I get together with 2 good friends (sisters) once a month. I work from home full-time so I'm a bit of a hermit, and it's really nice to look forward to getting out of my cave at least once a month for some social contact. I never watch Sex in the City (tried one time and thought it was an annoying show) so that comparison is meaningless to me. We just go for drinks after work. No dressing up either. Unless you count getting out of my sweats as dressing up.