TV. They don't listen to music. They pretty much want to talk about golf or work, work or golf, 24/7. Ten minutes into a dinner party, I'm looking at the knife on my place setting and wondering how much it would hurt if I slid it up my wrist. That kind of dull.
This is different because they're not your friends. My husband and I aren't friends with each other's friends. Sometimes we have to socialize with our spouses friends, and it can be boring. And we all have to put up with friends' spouses.
Other than a birthday dinner for me with a number of friends shortly after my father passed away, I always see my friends individually. I don't need it to be a group to have a good time. I don't spend a ton of time with friends so when I do, I prefer the individual get together which gives us a chance to catch up with each other's lives. It's usually over a drink and a good meal. It's never been a conscious decision to keep friends separated, but they were never part of the same group of friends to begin with.
Other than a birthday dinner for me with a number of friends shortly after my father passed away, I always see my friends individually. I don't need it to be a group to have a good time. I don't spend a ton of time with friends so when I do, I prefer the individual get together which gives us a chance to catch up with each other's lives. It's usually over a drink and a good meal. It's never been a conscious decision to keep friends separated, but they were never part of the same group of friends to begin with.
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