callyna81
05-17-2009, 05:52 AM
Just curious as to what peoples' groups of friends are like, how they met, what the relationship status' of most of them are, occupations etc.
I find it interesting because I know a lot of people have said to me they have only "couple" friends, etc.
My group of friends/acquaintances that I socialise with are:
-Roughly aged about 24 - 34 (I'm in my mid twenties so am one of the younger of the group). I have a few others - a couple of cousins in their teens I consider friends, too, a friend who is 21, and quite a close friend in her 40s.
-A fairly equal group of married people / single people. I have a couple of friends who are already divorced (they're 29 and 33). The singles are generally more active socially and I see more, which is logical, of course.
-Only one of the singles seems to date a lot, generally, that's through online dating. Some are single by choice, but not all. No one seems to date each other, for whatever reason.
-About a third have kids, and a few are trying / on that direction.
-Most I've met through work, or through work tangents (ie a friend of a friend through someone at work). I've worked full time since I was 18, and mosty studied by correspondence, so this makes sense. I have some friends from college and school, but they're more Facebook/email friends I don't see a lot.
-I have a few friends who haven't finished high school, a lot that have their HS diploma, most who have done local college, and a group that have done undergrad. I have a few friends with their masters, and a couple studying towards their masters.
-About 20% were born in another country
-My friends are probably 60/40 female/male.
-Almost all of them (not just my colleagues etc) are working, almost all full time. I don't have a single female friend who is a stay at home mother. One or two have lost their jobs, one or two are studying full time and not working at the moment. They work in recruitment, community work, social work, the church, education, retail, administration, and government.
-Most are renting, have just bought homes, and a few still live with their parents, or with family members.
-Nearly everyone I know seems to earn within about $10,000 of each other.
-We socialise at local bars, at each others houses, at quiz nights, barbecues, movie openings, local festivals.
I find it interesting because I know a lot of people have said to me they have only "couple" friends, etc.
My group of friends/acquaintances that I socialise with are:
-Roughly aged about 24 - 34 (I'm in my mid twenties so am one of the younger of the group). I have a few others - a couple of cousins in their teens I consider friends, too, a friend who is 21, and quite a close friend in her 40s.
-A fairly equal group of married people / single people. I have a couple of friends who are already divorced (they're 29 and 33). The singles are generally more active socially and I see more, which is logical, of course.
-Only one of the singles seems to date a lot, generally, that's through online dating. Some are single by choice, but not all. No one seems to date each other, for whatever reason.
-About a third have kids, and a few are trying / on that direction.
-Most I've met through work, or through work tangents (ie a friend of a friend through someone at work). I've worked full time since I was 18, and mosty studied by correspondence, so this makes sense. I have some friends from college and school, but they're more Facebook/email friends I don't see a lot.
-I have a few friends who haven't finished high school, a lot that have their HS diploma, most who have done local college, and a group that have done undergrad. I have a few friends with their masters, and a couple studying towards their masters.
-About 20% were born in another country
-My friends are probably 60/40 female/male.
-Almost all of them (not just my colleagues etc) are working, almost all full time. I don't have a single female friend who is a stay at home mother. One or two have lost their jobs, one or two are studying full time and not working at the moment. They work in recruitment, community work, social work, the church, education, retail, administration, and government.
-Most are renting, have just bought homes, and a few still live with their parents, or with family members.
-Nearly everyone I know seems to earn within about $10,000 of each other.
-We socialise at local bars, at each others houses, at quiz nights, barbecues, movie openings, local festivals.