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How sociable are you?

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Juliet27 Thu 14-Mar-24 07:22:37

What silverlining says although I’d also avoid having anyone stay.

silverlining48 Thu 14-Mar-24 07:11:19

Other than when friends stay with us there are no more dinner or ‘ drink’ parties at home. Thank goodness , as I dislike cooking and always get stressed.

Curtaintwitcher Thu 14-Mar-24 06:42:30

I have never been a sociable person but I married a man who was. I used to resent the fact that I was expected to entertain his friends and join in with whatever they were doing.
When we moved to a bigger house, I was able to have my own sitting room and escape!

BlueBelle Thu 14-Mar-24 06:07:59

I meet up with friends, I go out for meals, I go out for coffees, I love my volunteering work, I go to the cinema, occasionally theatre and sometimes join classes etc so have a fairly full life but I don’t entertain any more, my children are busy and most live away, my grandkids are totally scattered and have very busy lives We all keep in touch very regularly but the last time I entertained as in a house meal or house party was about ten years ago so nothing much through my 70s
Living alone for a long time it’s not so easy I probably do miss it although I don’t really think about it too much, maybe it’s just a natural progression
Most of my friends are my age or older and everyone seems to meet outside the homes

MamawShannon Thu 14-Mar-24 05:19:27

Not social at all anymore...married a man who likes for it to be just us and after the crazy life I've had I welcomed it..but I do miss seeing what family I got left more often..only ones that visit me is my daughter and her kids. I think we would do a lil more if I wasn't so sick.

nanna8 Thu 14-Mar-24 05:04:15

We don’t entertain nearly as much as we used to when the kids were younger because we haven’t got the energy. We meet people in restaurants instead now. It used to be a constant stream of visitors of all ages but now it is mostly grandchildren and our own children and great grandchildren. That’s enough for us, there are plenty of them now ! We go out with one or other group of friends about once a week but we are usually back by 10 pm these days ( instead of 12-1 am as it was in the good old days)

grannyactivist Thu 14-Mar-24 01:23:38

This evening six of my husband’s friends came round for home brewed beer and (takeaway) pizza, then they watched a documentary film that they had been discussing (about Navalny). I spent a lovely evening in my art room.

My husband sorted drinks, made the dessert and salad, queued up the film - and my only contribution, apart from a quick meet and greet, was to pop out to pick up their pizzas. When the guys were leaving they all thanked me and commented that their own wives would have had very negative responses had they suggested such an evening.

Their comments have got me thinking. Even when we had smaller homes we always entertained a lot and my husband has always supported me in this, but as we’ve got older he’s really become much more sociable on his own behalf. (He meets up with different groups of friends several times in a month, for coffee, meals, a cycle ride, discussions etc.)

So it’s got me wondering - how much entertaining do others on here do? Are you more, or less, sociable than previously?