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Old Jul 22, 2019, 08:15 AM
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I would go for 3 and 4. I don't like parties, especially not at my place, though

I have some local acquaintances that turned into friends because of FB, but it's too easy for me to do a lot of socializing online and not enough in person. Also, I think people are moving away from that platform but I do not want to get sucked into another.

I also struggle with how to handle work friendships. Some of my closest friends are people I met at old jobs. I've also been disappointed when people I thought were good friends cut off contact once we no longer work together. I understand situational friendships but it's still caught me off guard. For the most part, I just want to go home and do my own thing after work. Do we really need to extend the workday with a two hour happy hour when I just want to eat dinner? At the same time, I regret not forming closer relationships at my last workplace, so maybe I should have gone to more of those happy hours.