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In my core friend group, there's one couple that started a routine "third Saturday" dinner party. They'd host consistently basically every month, kind of open house. If you can make it, great. If not, see you next month! It did wonders for keeping the group together in spite of kids, job changes, life disruptions, etc.
Maybe something similar would work in your case?
Yeah, that is a good idea!
Yes, this works well!
I did this with my mates at the pub once a month. An hour or two over a quiet beer, no pressure, just a casual catch-up if you could make it. Couldn't get everyone each month but across the year we had seen everyone much more than normal
I thought it was absolute genius when they first explained it when I started hanging out with them. It started with an RPG I was playing, one of the guys in that group said "Hey, a buddy might like to join us..." and that buddy was one of the people who hosted the monthly party. That was ... oof, like 20 years ago.
Dammit, now I feel old.