Couple networking.

Being happily married now for 3 years I am no longer Ray and Jill is no longer herself, we are a clearly defined couple. We do a lot of things together and so we have come into the realm of couplehood. Sure I have my friends and Jill has her friends but the search has been on for similar couples to hang out with and do things. The criteria for such a search is very complicated and each partner must feel comfortable the opposite match-ups. The first candidate was a person I worked with indeed we did hang out for a while but it seemed they had too much to do and it fizzled out. Next up was a friend of Jills from way back and up till now we have gotten together one time, that looks good as we are talking about getting together again soon. And finally there is a couple at the pool we are friendly with.

This is not like when you just had yourself to find and make friends, couple networking is harder as there are more variables and you must ensure that there are no uncomfortable strandings involved....this is when you leave your spouse alone and conversation diverts towards the weather.