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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 409607" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I have friends for various purposes. it depends on what I need to talk about, what I discuss with each of them. Some friends I can discuss almost anything with. Others will glaze over if I get too cerebral.</p><p></p><p>I dropped in to see a friend last night. I needed to vent a bit (about church meeting last week - it was a Twilight Zone feeling) but also pick her brains about some info for my writing. She in turn needed to talk about some problems in her neighbourhood, and so we took it in turns to talk and listen. Along the way we touched on other topics as they came up. A useful and stimulating evening. I would say I have maybe four friends I can do this with. husband is one of them. But even husband has his limits (as does my friend of last night). </p><p></p><p>husband & I went to see "Waiting for Godot" with Sir Ian Mackellan and Roger Rees (he was the sheriff in "Robin Hood - Men in Tights"). husband was struggling to stay awake and just didn't get what the play was about. I have to admit I didn't fully get it, but I loved what I saw of it. My friend (from last night) & I have had an annual visit to a theatre in Sydney to see a play. Somewhere, anything. We then talk about it all the way home and over the next weeks. Often it's the sort of stuff I know husband would find boring, or frustrating. </p><p></p><p>Other friends of mine - if the topic strays from their kids, or the laundry, they are floundering. I have learnt to not talk about anything academic. But if I need advice on where to get the best deal for laundry powder, they're the ones to go to.</p><p></p><p>So that's my advice - different friends for different purposes.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 409607, member: 1991"] I have friends for various purposes. it depends on what I need to talk about, what I discuss with each of them. Some friends I can discuss almost anything with. Others will glaze over if I get too cerebral. I dropped in to see a friend last night. I needed to vent a bit (about church meeting last week - it was a Twilight Zone feeling) but also pick her brains about some info for my writing. She in turn needed to talk about some problems in her neighbourhood, and so we took it in turns to talk and listen. Along the way we touched on other topics as they came up. A useful and stimulating evening. I would say I have maybe four friends I can do this with. husband is one of them. But even husband has his limits (as does my friend of last night). husband & I went to see "Waiting for Godot" with Sir Ian Mackellan and Roger Rees (he was the sheriff in "Robin Hood - Men in Tights"). husband was struggling to stay awake and just didn't get what the play was about. I have to admit I didn't fully get it, but I loved what I saw of it. My friend (from last night) & I have had an annual visit to a theatre in Sydney to see a play. Somewhere, anything. We then talk about it all the way home and over the next weeks. Often it's the sort of stuff I know husband would find boring, or frustrating. Other friends of mine - if the topic strays from their kids, or the laundry, they are floundering. I have learnt to not talk about anything academic. But if I need advice on where to get the best deal for laundry powder, they're the ones to go to. So that's my advice - different friends for different purposes. Marg [/QUOTE]
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