Rarely but that's my personality. If given the choice of going out or staying in and sitting on the couch in my pajamas I will choose couch and pajamas almost every time.
ETA: To answer the question I'll say once every few months.
I have a standing dinner date with my girlfriends once per month, but sometimes will see them in between as well. I often go to a church study group that meets once per week. I also have various networking & professional events occasionally in the evenings. Sometimes I meet up with my parents or brother without him, although that is more rare these days as they want to see DD.
I would say he goes out without me maybe 1-2 times per month? Usually meets his brother or friends for drinks or something.
Post by cincodemayo on Jun 22, 2015 9:47:22 GMT -5
Probably 2x a month? It depends.
I have a monthly dinner club and probably bimonthly events- birthday party/girl's night. But I rarely just meet a friend for HH or go out after bedtime.
I play trivia with a group of friends 1-2 times per month. Actually my good friend is a teacher and she started a trivia group from her school and I just invite myself. So the group is 8-9 middle school teachers and me. It's more fun than it sounds!
I have a few good friends that I meet for dinner. I feel like most of my circle is moms with young kids, so evenings out don't happen a lot. I might try to do it more if my H had more friends to go out with - this sounds really sad, right? But he works from home, and I moved him away from his brothers and friends a couple of years ago, so he doesn't really have dudes to go chill with. I feel like it's a little unfair to ask him to hang out with B too often while I go chill with the ladies when he doesn't really get to do that, like, ever.
I think I'll do it more when we move back - he'll have his circle of friends back, I'll have more of my old social circle back. We already have plans for Magic Mike and margaritas my first week in town
I have a question to tack onto this poll. If you go out, does your spouse/SO watch the kids? Or do you leave with them a sitter or other family member?
Brought to you by the girls' night out I went to last week in which one woman does not leave her child alone with her husband.
Post by cherry1111 on Jun 22, 2015 10:13:51 GMT -5
This may not count but I walk once a week with a friend. It is for exercise but also get some socializing in too. I'm usually gone for 2-2.5 hours because we drive to the location we walk, then my friend usually picks up dinner for herself from somewhere on our way home.
I have a question to tack onto this poll. If you go out, does your spouse/SO watch the kids? Or do you leave with them a sitter or other family member?
Brought to you by the girls' night out I went to last week in which one woman does not leave her child alone with her husband.
DH watches her. I have never considered calling a sitter/family member if he were available. I have...opinions about when one parent won't leave their child(ren) alone with the other parent.
Right now-I voted never. I've stopped trying with my group of "friends" for a variety of reasons and am trying to get more involved in the mom's group MNO at the moment. It's not a good place to be in.
Post by badtzmaru22 on Jun 22, 2015 10:22:16 GMT -5
It's rare, but most of that is because DH used to work second shift, so it wasn't an option unless I got a babysitter. DH still isn't home until 6:45, and I am exhausted by the end of the day anyway, but I did go out recently one Friday, after we got the kids down.
What is more common is a Saturday brunch with the girls- maybe a few times a year? I've gone to a bunch of bridal and baby showers recently as well, and just take the baby with me.
I do have a standing July pasta date with a girlfriend, since it's a restaurant we both love, and they do a midweek special in the summer. I get a babysitter for this! Lol. It sounds lame, but I need to get things on the calendar if they're going to happen.
Also working against me is most of my friends live a good 40 min away. I need a neighbor girlfriend to drink with. Lol.
I have a question to tack onto this poll. If you go out, does your spouse/SO watch the kids? Or do you leave with them a sitter or other family member?
Brought to you by the girls' night out I went to last week in which one woman does not leave her child alone with her husband.
DH is in charge. Sometimes his Mom will invite them over for dinner but most of the time he just stays with her at home. If I can't trust my DH to be alone with our child we have major Divorce worthy issues.
I have a question to tack onto this poll. If you go out, does your spouse/SO watch the kids? Or do you leave with them a sitter or other family member?
Yes, DH stays with her. In order, I usually use:
1) DH 2) My SIL who is local and likes time with DD 3) My parents (they do lots of weekend babysitting & overnights, but weekdays are harder since they work & live 30 minutes away) 4) Paid sitter
Post by turtlegirl on Jun 22, 2015 10:40:20 GMT -5
About once a month for just a girls night out with friends.
I go to my prenatal yoga class once a week, so H does dinner/bedtime on this nights. I usually get home just as they are reading stories before bedtime.