QOTD 8/6/11

LindsaylovesJustin Posted: Aug 06, 2011 09:57 AM

QOTD 8/6/11

We are heading back to Long Island for the weekend and I am so excited!

I realize that the longer Justin and I are together the less I have an outside social life - mostly becuase seeing what a good and loving person he is has made me realize that alot of my past 'friends' were not really friends to begin with. Id say despite that, I try to do at least 2 nights out a month without him... sooo

MY QOTD is: Do you feel your social life has changed since you became engaged?

ndeokinanan Posted: Aug 06, 2011 10:48 AM

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Yes most definitely!! I hardly ever hang out with my friends anymore....honestly I don't even care for a social life....FH and I spend a lot of time together and we both love it

AlexandMike2012 Posted: Aug 06, 2011 11:08 AM

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My social life hasn't changed at all...we've always been home bodies but love hanging out and socializing with our friends, so I would say socially nothing has changed since getting engaged and I'm totally comfortable with that

MrsJPH2012 Posted: Aug 06, 2011 11:39 AM

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My social life has changed. Before meeting FH I would go out a lot, not neccessarily 'partying' but I hated being home alone and I would keep myself busy.

When we first started dating we went out a lot, until we realized how much money we were wasting and then cut back. Right now we have a set 'date night' for the two of us, but now that I'm back on the East Coast I'm hoping to go out a little bit more to see some old friends.

Alannah22 Posted: Aug 06, 2011 12:17 PM

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Our social life hasn't changed at all. Even before we got engaged we liked spending time at home with seeing our friends at least once a week. Since we got engaged we still spend our time together and still see our friends regularly.

mjm2012 Posted: Aug 06, 2011 01:07 PM

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we've definitely become a lot more relaxed/stay at home now and love it. we've both had our fair share of fun but definitely love nothing more than going to dinner with friends and slothing.

Jill52787 Posted: Aug 06, 2011 01:18 PM

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My social life has not really changed at all!

We both have a good balance, usually we love being home watching movies but we also love to go out and spend time with our friends.

The only thing that has really changed is we are more money conscious when we do go out.

CaughtMyFish Posted: Aug 06, 2011 01:18 PM

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Not to offend anyone but I really dislike when girls ditch their female friends for a boyfriend. Yes, I am with FH more often than not, but I see a friend or two during the week for dinner or on a weekend to shop/go to my pool etc. It's really important (to me at least) NOT to ditch friendships or see people a ton less than I did before FH came along.

I will say that my days of bar hopping and going out drinking on a Saturday night are gone for the most part, however that is more so because I am getting OLD. lol

barbeik005 Posted: Aug 06, 2011 01:40 PM

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I guess it has changed a little bit for me, but not dramatically. I think that's mainly because I rather chill at home and work on wedding plans then doing some of the activities I used to do. His life has changed a lot since we got engaged (according to his friends). I have gotten him to go out and be more social with his friends. Normally he likes to lounge around playing video games

oct13bride Posted: Aug 06, 2011 03:17 PM

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I don't feel it has really changed since we got engaged that much. The amount of times I hang out a month has changed but it has more to do with the fact we are trying to save $.

pixietina Posted: Aug 06, 2011 03:37 PM

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Our social life hasn't changed at all. We hang out with our friends all the time. We have an open house policy and try to make sure we see friends every week.

LindsaylovesJustin Posted: Aug 06, 2011 03:42 PM

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i think moving alot has had an affect on this as well - not knowing anyone in the town you live makes it kinda tough!

Bride in 2012 Posted: Aug 06, 2011 05:17 PM

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My social life hasn't changed at all. I make it a point to see my friends and I make it a point to be with FH.

courtneydemarco12 Posted: Aug 06, 2011 07:46 PM

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yes we dont go out as much and we really only hang out with people who are in couples now not our single friends....LOL

StephanieJoy Posted: Aug 06, 2011 08:09 PM

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I do not think my social life has changed that much. FH and I go out together and we go out alone. It all depends on the day.

there are times when we both want to go out together but cant because of work or school.

ddms7870 Posted: Aug 06, 2011 08:49 PM

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Lindsay, first off, GREAT questions this week!!!!

My social life HAS changed since being with FH because we came from polar opposite views on 'being social'. I'm not going to lie, it has created it's fair share of conflict but we pretty much have worked it all out after 6 years of being together ?

Friends have always been a HUGE part of my life, and still are! I have my high school friends, my college friends, my work friends, my “I don’t see you often but still like to catch up with you” friends, etc. I’m the social chair, the party planner while FH is more of a homebody although you would NEVER know if you met him. He’s cordial and friendly, charming and funny…but would much rather be at home any day! So even though it’s changed, it’s changed on BOTH of our accounts. FH has learned to appreciate why I love each friend I have and I have learned to appreciate our “down time”. We make it work!