How often do you leave your house?

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Just that really, including to run errands etc...

If course you can! I don't "do" friends. Never really learned the social skills needed to maintain a friendship. I have disabilities around pain and other 'stuff', so I find it difficult to clean - therefore never feel it's tidy enough to invite anyone in. Also, I am a chronic depressive and that means I often can't face getting out of bed, or getting dressed - so there is not a snowballs chance in he'll that I want to go out. I am happy in my own company. Other than a plumber a couple of years ago, and a district nurse a year or two before that, I think it's probably been 10-12+ years since anyone other than that has been in the house. I only go out for hospital appointments and food shopping.

At least once a day for a walk or to meet friends

@YorkshireLeedsLass I hope this doesn't come across as patronising as truly, that's not how it's intended. But I find it really fascinating to get an insight into how others live their life, especially when it's so starkly contrasting to my own.

Do you have a partner? Or children? I can imagine it's a lot easier to stay inside for as long as you have without the "pressure" (for want of a better word) of others trying to persuade you to. Do you wish you could / would go out more, or are you actually content being indoors?

Depends on the day. Saturday did not leave it at all. Yesterday left once to get a bottle of wine. Today I am working from home and have so far left the house twice for differing reasons. Will need to leave at least once more this evening to go the chemist. Potentially should bring the dogs for a walk too but that is weather dependent.

2-3 times a week on average, WFH. If I go for a walk it has to be somewhere secluded or very quiet at least which is not easy in a city. I’m also a depressive and have a chronic pain condition. I get The Fear about going out, the unknown, feeling exposed etc. I don’t think anything particular is going to happen, I just don’t feel ‘safe’ and feel safer at home, shielded from the chaos of the city.

I wish I lived somewhere rural so I could do a daily walk in the countryside (which I love) more easily. It currently involves getting in the car, bumping into neighbours on the way, driving 20+ minutes and finding somewhere to park… enough for the fear to set in and put me off, not to mention I can’t really justify the fuel atm. My long term plan is to move to a much quieter area.

But apart from that I’m not really bothered. I don’t think there’s any one right way to be and I think it’s perfectly fine to not want to go out much. It’s just the way some people are wired. I have friends I keep in touch with ever day but don’t see that often which suits me as I don’t have a lot of social energy. It would be nice to have a DP to go out with as has been the case in the past, but not currently in the right place for a relationship.

Twice a day, minimum, to walk the dog. That happens every day, rain or shine.

Often there is at least 1 more errand to run a day (e.g. go to shop or something up on the allotment).

Because his running and his mother’s demand for “family time” (I am not family in this context, and anyway it’s usually evenings so DD needs to be put to bed) trumps everything these days.

Apart from the school run, hardly ever.

I wfh and if we are seeing friends at the weekend it's usually in my house too as it's the most sociable.

I LOVE being at home.
Outside as in-in the garden? A few times a day to mince about my plants and feed the fish. Outside as in-where other people are? Avoid as much as possible. Usually every two or three days.
I'm an introvert. I am drained by interaction that I don't want.
The thought of going to the supermarket makes me feel a bit ill. Rude people, coughing and touching things, other people's body odours, the occasional bum crack on show... No no no.

I have a physical addiction to going to the supermarket. I find any and all reasons to go. Possibly why I am broke.

Was a lot more when my kids were younger.

Preschool I didnt like them cooped up all day so we went out most days, then obviously school runs activities etc.

Work 3 to 4 times a week. But im not sure driving to another indoor location counts lol.

Meet up with friends, days out with kids

So yeah out most days but also absolutely happy with not going out and having duvet days

Just thinking about this, when I had a dog, horses and primary aged children I was never in the house.

I have none of those things now so it is really just work, gym or the odd social catch up/hobby afternoon.

Much easier to stay at home these days than it ever was, plus my social life has not really recovered from a) divorce and b) covid. Still I try to get out every day and force myself to go to the gym if I haven't been to work/been in all day. Usually feel better for it!