"Me" to "We"

Now being in a fairly long-term, serious relationship I have made a new discovery about the couple world. Couples love to double date. I swear my friend count has gone up ten-fold since entering into "in a relationship" status. 

I didn't actually realize this until my boyfriend pointed out last month that we had 5 pending double dates with my friends. Each couple friend I saw who met my man insisted we get together for a double as soon as possible. It appeared as though my better half was improving my popularity.

In fact, it has now gotten to the point that I am feeling guilty monopolizing my boyfriend's calendar as each weekend books up with several double dates- dinner, movies, skating, cottaging, games nights, parties... you name it. Where were all of these friends hiding when I had all the time in the world as a single gal?

So, last night on yet another fun-filled double, I jokingly told my girlfriend how she has been spending a lot more time with "me", since I have become a "we". She admitted that it was hard to plan to see girlfriends when she and her boyfriend see so little of each other already, and when I was single I would have been a third wheel.

But, now as a foursome we can have our girly catch up while the men bond and then we can all hang out together. So, yet another perk of being in a relationship: popularity. 

Who knew?