Do you socialize with you neighbors?

[tnkrbell]

Yes We have the best neighbors in this neighborhood!! We always hang out have some drinks,food let the kids play!! Last weekend we had a hot tub party!!! We do have one neighbor who is horrible!!

 

[luvmarypoppins]

No, we all just basically keep to ourselves on our block. Our former neighbor use to have an annual summer picnic and invite most of the people from the block. The block has changed since people moved and he passed away, so now just our kids play together. Or what is left of them. There are too many diverse people here that we really dont share too much in common. At least no one makes trouble, is loud etc. so that is good.

 

[workinggal]

Do you socialize with you neighbors?

I socialize with my neighbor's boyfriend, does that count?

 

[monkeyboy]

Originally posted by workinggal
I socialize with my neighbor's boyfriend, does that count?

 

[Crankyshank]

Most of us stand, stare, and chat every week when the cops and the ambulance come to take the town drunk away

 

[PrincessaC]

I live on a military base in a cul de sac as well. Most everyone in the circle is anti-social except for the occassion wave and "how ya doin?" ....

Sometimes a conversation will arise when all the kids are out playing in the circle. The kids get invited to birthday parties and such but mostly the parents stay out of it.

 

[princess lovers mom]

we used to ...it was like having family next door...they would watch out for our kids we would watch out for theirs...

they moved away...new people had 2 girls same as us, a little differnet in ages...thought it was going to work out well... then one day we came home from work and found that they fenced in their whole back yard and driveway with a 12 ft fence...

we're guessing they don't like us much...

 

[Alice28]

yes, we are becoming very good friends with one set of neighbors. We invite them over for dinner and vice-versa, to birthday parties, and we have gone out to dinner once or twice. Great friends, great neighbors. We are outside chatting at least 4-5 evenings a week.

 

[HollyJoy]

Yep!! Our street is turning into quite the cool hangout! We have lots of families with parents the ages of ourselves, and the kids are all very close in age. We just got two new sets of neighbors next to us; one couple is a soon to be married couple (no kids, but still cool), and the other couple has twin boys that are going in to first grade. The kids all get along great. In fact, this past July 4th, none of us ventured out to see fireworks. We just house hopped and set off our own! LOL We are currently planning a blockparty!

 

[SyracuseWolvrine]

Originally posted by Robmom
I've been living in my neighborhood for about 8 years and I don't really socialize with any of my neighbors. I really want to, but for some reason I feel like I don't fit in. My next door neighbor's kids are much younger than my DD (11), so I don't have much in common with them. I pretty much just say hello to my neighbors and that's about it. It's kind of depressing because I really want to fit in and after so long, it's kind of hard to start trying again!

Not entirely a bad thing. My sister (14) is very happy there's kids in our neighborhood that are much younger (3-6 yrs old) ... it means babysitting jobs for her.

We're moving pretty soon ... the new neighborhood is a cul-de-sac, apparently a few more people her age, and a few less younger people, so probably less babysitting.

Right now, we have a fairly social neighborhood. We've lived here for 18 years, several families have lived here for longer than that. Most of the neighbors have a key to our house, we have a key to most of their houses. All the neighbors invite each other to parties, but it doesn't seem like there's a whole lot of hanging out in the backyard chatting-type stuff going on.

 

[Mad4Mickey]

We used to but since I got divorced my Ex seemed to get all the friends LOL . My DH and I have been married 5 yrs and I can tell you that my Ex still has all the friends .
I have my friends , we have our friends , and he has the other Firefighters . None live near us we like it that way !

 

[Rutt and Tuke]

Only around the pool occasionally.

 

[msdznyduck]

No, the people in our neighborhood are all strange people.........unless it's us
Its usualy just a wave now and then, but mostly everyone keeps to themselves. I miss the days as a single mom in a neighborhood of 2 family houses that also had 2 single moms. We were always over having tea, wine, sometimes a beer (or two after the kids were all asleep. I was downstairs with DS, one mom lived in the same house upstairs with her DD, and the other lived across the street with her DS. We would put the DS's to bed in my apartment, and keep the door open upstairs, and sit on the porch and chat all night........literally. There were days when the sun came up before we all went to our own places to sleep. When I remarried, and moved about 5 miles away, that was the end of neighborly chats.

 

[aesalsa]

Yes, we socialize with our neighbors. Just last night I was next door talking to Mr. Fred and Mrs. Rita (they're in their 60s). We had tea and talked about the goings on of each of our families. We do this often. They are not just neighbors. . .they're like family.

We also go and eat beignets and drick coffe with our neighbors across the street about every other week. . .we always have a great time.
They look out for us/our home and pets, and we look out for them.

It's funny: before DH and I got married, I wasn't too crazy about where we'd be living--it seemed quite remote from everything I was used to growing up. We live on one long (2 miles) street with no cross streets, and our house is closest to the river by the levee. It's a very pretty but very quiet end of the street. I soon found out that I was closer to everything I needed and wanted than I was before, and I discovered great, loving neighbors!

It's truly a blessing to have such wonderful neighbors in our lives!

 

[Pooh67_68]

Re: Do you socialize with your neighbors?

No I don't.

 

[Beast fan]

One of my next-door neighbors is always outside (it seems), either having a cigarette, mowing the lawn, gardening, or fixing something. As soon as I step outside, he wants to talk ... usually about sports but mostly about current events. He and his wife are absolutely the nicest neighbors we could ever have, and wouldn't trade them for anything!

Dave

 

[WhenUwishUponAstar]

no

I live in a cul-de-sac as well but it's on a golf course so most of my neighbors are retired widows who's husbands moved them here and then died shortly after they retired. It's kinda sad really we lost 3 neighbors in one year. The Dh and I were calling it the cul-de-sac of death for awhile there. We are currently trying to sell our house so we can build one, hopefully a little closer to some kids my ds's age.

 

[July]

I have nice neighbors. We have summer BBQ's and Christmas Parties. Its quite fun...
One of the neighbors from one street over cuts our (4 of us) hair. And yes I do pay. I don't like to be a mooch. Of course it is hard to get her to take the money. I have to find creative ways to leave it.... behind.


July

 

[Danauk]

I can't remember the last time I even saw my neighbour!! I think they might be on holiday but am not sure!! We see people in our street so in frequently that I didn't realise that the woman who lives behind us was having a baby until a week before she was born!!

 

[onecoolmama]

Originally posted by Danauk
I can't remember the last time I even saw my neighbour!! I think they might be on holiday but am not sure!! We see people in our street so in frequently that I didn't realise that the woman who lives behind us was having a baby until a week before she was born!!

Dont feel bad! It took the entire school year before one of my neighbors and I realized that we saw each other everyday dropping our kids off at preschool!


Workinggal - I think socializing with your neighbors boyfriend counts You are infact..juts being neighborly