First off this is not a whinge, I'm quite happy with my lot, and maybe therein is a clue. Just struck me before Christmas that my social circle is a) slowing decreasing & b) mainly originating from years back.
While I generally get on well with loads of people, I'd have few close friends and with geography etc they are dispersed. Work and sport are the main ways I meet people - dont do much pubbing (none in walking distance, no public transport, babysitter stuff etc). So while plenty of acquaintances, (would like to think I'm liked - even if on a fairly superficial level) hardly anyone to ring up for a pint.
Its probably lack of effort on my part but in general I think fellas dont tend to keep in touch as much as girls, or dont tend to forge new friends after a certain stage. As I'm married with 2 young kids we're our own crew and maybe that makes me not bothered about going out.
So while there's no great problem to be solved, just wondering if this is a common phonomenon ..... or am I just Billy-no-mates !!! aaargh ;-)
While I generally get on well with loads of people, I'd have few close friends and with geography etc they are dispersed. Work and sport are the main ways I meet people - dont do much pubbing (none in walking distance, no public transport, babysitter stuff etc). So while plenty of acquaintances, (would like to think I'm liked - even if on a fairly superficial level) hardly anyone to ring up for a pint.
Its probably lack of effort on my part but in general I think fellas dont tend to keep in touch as much as girls, or dont tend to forge new friends after a certain stage. As I'm married with 2 young kids we're our own crew and maybe that makes me not bothered about going out.
So while there's no great problem to be solved, just wondering if this is a common phonomenon ..... or am I just Billy-no-mates !!! aaargh ;-)