How often do you socialise?

[SolitaryTree]

Out of curiosity.
Aside from covid restriction times obviously.
By socialising I mean how often do you meet with another human being that is not a part of the household.
And are you single or do you have a partner/married.
Also how important is socialising to you?

Hello

I'm single and currently pregnant. I have no close family nearby but do have one good (single) male friend who I see at least for one day on the weekend. I have one work colleague/friend who I try to meet up with but the contact is inconsistent and I think she tends to meet up with me to offload her problems when her partner has had enough of her. It's depressing. I'm really miserable about my social situation, it's a combination of numerous failed relationships and having moved around a lot so my childhood friends have drifted a long time ago. No roots/history in my current area though I've been here 4 years now and am open and working towards expanding my social circle whenever possible. I feel the pregnancy /child is giving me a real sense of purpose/a future to look forward to rather than this 'instrumental socialising' as I call it (minus my male friend), a connection/meaning that is simply lacking in supply. I spent the pandemic mostly alone, isolated and it was pure hell and I realised my life was the same pre-pandemic - I hardly went out for the lack of friends, not because I'm an introvert/lack social skills. Finding meaningful connections later in life is hard, people are busy with their partners/families and it feels as if the quota for extra friends is non existent.

About twice a year.

We have a weekly DND session, so at least once a week. Above that, maybe once or twice a month? Lots of my friends live across the country so no spontaneous plans!

No kids, live with partner and dog. I'm an introvert so pretty happy with the above.

Single adult here, no children, I live alone and closest family member is 800km away.

Work colleagues are friends really, and we’re all on the exact same schedule so coffee breaks and breakfast / lunch / dinner depending on the day, are all taken together. I don’t know if you call that socialising? We talk about a lot of stuff!

Other than that, church every week and probably another weekly outing with friends but that depends on many factors - work schedule, mainly. This month I have time for no one

Meant to say - I will socialise with my work colleagues outside of work too - so we might have lunch together every Tuesday, but then we also stay late and have dinner at the end of the day. It’s not just at work that we ‘socialise’.

I meet up with friends probably 2-3 times a month, usually a lunch/coffee/walk. 3 different friends/groups so see each once a month or so

I signed my kids up to a club and got my friend to sign hers up to the same so we meet once a week in term time.
We meet DD's best friend and mum about once every 4-6 weeks so we can have a coffee or wine whilst the kids play.
Else I happen go out in the garden when the neighbours are there with their kids.

Almost never if you don’t count work. I don’t have any friends to socialise with.
I am married with DC, I don’t really socialise/ do anything or go anywhere with DH either. I have a job working 13hr shifts days and nights and DH has time-consuming hobbies.

Pretty much everyday. Nothing changed during lockdown. I met up with my friend for walks. If were good enough to work with were good enough to have a walk together too

As an example-
Monday - work in office, dinner after work with a friend.
Tuesday - day off. Coffee with friend, popped to mom's house. Took kids to sister's for tea after work.
Wednesday - work in office, football with kids so saw footie moms.
Thursday - in office in the day, late night swim.
Friday - dinner with husband
Saturday - football with kids, lunch with friend
Sunday - family day ( in the summer this is always cricket match day!)
So lots of ad hoc socialising via work and sports and a mix of coffee dates. I'm a highly sociable person and my husband is a total introvert so goes out loads less! Works for us.

I am out 3 times a week at a club I own and have some wonderful friends there. Other than that probably go out an extra 1-3 times a month.

I couldn't only see my family and no one else. I love them, but I need my own time.

Feast or famine for me. I go for weeks with nothing planned then go through a spate where I seem to have loads of things on.

As little as possible

On my own with friends - a few times a week - meet for coffee or a walk or in town to see a show or go for food. I also do a few fitness classes but like a PP I don't consider that socialising and we don't go for coffee afterwards.

With DH almost never. We go out together a lot but we were never the kind of couple that other couples invite to BBQs and drinks very often. We go to dinner with friends about once every three months.