Anyone else prefer and have more fun on an evening out with girlfriend rather than partner?

[Kitttty]

Does this mean your relationship is doomed? Been with my OH 29 years married 20 - have 4 kids, one sen, life has been v difficult over the past 5 years - badly hit by the recession - bereavements etc....have so much more fun on a night out with a funny, witty girlfriend than with my introverted, kind but un-charismatic OH.

My DH is an introvert, and if I want a big drunken silly night out, I would NOT be asking him!

I don't think it is unusal to socialise with a variety of friends, we always do because we have very different characters and like doing different things socially. We do go out together, but not in large groups.

We're pretty solid, I think - just everyone's different.

My DP's idea of a great time is golf, or a pub/football/darts combo, while mine is large glasses of wine/gossip and dancing, doesn't mean it's doomed at all, we enjoy ourselves separately so we don't inflict a miserable time on the other! I love him endlessly and as long we also enjoy our time together, eg watching a movie or going to dinner then I think that's pretty healthy IMO!

We also both love to see our friends because it's someone new to talk to, different senses of humour etc.

Girls should go out for girly nights,wine ,dancing etc,bit of flirting I hate noisey nights I play in a band and see it all the time don't mind if my DW goes out,just behave girls

I enjoy nights out with my friends, both male and female, far more than nights out with DH. Mostly because I'm always checking my behaviour around his friends, while I can just be myself with my lot. They're very different kinds of people!

minstaral who says we have to drink wine and dance and flirt? Not all women enjoy that, my ideal night is beer, pool table and funny friends. And don't tell us to behave, we're not children.