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I have a few board game groups I belong to. We occasionally also do things outside of board games. So, for me it was finding a common interest. Another factor,
by irrational 2y ago
I have a few board game groups I belong to. We occasionally also do things outside of board games. So, for me it was finding a common interest.
Another factor, for me, is being married. My wife has a lot of friends. They go on walks together, have regular Ladies Lunches were they try different restaurants in the area. I've become friends with some of the other husbands when we do things together as couples. Everything from movies, to holiday parties, to escape rooms, to board game nights (party games), to murder mystery dinners, etc.
- bossyTeacher 2y ago> My wife has a lot of friends. They go on walks together, have regular Ladies Lunches were they try different restaurants in the area. I've become friends with some of the other husbands when we do things together as couples. Everything from movies, to holiday parties, to escape rooms, to board game nights (party games), to murder mystery dinners, etc. The problem with latching to your wife's social network is that they might end remaining your wife's friends as opposed to your friends. Especially if you only see each other in the context of "my wife's friend". It is a very common pattern. And then if you ever break up with your wife, she is gone and so are her friends. Learning to make friends on your own is a valuable skill.
- taneq 2y agoEh, some of my good friends were boyfriend-of-my-girlfriend's-girlfriend and while both girlfriends are long gone, we stay in touch.
- bossyTeacher 2y agogreat news but that is not always the case. And betting your social network on it seems ill-advised
- irrational 2y agoDid you miss the whole first paragraph?