['97ventureowner]

I'd like to add to my previous post that I also think it's harder to have friends,(or gain new ones) as you get older. My wife and I are going on 12 years of marriage. Before we got married , we used to spend a lot of time at our friends' houses playing cards, drinking, watching movies, etc. Over time, friends get married and settle into a new life, others get a different job that affects their free time, some move away, and others who have also settled down with family obligations are too busy with conflicting schedules between work, the kids school and extra curricular activities take away most if not all of their free time. After we got married, we thought about increasing our circle of friends so that we would have more opportunities, but after a short while realized it was harder than it seemed. The reason was many of the things I previously outlined cut into their schedules. There were many times we scheduled something only to have it canceled because something came up. I think it's harder to make new friends in your 30's through the early '40s, but might get easier as we age and realize the importance of friendships, plus schedules tend to be a tad lighter as we get older and some of the things that kept us away back then are no longer pertinent. I don't know... that's just my theory. Check back with me in 10 to 12 years and I'll let you know if that's true