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Sorry - did not mean it to sound that bad, and surely did not mean you. We just don't enjoy spending so much on food that we can't eat. We'd so much rather go out and be active. So we mostly do those things with just the two of us. We'd rather have company...but oh well.
My husband and I are not drinkers or like eating out in the evenings as a form of socializing , not so interested in playing cards so yes it’s limiting. That isn’t to say we haven’t done dinner out on rare occasions but it’s not what we did with our couple friends in ohio. Usually we went to movies, concerts, get togethers in each others homes. Those couple friends in OH evolved out of many years of being friends with one person and establishing mutual connections and interests.
Right now in AZ it isn’t a priority and we seem to be doing great without couple friends.
As our kids are turning into young adults my wife and I are realizing that some of our couples friendships were really just fueled by family events we all did with our kids when they were much younger. Now, we're sort of not into these couples much anymore.
I wonder what some of you do when a couple suddenly becomes a single? Cast them aside or keep them in the group? After all every couple eventually becomes a single.
I wonder what some of you do when a couple suddenly becomes a single? Cast them aside or keep them in the group? After all every couple eventually becomes a single.
I answered this already upthread, but we just don't socialize with them together anymore. We still see each of them with their new partners.
When my grandson played high school sports we befriended a number of the other grandparents. We would meet for dinner before the game-not stuffing our faces at all- and sit at the game together. If the games were further away we sometimes car pooled.
Our grandson is now in college-they still have grandkids competing so sometimes we go and watch their grandkids or we meet up socially.
Another couple we met we just went blueberry picking with. We also socialize at each others homes. We like to sit and talk.
Wow....New partners....it sounds like it dosen`t take long for your friends to get on with their lives, with new partners.
I don't need to say how long it took them to get new partners because it's nobody's business. But thanks for being so judgmental, you just made my Ignore List.
Off Topic ? Heard if a spouse dies, a happy marriage, they will usually marry soon. They miss the companionship.
Encouraged a woman who was seeing someone a year, ? or so after her husband died. Many people thought too soon ! She's now married, both are Very happy ! It seems I was the only one to do what she desired to do.
Off Topic ? Heard if a spouse dies, a happy marriage, they will usually marry soon. They miss the companionship.
Encouraged a woman who was seeing someone a year, ? or so after her husband died. Many people thought too soon ! She's now married, both are Very happy ! It seems I was the only one to do what she desired to do.
That hasn't been my experience. I have widows as friends and neighbors and not one has ever remarried.
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We just don't enjoy spending so much on food that we can't eat. We'd so much rather go out and be active. So we mostly do those things with just the two of us. We'd rather have company...but oh well.
