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briansnail wrote: ↑9 Aug 2023, 2:14pm More seriously, its encouraging married bliss prevails on this forum.

That or folk are careful in case their wives read their posts .

More seriously I suspect that cyclists are more even humoured than is typical of folk, and that they have relationships that give each partner space. Marriage is a bed of roses, and roses have both flowers and thorns; in my experience of cyclists they tend to be the type of people who look out for thorns and who look out for their companions.

"relationships" in this context might not necessarily mean marriage.
I am single and have been all my life, but I have a big circle of friends and acquaintances, some of whom I am at variance with agewise, religiously, and politically.
"Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather, it condemns the oppression or persecution of others"
John F Kennedy.

arnsider wrote: ↑10 Aug 2023, 9:31am "relationships" in this context might not necessarily mean marriage.

I am single and have been all my life, but I have a big circle of friends and acquaintances, some of whom I am at variance with agewise, religiously, and politically.

"Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather, it condemns the oppression or persecution of others"
John F Kennedy.

IMHO you’re right, right and right. I value my friends and think it a very good idea to have a wide circle of friends, particularly if they’re not the fair weather (only) kind. For some reason making friendships seems to be difficult for most men and easy for most women, I’ve never understood why but that’s how it is.

The statistics are 1 in 5 of GP visits are because people are lonely

if we cared for lonely people more we could free up GP's surgeries significantly. While men and women are equally intelligent there are differences in behaviour. Men tend not to cry and the suicide rate in 3 times those of women.
My guess is most people range on 6 on the 1-10 scale from introvert to extrovert. They thrive on social contact. However the small but significant percentage of introverts 1-3 might get very upset if dragged out to parties and cycling clubs.

My final word is our senior citizens should be encouraged to use computers and zoom more .Physical frailties mean they cannot visit friends.
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