#65

Sober: 0/10
Socialising drunk but not actually talking much: occasionally 8/10

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#67

Pretty good usually. Nice to have a group of pals around, how other groups interact is usually tedious and best imo tho.

#68

Was just thinking about how nice it’d be to pop to the pub for a pint with a pal and then getting a bit sad because the nature of most of my friendships mean these things have to be arranged with a lot more notice than this generally

#69

4/5

I like to socialise between 2 and 6 times a month I reckon. As an introvert I need time on my own, but having worked at home for six months I’ve come to realise there are limits on my sanity when I’m alone.

Sadly I associate socialising with drinking.

The poll had closed but I think online is definitely a form of socialising.

Nowadays I actually enjoy meeting and talking to strangers. Who would have thought it?

#70

Tough one

I went 4 bc it’s really nice when it’s nice and I miss it when it ain’t there. So ultimately it’s worth it even though I’m the most awkward person alive / need my alone time more often than not / like solitude generally

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#71

I like to talk to people about things some of the time I reckon

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#72

Privileged to be in the situation that loads of people want to socialise with me, but I do not want to socialise with loads of them (most of the time)

But I have a nice time when I do it usually. It just drains me

3/5

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#73

Utterly not a brag but I turn down quite a lot of socialising invites, which is partly because I just like getting any precious personal space time I can. I may not socialise much but my partner and I both WFH most of the time so I’m not lacking for chat, and our kid is pretty chatty, and I talk to the dog, and so on.

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#74

Last year I was constantly out and about doing stuff and seeing people like my brother is, and I thought it would make me happy/fulfilled but it didn’t at all, it just made me stressed and tired and lack time/space to process some really complex stuff. Now I say no to meeting up with people without giving a reason, just so I can spend more time at home looking after myself. 2020 so far feels like it’s going to be the year I fix a lot of the stuff that’s wrong with me and responding to my own social needs has been a massive help in starting that process :sparkling_heart:

(I’m trying to focus on the really genuinely good friends I have more as well. I’m closer than I’ve ever been to my best gal pal which is great because it’s a really uncomplicated friendship that doesn’t cause me any stress. But I’ve not worked out how my increasingly withdrawn/hermitlike best mate, who I love to bits but has caused me so much stress and worry and hurt in the last 12 months, fits into this yet… something I’m talking through in therapy ATM)

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#75

Look forward to most social things especially when a beer is involved but often find it awkward especially if stuck standing/sitting in a difficult place or between people who are talking to others. My hearing is pretty brutal in busy places and this can be a bit of an issue.

#77

Oh gosh, it massively massively depends.

With the right people, when I’m not too stressed or tired, and where the setting and activity is right, yep it’s a clear 5/5.

But then I’ve had some solid 1/5 social times. I think these days I’m better at either bailing out or not going at all.

Also, went through a bit of a phase of getting too anxious to go to Fenino but they’re such a GBOLs my anxiety lasted about 1.5 seconds.

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#78

Sign me up, how much is a 20 deck these days?

#79

It comes with a mortgage application form

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#80

Yep, even though my brain tries telling me otherwise, my initial anxiety went out the window at the DiS meet, although it did start creeping back in. I need to do a Fenino at some point, it would be great to meet you.

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#81

Oh you should definitely! Would be great to meet you too - they’re a genuinely lovely bunch.

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#82

Ahm oot.

#83

:mantelpiece_clock: As with all good friendships, we must soon bid adieu to this poll. You’ve got 'til 8pm.

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#84

Just going to say I’m a huge fan of the tenuously linked but reality-warping graphical content of this world cup.

Also I think my poor nostalgic heart broke completely looking at that image, I just want to be either that worm or that cat fucksakes life

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#85

Bittersweet memories! The lowest scores go through! Reality as it ever was

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#86

Jean Paul Sartre’s Coupe du Monde, avec beaucoup d’ennui. Ah, c’est magnifique