Hanging out is the new meeting up - and it’s good for your wellbeing, too. Here’s how to embrace an easier, unfussier way to connect.
Meeting with friends doesn’t need to require a committee meeting, weeks of planning and great expense. Rather than co-ordinated gatherings, try simply ‘hanging out’. Here are our favourite ideas for ways to hang out without making it a big deal.
Takeaway (or homemade) pizzas in the park. Everyone brings their own.
Coffee at your kitchen table while you unpack the weekly shop.
A chat over the Sunday papers and a pot of tea.
Sharing a bag of chips on the beach.
A joint dog walk.
A cuppa over the fence with a neighbour.
Phone a friend while you cook dinner.
Invite someone over for a ‘leftovers’ supper.
Saturday morning video chat with someone long-distance.
Watch your favourite TV programme with a mate.
Get together to help someone declutter their wardrobe.
Enjoy the sun in a friend’s garden.
Our ways to hang out are inspired by our feature The Joy of Hanging Out by Frances Ambler in our May issue. You can find it on page 14.
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