Comments on: Friends forever… whether you like it or not.

By: ThirdCAt

ThirdCAt — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:28:36 +0000

What club did you work at? Only curious, because I’ve been working at one over the last couple of months. I’m not a in a comedy set though.

This is a great post – my husband has the same thing going on. He does wear gazman shirts, but he is good apart from that. I think when you work full time and have little kids it is a bit socially isolating.

By: honeysmack

honeysmack — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:17:52 +0000

I would suggest socialising more without your wife and kids. Even a casual Friday night drink with the crew from work can introduce you to time outside mingling with same sex. No gay jokes coming from here. I think its wise to hang with friends, outside of your family circle otherwise you can lose your sense of self. ie. Who the hell am i? just a dad? Just a husband? What about me… you know?

By: drew

drew — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:44:47 +0000

Hmm… I’ve already ‘done’ the Adelaide comedy set. Used to work at one of the main clubs here and did radio for a while with one of the more famous locals who is now doing bigger, better(?) things. I moved on also but still catch up with the odd funny guy.
C has been in a mothers’ group since Little Miss L was born. I still haven’t been introduced to half the women, let alone their husbands.
Working on a couple of working relationships, and I’ve never been ‘one of the boys’ as far as organised sport is concerned. With volleyball we were a disparate bunch who sort of landed in the same team. It was drinks after the grand final every season but nothing more.

Maybe I just don’t get out enough…

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:49:39 +0000

I think I must be becoming more gregarious as I get older. I have more friends now than at any previous point in my life.

I still see heaps of Craig and through Craig I have met “the comedy set” and this is the group I socialise with most often. I even get to hang out with relatively famous people from time to time. They even pay me to play poker with them.

We also met some people via the New Mother’s Group. Not sure if they have them in S.A. but you get tossed together with some people where the only thing you have in common is that you all recently had a child. Most of them we didn’t hit it off with but 2 couple have become firm friends.

A few guys from work are great and we have the odd Sunday BBQ together.

And of course there the blokes at the cricket club, golf club etc.

Lucky me.