Day 57: Social Life

I have a fairly good social life. I have a wide circle of friends. My social life consists of going out for dinners, watching movies and going to social gatherings, etc, etc...

When I worked at the casino, a few years ago, I worked the night shift. Most of my friends are 9 - 5'ers. I was heading to work when they were coming home from work. I had that shift for the 10 months I was working there. That was 10 months of almost being a hermit. I didn't have much of a social life. I couldn't do much on Friday and Saturday nites because I was working.

I created my dining club because my social life was going downhill. I needed to reconnect with my friends. I didn't see some of them for the whole time I worked at the casino. I was thinking while I was reconnecting with old friends, I can also make new friends. My friends who came to the dinners also bring their friends. My ex said if I didn't talk to any of my friends in the last 8 months, then they aren't my friend. That motivated me even more to try to reconnect with my friends.

My ex was a bit older than me. He hung out with his friend a handful of times during the year and 3 months we were together. I met one of his friends during the time we were together. I find it kinda weird that he didn't hang out with his friends. He said because most of his friends are married and have kids, they don't have much time for him. Was he lonely? Did he have any friends? Was he embarrassed that he was dating me? To me, he didn't have any friends. I don't want to be with anyone that is that lonely or that weird.

Is that too much to ask for to find someone who has a healthy social life and that accepts my social life?