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HIS friends and MY friends are all married, so they are "couples friends" too!
Many of our friends are married. But those married couples I consider to be either HIS friends, or MINE. We really don't have any friends that we've met, together, as a couple, and became friends with, as a couple. Either I met them, or he met them. We live an hour apart, and honestly he is not a very social being.
Like all publications, the WSJ columnists need to write catchy titles but a bit too much hyperbole here.
Make Friends With Another Couple. Your Relationship May Depend on It.
I find the article to be a completely fluff piece.
Yes, we should make friends with others - including couples. And, good relationships and socialization have a positive effect on life. But - no, our relationship does not depend on it.
Really deep deep advice: talk to your partner. Gee - why didn't I/you think of that? And, if you didn't, are you really married? Chances are that if you don't talk meaningfully with your partner, no amount of couple friendship is going to help!
Ask questions and share. Really! How else do people interact and form relationships? Most do so without a professor in psychology needing to spell it out.
Carry your part of the conversation. And, who'd have thunk that had anything to do with a conversation.
I read the WSJ but I am done reading Elizabeth Bernstein!
When a couple divorces, do you still see both of them?
Yes, but not at the same time.
The women paired up with someone relatively soon while the men began dating around. It's been...interesting some of the women we've met after they've gone out a few times.
those married couples I consider to be either HIS friends, or MINE
I find this strange. We don't count how we met or who met whom first. In fact sometimes we don't even remember how or where we met either of them, we just know we enjoy each other's company.
I find this strange. We don't count how we met or who met whom first. In fact sometimes we don't even remember how or where we met either of them, we just know we enjoy each other's company.
Strange?? To remember how you met someone? And I don't "count" them. This thread caused me actually think about it. But we really have never met a *couple*, that we have remained friends with and socialized with, AS a couple.
And I certainly remember how I met people. I don't think I would ever forget such a thing. I find it odd that you do. But as I said, we are not married and do not live together, so probably different from your experience.
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And I certainly remember how I met people. I don't think I would ever forget such a thing.
I guess because we've been friends for so many years now. I know just the other day we all went out for dinner together and we argued over whether we met Mike or Adele first, and whether it was at the pool hall or another bar we go to. *shrugs*
I guess because we've been friends for so many years now. I know just the other day we all went out for dinner together and we argued over whether we met Mike or Adele first, and whether it was at the pool hall or another bar we go to. *shrugs*
I have friends I have known for over 40 years. I remember how I met all of them. I mean, I remember exactly. Like, I can almost play a movie of it in my mind. I guess I just have a good memory.
Like all publications, the WSJ columnists need to write catchy titles but a bit too much hyperbole here.
Make Friends With Another Couple. Your Relationship May Depend on It.
I find the article to be a completely fluff piece.
Yes, we should make friends with others - including couples. And, good relationships and socialization have a positive effect on life. But - no, our relationship does not depend on it.
Really deep deep advice: talk to your partner. Gee - why didn't I/you think of that? And, if you didn't, are you really married? Chances are that if you don't talk meaningfully with your partner, no amount of couple friendship is going to help!
Ask questions and share. Really! How else do people interact and form relationships? Most do so without a professor in psychology needing to spell it out.
Carry your part of the conversation. And, who'd have thunk that had anything to do with a conversation.
I read the WSJ but I am done reading Elizabeth Bernstein!
“ Couples who have more couple friends are happier in their own relationships and more likely to stay together, research shows. ” I didn’t see any link to any research that supports her assertion. I have to wonder how happy a couple is in their own relationship if it’s dependent on couple friends to prop it up.
The only research I came across is is psych central stating
“ A 2020 study cites strong evidence supporting friendship’s positive influences on marriage for both wives and husbands.” and linking to this
For me, my parents marriage was enhanced by their friendships. Had a 25th wedding anniversary party, 1968, friends they met when my Pop was stationed during the WWII, drove several hours to attend.
On tours, they made friends, would travel to visit them. Very hospitable. Inheritance, the memories of my parents friendships.
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And I don't "count" them. This thread caused me actually think about it. But we really have never met a *couple*, that we have remained friends with and socialized with, AS a couple. 
