36 w. 8 & 10 yo kids.
Not all that different for me at all,
I think the biggest difference between the 20s and 30s, is in my 20s I could try to arrange a get together, and worst case there were a few people who would reliably show up, I used to put together Grey Cup Parties, and Games Nights, and Keggers.... Now the way life has gone even if I tried to arrange a get together I would be doing it without 100% confidence anyone would show up, the old reliables have busy lives or I haven't talked to them in years, so I don't.
Covid certainly has made it worse, my pickup hockey game is gone, other sports like Skiing are family time. A few friends I was only seeing 1-2 times / year now haven't been seen it years. Even with all of the time I've spent running kids around to sports the past 3 years, I haven't gotten to know any of the parents well, because weren't allowed inside for a big chunk of time. And my wife is pretty introverted, I think she only really has ~2 friends and from what I've heard the vast majority of 30 something men are just friends with their wives friends.
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