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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 409613" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>I did join a book club a few years back and stayed active in it for several years. The most important thing I learned from the club was that if I didn't enjoy the book, I didn't have to read it through. My input as to why I didn't enjoy it was as valuable as those who plodded their way through or did enjoy it. When I was told that my opinion was not wanted at one meeting because I had not completed the book, I didn't go back.</p><p></p><p>At this point in my life I am spreading myself in lots of little directions. I have home and the dogs and so forth. I also work very part time, so I get out of the house a bit but the people I work with are diametrically opposed in philosophy to me, so there's not a lot of intelligent conversation going on there. I also joined a choir, and I go once a week. It's not affiliated with a specific church, so there is no preaching and no need to attend a service that I would not like. We just perform at retirement communities and in other presentation type settings. The ladies are generally quite enjoyable, and in particular the woman who sings next to me and I get along fabulously. Then there is my Bunco group that meets once a month. I've been doing that in some form for about 10 years, and had been the "boss". I did not enjoy being the "boss". I have begun to let the women sink or swim on their own merits and I am enjoying it quite a bit more. husband has also joined the Rotary, and I am helping him with various projects there but I will not join because they meet too darned early for me, and most of them are quite rabidly the political opposite of me. So, we go out to dinner and do functions, and ignore them the rest of the time.</p><p></p><p>In all of these things I try to be friendly with everyone, and talk more with the people I do enjoy than I do with the people I have nothing in common with. Since they are fairly large groups, there is almost always something I can find to talk to someone about.</p><p></p><p>My advice is to join more than one group. That way you can enjoy the dinner/drinks thing with the group you are with, and talk intellectually with another group. Your Spring Community College schedule should be coming in the mail soon. Try there for a "community" type class about something you may enjoy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 409613, member: 99"] I did join a book club a few years back and stayed active in it for several years. The most important thing I learned from the club was that if I didn't enjoy the book, I didn't have to read it through. My input as to why I didn't enjoy it was as valuable as those who plodded their way through or did enjoy it. When I was told that my opinion was not wanted at one meeting because I had not completed the book, I didn't go back. At this point in my life I am spreading myself in lots of little directions. I have home and the dogs and so forth. I also work very part time, so I get out of the house a bit but the people I work with are diametrically opposed in philosophy to me, so there's not a lot of intelligent conversation going on there. I also joined a choir, and I go once a week. It's not affiliated with a specific church, so there is no preaching and no need to attend a service that I would not like. We just perform at retirement communities and in other presentation type settings. The ladies are generally quite enjoyable, and in particular the woman who sings next to me and I get along fabulously. Then there is my Bunco group that meets once a month. I've been doing that in some form for about 10 years, and had been the "boss". I did not enjoy being the "boss". I have begun to let the women sink or swim on their own merits and I am enjoying it quite a bit more. husband has also joined the Rotary, and I am helping him with various projects there but I will not join because they meet too darned early for me, and most of them are quite rabidly the political opposite of me. So, we go out to dinner and do functions, and ignore them the rest of the time. In all of these things I try to be friendly with everyone, and talk more with the people I do enjoy than I do with the people I have nothing in common with. Since they are fairly large groups, there is almost always something I can find to talk to someone about. My advice is to join more than one group. That way you can enjoy the dinner/drinks thing with the group you are with, and talk intellectually with another group. Your Spring Community College schedule should be coming in the mail soon. Try there for a "community" type class about something you may enjoy. [/QUOTE]
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