Every Friday night, a bunch of us friends (usually men) get together, and have dinner at some local joint.
We actually interact with each other at other times, during the week, but the Friday dinner is kind of special.
I'm fortunate to be involved in an organization that includes a great deal of interaction with others, but I know that the norm for men my age, is sitting on the recliner, remote in hand.
Had a small circle that did the same every Friday evening. But as time passes, members have gotten more commitments, and the whole thing got dispersed.
I'd like to believe that I was one of the more avid members, but waiting alone for up to hours for the next guy to pop up, made me quit too.
Last I heard, only two to three members are left, and its a somewhat odd lunch held around 3-4pm.
Switching from weekly to monthly helped revitalize a group I meet up with. Getting together every week was becoming too much for folks with kids and attending randomly resulted in sparse attendance. Consolidating on all meeting the same week of the month restored critical mass which made people want to attend more.
I think successful groups almost always have a core of devoted people who will show up on time, rain or shine, enough for the event to succeed. If you were alone for hours waiting for other people, that was a really bad sign IMO.
We actually interact with each other at other times, during the week, but the Friday dinner is kind of special.
I'm fortunate to be involved in an organization that includes a great deal of interaction with others, but I know that the norm for men my age, is sitting on the recliner, remote in hand.