I Am Fascinated By Human Behavior

Was I the only one who grew up in the 80s or before who grew up having play dates occasionally? Most my age and older say they never had play dates, just played outside with other kids in the neighborhood. I also spent a lot of time playing outside with neighborhood kids, but I also had play dates with friends who lived further away. One was a child who lived in my neighborhood who Mom always set me up with play dates because her parents worked and she had to be home with a babysitter. Another was the child of one of my mother's friends who lived 10 minutes away.