DD 4.5 yo is very social, has lots of friends and very popular at nursery. She goes to nursery 5 mornings a week plus one afternoon at a different nursery and has 3 afternoon classes on different days. She is also committed to 2 play dates a week, every week, one on Mon and one on Tue, with different friends. The Tue one is after her afternoon class.
She has other friends that she meets less regularly as we have very little time left. She has this other friend who goes to her nursery but in the afternoon so they never meet, they can only meet at weekends or holidays. Her parents (really lovely, nice people) push for playdates very often, so we see her quite a lot, however DH is very unhappy with playdates at weekends. He says he wants to play with DD on his own as he doesn't see her much during the week. He takes her out on both days and they spend the afternoons at home.
Last time we met them (reluctantly as I was very tired and not up for it) her mum asked me if the girls could meet every Sat from now on, so another commitment. I reluctantly said yes, although Sat is my day to rest as I'm busy all week. I explained to her DD is very busy during the week so we try to keep her calm at weekends as too much excitement doesn't benefit her, so don't think we will be able to meet every Sat. DH went ballistic about it! He doesn't agree with it (even if it's every other Sat) and I'm annoyed we ended up with yet another commitment. Anyone can relate?