Going out with the guys isn't for everyone. I personally don't enjoy it that much either, unless it's going out with my kids, but at some point you need to get used to the concept of being single, in one form or another. There is not one guarantee that your XW is coming back. That is what has been written in one way or another for several months; find something that you enjoy doing in whatever format. You need to decide what that is for yourself rather than state reasons for why nothing but the company of your XW will do. It doesn't matter if it's alone, with your kids, with friends, at home, out of town, in town. Yes, going out as a couple is a good thing, but at some point you need to come to terms with the fact that this is what your life consists of right now. You either find a way to make the most of it or have your experiences diminished by the absence of female companionship (aka your XW).
But I know you're just venting, but I think that Wllowwlk was still waiting for that list of GAL activities. Since hanging with your friends isn't high on your list of fulfilling activities, perhaps you can consider what you could be doing instead--take a class, learn to play tiddlywinks, whatever floats your boat.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. Theodore Roosevelt
