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I do not rely on her for a social life. What I'm saying is that I have no need or desire for a social life beyond the incidental social interactions that come
by flax 4y ago
I do not rely on her for a social life. What I'm saying is that I have no need or desire for a social life beyond the incidental social interactions that come with being married, having a kid, having in-laws and parents that want to be grandparents to that kid, and also the interactions that come with having a job.
No, I do not have anyone I'm on friendly terms with due to a shared interest. I do sometimes go to meetups to talk about things, but I do not care about those people, and I do not expect them to care about me.
I do have some legacy friendships as I said before. These typically run multiple years between interactions, and that's how I like it. I recently met up with a college-era friend because I was in town. My kid enjoyed playing with her kids. Before that, we hadn't had significant contact in a few years.
- quickthrower2 4y agoI get you! Sounds like me. The busyness of family life makes me not need to regularly see friends: to the point I might see an old friend once a year. (Nomadic world we live in doesn’t help too) I might make more friends when kids grow up and time frees up though.