How often do you hang out with friends, now that you have a family?

Hi 34 momma,I am not married but have kids.I still get out with the girls and have girls night out with them when I can.Sometimes we have lunch or dinner,go to a show,play or maybe go to a bar every now and then.I dont do the party hardy things thats old but little things like that im into.

hi! before I was married, I was going out with friends at least once a week. Now that I have family, I seldom go out with friends. I have different sets of friends, so sometimes, hanging out with them is kinda difficult. maybe once a month party, or night out is enough for me. take care

OH GOSH lol never anymore. Seems like there is just not enough time in one day to even get all the household chores done let alone go out with friends. Then you need to find a babysitter and school nights are a NEVER NEVER lol . With a 4 yo in pre-school now I have to take her back and forth to school each day so that even takes up more time.But I am very happy to do things of this nature with and for my family, friends can be a great thing and I do miss them but some things just come first.

We don't hang out with friends very often honestly. Used to more when we first got married, but then kids come along, and things change....money, time, etc. And we have lost some friends over that, and my only response was, "wait til YOU have kids". Then I suppose it's time to find different friends who understand...I have always gained new friends with each new chapter of my life. Some come and go, but have always been in my life at that specific time, for a specific reason. Then things just change and that's okay too!!

I no longer do things with friends that I used to after marriage and with kids. Don't have much time for them but I still call them once in a while.

i go out with my friends at least once a month. with dogs kids jobs and a hubby all the stress would make u completely insane!!! i try to go out with the girls every other friday. i cant always. i use to go out and stay gone all weekend when i was a stay at home mom. all the kids are in school now so i got a job. i have to have me time.

Hanging out with friends!!!!mmmm it is the best thing I love to do often on this earth. Though I am married and live with my children often the feeling of hanging out with friends lingers on and on.... It gives me energy and helps to go along with the lifes path.

My husband and I do not have friends to hang out with. We have tried several times over the years but it never works out. The people always want us to be on their schedule and do what they want to do even if we do not want to. My husband, daughter and I just have fun times together with each other now.

I don't get to do that as much as I would like. My children are grown now so that doesn't prevent me from doing so. It's the hours I work and having a grand daughter that prevent me from keeping in touch with them the way I would like to do so. Time flys way to quickly and before you know it 6 months go by and then another 6 months. I do have two friends that I've known over 25 years and I keep in touch with them more than anyone else. And I do have a friend that I've kept in touch with since kindergarten, but not nearly as much as I should. So I don't hang out with my friends too often, but try to stay in touch from time to time.

i seldom go out at night with friends since the last 5 years if my life...when i lived with my partner i always find my time short specially for friends..they always call and invite me but i seldom say yes...some friends got pissed and wont bother to give me a call whenever they have girls night out..some still do...

Before I got married I was not much of a hanging with friends. I do hang out with friends but it is a once in a while thing. Now that I am married I still do get together with my friends especially school and classmates. This is just to catch on things. Usually this hanging out takes place during festive season like Chinese new year or Hari Raya (the malay's new year) because it's public holiday and that's when friends take a break from work and return to hometown. Other than that I hardly hang out with them.

I and my husband barely have time for friend now that we're married. Somekind of a bit sad fact BUT it's just rewarding eventually. We have most of our time for our kids and the hobby we love most--tennis. We don't go out with friends as often as before but only if such friends invite us to play tennis somewhere in a diferent tennis club.

I was in a relationship with a woman who wanted to cut me off from all my friends and family and so it would just be the three of us (with her kid). I felt that my family and friends should continue to be part of my life in the event of a break up (as it turned out I am glad I did so), but she was not close to her family and friends. it was unhealthy and ultimately the relationship failed, but I suggested that we each went out 1-2 nights per week with our own friends and the rest we spent together. That way the other partner could babysit and I kept my friends and gave me a break. It worked for me and I think if you spend ALL the time just the two of you it can get claustrophobic. But it obviously depends on the two people concerned, just my thoughts...

Well, First of all, I am lonely since I hardly have any friends in my living city except my boyfriend. I studied in a college in Beijing city, but I do not stay there for my future jobs, even though I am quite familar with that city, I leave for Guangzhou city, then got my first job, till now. The most time I spend is just with my pc before recognize my boyfriend. You see, all of my companions are salesmen, but my job is quite different with them, they seem so selfish, and even do not have active attitude on jobs, witout any ambition, so I do not wanna to communicate with them. Besides, most of my friends and classmates are in other cities, so everyone can guess my life is so boring and longly. And I love my as well as love my boyfriend.

I guess with a family taking up the most of your time, your circle of friends will shrink drastically. Only those that are really close will still be coming over and enjoying a cup of tea in your home that once in a while. A person who is single and a person who has a family, has vastly different priorities. Unless the circle of friends are that close, they will usually be leading their own lifes. And most often, the frequency of meeting up would be very few and far in between. I really missed the days where I am always surrounded by friends who we can chat and have a good laugh with. Those carefree days are over. Now, I am in the good company of family members who love each other and are willing to share more of the responsibilities of holding a family together. Though we still try to make it possible to meet up with friends whenever we can. Usually arranged way ahead of time so that we can ensure the schedule for each person will allow for one common time slot to meet up.

I no longer have friends to hang out with after I got married. I very rarely get in touch with 2 or 3 of my friends these days and that too over the net because we all live in different places now. We used to have a lot of fun going to places together, talking on the terrace until 1 a.m in the night. In fact we used to share everything in our lives. But now, the greatest irony is that, when we get in touch with them, after about 15 to 20 mins of asking 'how'z life' in different ways, we don't know what else to talk about!! Sometimes I really miss my old bacholorette days!! But I know they won't come back. They just stay with us as old happy memories. That is life.

No, I don't get together with my friends these days because each of us live in different places. Only two or three of my friends keep in touch with me. I don't get to talk with the others unless I get to call them for their birthdays. It is pleasant to think of those days as the golden years, when you were carefree and you had friends to share your day from morning till night. We used to share everything that happened during the day, the jokes at office, or misunderstandings etc. etc.. It was really nice to have a friend, someone with whom we can be ourselves and with whom we can share everything. But now, we get in touch with each other once in about 3 months(over a chat message) and probably end up asking how'z life? how is hubby and kids? How are parents? etc. etc... each telling a little about the other's life and within half an hour, we have nothing to talk about!! Friends who didn't have enough time to share everything from morning till evening don't know what to talk about when they come together!! Isn't that ironic... maybe, but that's life.

family,husband,wife,kids,dog,cat...LOL. Yes you are very right. Life changes a lot when we get married. For my case, since I had to move thousands of miles away from my home to be with my husband, I seldom see my old friends. We communicate though through letters,then emails,then sms messages. Its nice to be in touch with the people whom we basically grew up with. Then we meet new friends. My new group then were the wives of my husband's officemates. We get to see each other as a group like with the kids and all. There are times that only for the couples night out. We usually leave the kids with the inlaws. There were also nights when the "boys" stay in one place and we "girls" go malling. It's still fun even if we got to know each other recently. The " recently" I actually meant went on until 15 years. But then most of the "boys" get to be transferred to different places too. So we get to see each other less. It's so sad. For now, we have just been relocated again, I met new friends. They gather on occasions like birthdays...so I'm starting to build new friendship. the old ones will be most cherished forever.