How regularly do you (try to) feel a meaningful connection with loved ones?

Not enough.

About the last third of my life. I have been pretty much living in memories and daydreams/imagination. Even people I love seem to be a distraction, and love and friendship seem more in the head than in the heart, I have become very introverted and mostly want to be left alone.

I’m not this way by choice but it seems by circumstance.

Thanks @longgone for bringing a positive and thought-provoking question to Fluther,

Daily. I don’t reach out to everyone every day, but I reach out to some of them everyday.

I talk to my mom at least every other day, or we’ll pop over or do Sat lunch.

My husband and I have 1, sometimes 2, date nights every week. My step daughter and I have mom/daughter day a minimum of once a week with more when we can find something we both enjoy. My best friend and I meet for lunch at least twice a month and more when we can. We also text daily so we each knows what the other is doing, My brother and I text several times a week to stay updated. Both my parents were killed by a drunk driver. Until I lost her, mom and I spoke on the phone every day. I still catch myself picking up the phone to call her when I hear something that she would have loved to know. Then it dawns on me that she’s not going to answer and I hang up. I have many friends with whom I’m not so close. We speak frequently, but not on a daily or even weekly basis

As soon as I start feeling better, my hub and I will be walking in the mornings again.
We love that :)
We try to get out every morning but if it is under -10 F, he doesn’t care to go. lol
Lately, we haven’t been able to go but have our conversations and laughs over coffee in the AM.
He’ll call from work to bother me and I like it
We usually go somewhere for a date on the weekends and plan get a ways but it doesn’t matter if we do or not as he is a fun person no matter where we are.<3

Every day, I spend about 90 minutes to 2 hours with my elderly mother, who has advanced Alzheimer’s disease. I plan our visits around meals, so that I can choose her food from the menu and help her with eating it. She doesn’t always know that I’m her daughter, but she’s always happy to see me.

Once a week, I chat on the phone with my best friend. We’ve been close since we were teenagers, and we’re now in our early-60s.

My brother and I live on opposite sides of the country but keep in touch daily, either by email or phone call.

As for my husband and me… Some couples go through life doing everything together; other partners are independent but then land together and stay connected. My marriage is very much the latter; Paul and I have different interests and personalities (opposites really do attract!), but we love and support each other.

I worship the ground my family walks on, particularly my wife, kids & mother.
Me & my wife laugh at each other all the time, take our dog out on long walks & frequently send each other little gifts…flowers & the like.

My daughter loves football & we regularly attend our team’s home games which is only a 2 hour drive away. We both love horror movies & watch one every weekend together.
My son does his own thing, he’s 23 now & a free spirit, but we share quality time as often as we can, pub…shoot pool etc.

I regularly check on my mum, she’s 76 now but fit as a fiddle & very funny.

Family is everything, you’re a long time dead, so cherish the special times!

With my husband every day. He’s been living in a different state, but we at least text every day, usually talk at least once. He still texts me when he’s leaving work to go home, just like when we are living together. It’s sweet I think.

When he is home we at minimum we touch when we are sitting on the couch or lying in bed. Even if it’s just his hand reaching out to touch my back if we are lying down the same direction.

With my parents I call or they call about once a week. I’d like to talk to my mom more, but she doesn’t like to talk much on the phone. My dad can talk forever, and I wish I enjoyed it more, but he usually stresses me out or pisses me off.

With my friends where I live we see each other and touch base constantly. It’s like being on a college campus.