How often do you spend time with people other than your partner/kids/colleagues?

[BertieBotts]

Just wondering, I'm a bit crap at this but I think I need wider social interaction or I go a bit nuts. I need to prioritise it a bit more and I got curious what "normal" is. I know I can tend to default back to SM far too much.

I'd include phone calls and direct conversations via text/IM but not social media really, and seeing colleagues in a social/non-work context counts too.

I speak to at least one of my friends every day, my sister every day

Ummm. Volunteer meeting once a month, coffee with a fellow swimmer once a week in the open water season and she and I do text. Dad phones me most days but its to talk at me.

Not enough really

I usually have a bit of WhatsApp with at least one friend every day, often more than one friend. I will usually see have coffee with someone once or twice a month (usually two separate people, IYSWIM). I see all my friends roughly an equal amount, so two or three times a year. I rarely talk on the phone other than to my DSis, and I speak with her either every six weeks or so (if we're both jogging on OK) or a few times a week (if something's gone to custard in her life or mine).

I speak to friends most days.
I have a small group of immediate friends (5) and we speak most often, then have a handful of others than we speak once a month.

Actually seeing any of them is where it gets difficult and sometimes I might see one of them every week and sometimes it's longer. Bigger meet ups are months apart.

I speak to mum daily.

I see my immediate family once a week minimum. Sometimes more.

I'd love to do more, and I'd love to do more just DP and I too, but babysitters and other limitations (money) make it harder.

Since having my son I've put a lot more effort into these relationships as I did before.

I realised just how much I was taking people for granted and how important it was for me.

It's been so easy for me to not contact people and not see people for months on end sometimes.
I am happy in my own company, but I wanted my son to get to know the family really well and to know my closest friends too.
They all have young ones and it's helped me so much.
I owe them so much

If you count WhatsApp then most days.

If you only count in-person, and you're strict about colleagues then still at least once a week.

By "being strict about colleagues" I mean that I can see why you'd rule out after-work drinks, but what if I go to see a play with friends who are also coleagues?

I don't have a partner or kids though, so I have more time to do things for myself.

Oh I just meant I wasn't counting speaking to people in the course of work - if your colleagues are your friends and you spend time with them voluntarily too then that would count in my mind - even after work drinks :)

I'm on maternity leave at the moment anyway but I am a bit guilty of chatting to people when I see them at work and saying oh we must meet up and then never getting around to it.

Erm, friend once a month

For me, it's partner, dd, family and colleagues.

I feel less comfortable around people, so it suits me.
Although there seems to be potential for friends at work, they are good and very social, which is lovely.

We have friends over every weekend, plus we hang out with friends once or twice during the week.