is it hard to keep single girlfriends if you are a married woman?

Canada
October 16, 2008 8:40pm CST
I recently got married and unlike some girlfriends who really do not have time for their single girlfriends after getting married, I try to balance my friends and my marriage however I seem to get my single girlfriends going off the topic of girltalk alot, throwing it at me that, I am married and somewhat can not share a girlie joke anymore. Any suggestion or answer to the above?
6 responses
17 Oct 08
i think things change when people get married although few will admit it. girlie nights out to a single gal are about the fun and maybe the pull, but when you go out with a married mate you feel like you have to behave or you are tempting her into the old single ways
• Philippines
17 Oct 08
I think you still can be friends with your single buddies or newly found single girl friends even if you are now married. All you have to do is adjust to their interests when you hang out with them. Show them that you still care and still interested of what is going on in their lives. Constant communication is also a vital factor of keeping friends. There is no excuse in keeping in touch in this high technology world we live in. So, show an effort and they will surely appreciate it. A simple hi a day will go a long way. I'm confident about what i'm preaching because i have lots of teenager friends and old friends as well for 2 decades now.
• China
17 Oct 08
Yes,it is really a problem.I am still a single girl and have 5 single friends now.We always go together once a week or someone gets something special.Like every other girls,we expect our marriage and hope it will be pefect:handsome husband,lovely kids and preety mother---me.But in our topic,we talk everything but no friends.If girls don't need friends after marrying,specially single girl friends?If not,what would I talk about to my single friends?hasband,kids or cooking?You know,it is quite boring for single ones.
@psspurgeon1 (1109)
• United States
17 Oct 08
No help here, while I do have single friends, I tend to be more on the same page with the happily married ones. I recently had a friend that was acting single and I was not able to go along with all of the girlie single activities. I love and respect my husband and have a huge sence of guilt so I can't be involved in any kind of speculative activities that singles sometimes partake in. My husband tends to be a bit more insecure if I'm hanging around a bunch of partying single girls which in turn makes my life more difficult. Plus, I'm in mom lifestyle now so that is even harder to maintain relationships with single non parent people. Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance in this discussion.
@mommyfied (243)
17 Oct 08
when i got married and had a kid, there were times that i couldn't join my girlfriends but they understood. it depends really on the type of girlfriends that you have and your attitude towards your married status. i get along with my friends well. they do have questions about my family but after that we talk about other things. i can answer questions about marriage and that's a plus. with regards to nights out with them, i still go with them but not always. if you act like i'm married, i have a hubby and has that certain attitude, they'll tend to gang up on you.
@donn_juan (325)
• Philippines
17 Oct 08
being married and having single girlfriends is not an issue in friendship..maybe something in you change when you got married that you cannot share with the girlie talk anymore. just remember you're once single so you definitely can share. i manage to balance being friends with single girlfriends while being married, hope you can do the same. take things lightly my friend..;o)