After 2 and a half years at my company, I have finally managed to get a group of my co-workers out in a social scene on a regular basis, and it's been really nice. Yes, usually the evening devolves into bitching about some aspect of work (which is unfortunate for the SOs at the table), but otherwise, it's nice to get to know these people outside of the workplace. We can laugh as much and as loud as we like, and there's usually beer and pub food involved.

Here's a picture of one of my co-workers, Swetta Abeyta, and her husband, Steve. They deign to hang out with me often, even while they frantically look for a place to live out of my neighborhood now that I've moved here. Steve is listed on imdb, ain't that cool?