Comments on: Wondering on Wednesday

By: Shiela

Shiela — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:59:49 +0000

Yes Tricia, sadly it has that connotation for a lot of men. Hopefully not a lot of the men I know, but I fear most men in general have that idea.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:41:39 +0000

Brad: Tongue tied…you?

Doug: Do you REALLY watch the monkeys on YouTube? Guns and boobs, more power to you, but the monkeys…really? I like the term, “Man Night”, very masculine, indeed. On Woman Nights, we talk a lot about boobs, too.

Shiela: Interesting that the term “wife” is less threatening than “girlfriend” isn’t it. Do you think the term “wife” has taken the meaning of, “that nagging woman who eats too much chocolate and gives me grief about all things masculine”, but “girlfriend” brings forth visions of women with perky breasts and long legs who never touch carbs? Damn, it’s jut not fair.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:06:03 +0000

I guess it’s ultimately the power of semantics. What’s good for the goose isn’t always good for the gander and vice-versa. For guys, we wouldn’t refer to a female friend as a “girlfriend,” because that would result in shock and horror. No different when you flip it.

When I’m going to hang out with my brother and the guys, we call it “man night” because it’s masculine sounding. We don’t want to misconstrue activities that include talking about guns and boobs, listening to Howard Stern, watching monkeys fart on YouTube and watching ‘Escape From New York’ for the umpteenth time.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:32:45 +0000

Donna…you’re right. If your boyfriends are gay, it’s completely a non-issue. By the way, I think every heterosexual woman should have a gay companion. Completely platonic boy/girl fun…and the guy knows more about fashion…it’s the perfect combination.

Shiela…maybe calling male friends, “guy friends” is a platonic alternative. Can guys call female friends their “gal pals”?

By: Shiela

Shiela — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:10:45 +0000

You know – I don’t think I have ever heard Todd refer to his female friends as “girlfriends.” If he did I might take pause. However, he has several “work wives” which has never bothered me. I am and continue to be grateful to the women who have taken that role – he needs caretaking during the day He has also been known to be in the company of several females (of which I am well aquainted) when out of town (work for him, vaca for them) and again – not a problem here. But the situation is different than what may be implied if they were referred to as “girlfriends”. Hmmmmmmmm…

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:46:21 +0000

Despite several attempts to write a comment, no comment.

By: donna

donna — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:21:16 +0000

I guess that it depends on rather or not your “boyfriends ” are gay.
When I tell my husband that I am going to have coffe or go shopping with the boyfriends he knows exactly what I am talking about. I guess it depends on how long you have been married and how insecure that you are. My husband is my boyfriend.