Wow, I can't imagine not socializing with friends. I guess I am at a point in my life that I don't have that many obligations. No kids at home, someone else cleans my house, and while I do have a bit of work from my job to do at home, it's intermittent. I'd venture to say that DH and I have been out, mostly with friends, just about every Saturday night of our marriage. Once in awhile we have a weekend of nothing, except riding alone, but that feels lonely to me. Don't get me wrong, I am not partying every night of the week, after work, I almost never go out after work. I think most of my life has been sooooo busy, I feel at a loss when there's nothing planned. At one point, I was teaching full time, had 2 young kids, taught religious school on Sundays, and also taught 3-7 classes a week at the gym. I also was on the board at the JCC. So, that is the normal for me. When I taught, I was on tons of committees and did a lot of work on curriculum and grants. It just seems like I have way too much time now; I have been pondering going up to working 4 days a week instead of 3, but I think i might regret that.