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Thursday, January 24. 2019

Maggie's January Scientific Poll #1: Social Life

What limit do you put on the number of your social events per week?

What I mean includes guys' or gals' nites out, dinners out with friends, lunches with groups or friends, meeting friends for drinks, parties, etc. Does not include Bible study or church but does include after-church brunch with church friends.

My limit and preference is three/week. I have no idea what "normal" is, but I would guess 2-3 non-family social outings per week might be average. I always enjoy these things and love seeing my pals and our friends, but I need my own quiet time and wife time too. Life is too short, time is too little for everything.

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One...that's enough to keep up on what's cooking in the neighborhood.

#1 indyjonesouthere on 2019-01-24 13:50 (Reply)

I like to have at least one guy night out/week, one or two couples nites or weekend brunches out. Mrs. BD usually has breakfast, lunch, or tea with friends once or twice/wk. Plus she likes to go to the city for dance or theater as often as she can with a friend or two.

Gotta keep up with the people you care about.

#2 Bird Dog on 2019-01-24 14:45 (Reply)

I'm 81 and my larder is overflowing because so many people (just family and friends - I don't date) want to take me out. It's great having a family like that. And also neighbors.

#3 oolioo on 2019-01-24 15:07 (Reply)

Rarely for all of the above. Meet about once a month after church with a couple of old friends for brunch. I'm pretty much a hermit and like it that way. Always have been and always will be. Don't really understand much socialization as many people seem to enjoy.

#4 JC on 2019-01-24 15:15 (Reply)

I guess I'm anti-social since I have no need for a weekly limit :) but I do spend a day a week volunteering at a nearby railroad museum, work out 3-4 times a week in a group class, HOA board meeting once a month, beer night every other month.

#5 Christopher B on 2019-01-24 15:30 (Reply)

Sometimes two, but usually only one. Saturday afternoon range session, assuming we're not having a deluge or some such.

#6 jefferson101 on 2019-01-24 15:31 (Reply)

My limit is not set. My average is zero.

#7 Brother John on 2019-01-24 16:07 (Reply)

Four. 2 choirs, quartet and bike coop.

#8 Earl Wertheimer on 2019-01-24 16:41 (Reply)

I average zero too. My favorite thing to do with my time is walk in the woods alone and hope not to meet any humans. I do live in the largest pine forest in the U.S. so it is easy to indulge my hobby.

#9 Anon on 2019-01-24 17:37 (Reply)

I play rec ice hockey 4 times a week on 4 different teams. I used to ref but I gave that up after 23 yrs.

#10 Brad on 2019-01-24 18:55 (Reply)

What should we discern form the fact that the post on social media has 4x the comments as the post of socialIZING? (ooops, gotta run, someone just LIKED me!)

#11 The Distributist (Link) on 2019-01-24 19:39 (Reply)

Straight out of Bowling Alone. Except even worse now.

#11.1 Assistant Village Idiot (Link) on 2019-01-25 08:25 (Reply)

Guy's beer night every other week. Get-together that used to be a Bible study/small group averages every other week. Volunteer at Food For Children averages every other week.

Seldom much else. I only find people fascinating in small doses.

#12 Assistant Village Idiot (Link) on 2019-01-25 08:23 (Reply)

Almost never, maybe once every few months mostly by accident, neighbor is two miles away with nothing in between but grass... haven't talked with him in three years. Someone will have to hire pallbearers for me.

#13 Harland Johnson (Link) on 2019-01-25 09:13 (Reply)

As a misanthrope, 3/week sounds like a lot.

#14 feeblemind on 2019-01-25 10:42 (Reply)

No set limit, but it's rare that I have more than two unless it's the off-season at work.

#15 jdgalt on 2019-01-25 12:54 (Reply)

Nope. Just Scouts.

#16 Sam L. on 2019-01-25 13:19 (Reply)

We don't set a limit, but I'd be surprised if the actual number is more than 5 or 6 a year.

#17 Randy on 2019-01-25 18:48 (Reply)

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#17.1 Alicia Maver (Link) on 2019-01-28 09:07 (Reply)

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Maggie's January Scientific Poll #1: Social Life