Partying in your later years.

I am not the bar hopping type.

Too many dang weirdo's out there!

No, I don't think it is the norm--but that is from the perspective of a mother.  She is childless and might feel differently.  I always say that if I got divorced, I would not be interested in doing it all over again (marriage)--therefore, I don't think I would be going to bars.  I prefer a nice dinner out with a friend occasionally or just to sit home and read.  My energy would still be pretty much focused on my girls too.

I go out occasionally with my outlaw girlfriends, but not on a regular basis. Barhopping is expensive and there's only so much you can drink before it's no fun anymore. 

The bar DH used to bounce at had 2 rooms. The back room where there was a dj and a front, main room with live music. The back room had the 20 something set and the main room was upper thirties through fourties. Every single weekend.  Another local bar ( I have never been in but DH has) is all thirties and fourties. 

When I was doing the bar scene in my early 20's, I remember, particularly at the smaller neighborhood bars, there would be a number of older regulars that were always hanging out. Some were single, some were married with kids out of the house, and none of them usually drank in excess (of course, there was the occasional gross, old drunk person). They would sit and sip on a couple drinks over many hours and just socialize. I always figured it was more fun to sit where people are friendly and come in and out all night long than to sit at home. But that's not really "partying". I have a couple single friends that have a neighborhood bar they like to hang out at or one close to work they hit up for happy hour, which then turns into going out to dinner with friends. I don't hear much about crazy partying, though.

I know a few women who have gotten divorced and then partied more than usual.  Or, their kids get older and they get a taste of freedom they've been craving for a long time and go out more than usual.  It could be a mid-life crisis thing... guys buy a sports car, women party.  Who knows.  Every person reacts to change differently.

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Originally Posted by Kim 

I know a few women who have gotten divorced and then partied more than usual.  Or, their kids get older and they get a taste of freedom they've been craving for a long time and go out more than usual.  It could be a mid-life crisis thing... guys buy a sports car, women party.  Who knows.  Every person reacts to change differently.

I agree.  Now this isn't a woman, but I new a guy at my first job  that did this.  He was probably late 30's, and when he started sleeping in the office and not wanting to go home, I knew it was going to be trouble.  When he divorced, it was like he was a wild man.  Multiple bars every night.  Even the drinking guys at our work were getting sick of it and didn't want to go out anymore with him!  Now keep in mind, when he was married, he was quiet, nice, sociable but very respectable.  He finally got it out of his system, and I'm wondering if this woman is doing the same thing.

As for me, no way, those days are long past and I'm glad.