Girls' night out. When you and your friends get together, what is your girls'
By writersedge
@writersedge (22563)
United States
December 3, 2011 11:44am CST
night out like?
Last night we went to the Butcher Block which is an expensive steak house for our area (think no meals for less than $20 and half an appetizer is $9). Glad they paid for my meal because I didn't want to go there and I couldn't afford it. When half an appetizer is what you can pay for a meal, you're in the wrong place!
Then we wernt to see a movie which is part of another discussion I had. Tonight I'm asking my female friends to go to see Middle Eastern Dancing. That's more my speed. They used to just ask for a donation. But now I think they have to rent the theater and maybe even have to pay a janitor to clean afterward. But the entire night is $4. I liked it when they used to just do a donation.
I wasn't planning to ask people to go to a second girls' nights out two nights in a row, but the Middle Eastern Dance class show is tonight and they only have two a year. One at the end of each semester.
So what are your girls' nights out like? If you don't have one, what would your fantasy one be like? How many females? What places have you gone or would you like to go?
If you're a guy and would like to answer this discussion, then what guy's night out have you had or would you like to go to some day?
Whether you're female or male, this is intended as a clean discussion, so no x-rated or adult content please. Thanks and take care.
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@kingparker (9673)
• United States
4 Dec 11
Usually me and my guy friends go out for the night, we probably hit the bar, or we might go somewhere to play arcade games for the whole night. It sounds pretty boring for me already. I would like to try something else, like an adventure or something. I would rather be to somewhere I never been before, and see something fresh and new. I just don't have idea what that is, but hopefully not kinky or scary. I won't like that.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
5 Dec 11
Here we have all kinds of adventures. Like indoor rock climbing, outdoor, too. White water rafting, etc.
My adventure is usually canoeing to some place nice. But that's not really a night out. For young people, they have indoor safari paint ball. I've only seen it in the newspaper, but it sounds like a blast.
@polaroidsredwine (509)
• United States
3 Dec 11
Mostly a girls' night out with my friends and I consists of going to a diner and chatting each other up over a warm meal. We might see a movie beforehand, and sometimes we just end up sitting at a park and goofing around once we run out of things to discuss over dinner.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
4 Dec 11
Dinner is nice.
I like the food before the movie, otherwise the popcorn wafting throughout the theater makes my stomach go nuts including giving me ulcers.
But your ways sounds nice, too. You just probably have a younger stomach than I do.
Hope you continue to have fun, thanks and take care.
@ElicBxn (64177)
• United States
3 Dec 11
well, not being a real social person, I would probably at least start with a meal... maybe a movie or a show...
The middle east dancing sounds nice, but not really my speed either - but I would probably enjoy it if I went. I pretty much find something to enjoy any place I go...
even better if I can think of a way to work it into a story!
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
4 Dec 11
This was a show, so you could just watch it as a show so you probably would enjoy it. This was the most zill work (finger cymbals) I think I've ever seen. One cane dance, one regular veil dance and one structured, framed, whatever you call it, veil dance (veil with flexible something like nylon or something in it to give it more structure).
@hvedra (1619)
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5 Dec 11
A girl's night out is something I have carefully avoided pretty much my entire life. 
If I'm interested in doing something I don't care so much about the gender of the crowd I'm in. The only time, since I left school, I've been in an all-female environment was a sewing class. Thankfully most of the other sewers were Muslim ladies so there was a lack of the usual topics of conversation that make me want to scream.
I'm actually quite proud of the fact that I've never attended a hen party and refused to have one myself.
I've just never had the urge to be involved in a "girls night" at all.
If I'm interested in doing something I don't care so much about the gender of the crowd I'm in. The only time, since I left school, I've been in an all-female environment was a sewing class. Thankfully most of the other sewers were Muslim ladies so there was a lack of the usual topics of conversation that make me want to scream.
I'm actually quite proud of the fact that I've never attended a hen party and refused to have one myself.
I've just never had the urge to be involved in a "girls night" at all.@writersedge (22563)
• United States
6 Dec 11
I got married at 42 years of age. I didn't bother with other women at all until then. Just trying to find one to be a bride's maid was a challenge.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
6 Dec 11
If you get cancer, she how many MEN are there for you versus how many women are there for you. Yeah, some are a pain in the neck, but you can weed them out fast.
@hvedra (1619)
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6 Dec 11
A "hen party" is a female version of a bachelor party. It isn't, AFAIK, similar to a wedding shower it actually is more like a female bachelor party.
It's good that you have some friends who are far more interesting than is usual. 
. I got put off having female friends through having two older sisters who made my life hell and then seeing what passed for female friendship in school. Any time there seems to be a large group of women around the conversation seems to revolve around the lowest common denominators: men and everything that is wrong with them, plumbing, children and how dreadful their own children are and all the problems they bring (and when are you going to have some, Hvedra?), soaps and other gunk on the TV, clothing, beauty tortures (called "treatments" for some reason, surely you only get a treatment if there is something wrong with you...) gossip - you can see why I wouldn't be interested! 
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I'd love it if there were a bunch of Amish or similar ladies to talk to - hence I was quite comfortable with the Muslim ladies who wouldn't dream of deriding their husbands or children and don't like the kind of vulgarity that passes for popular culture these days. Ye gods, I sound so old...
I've had some very supportive friends in my life of both genders. Perhaps some of it is cultural - as in UK/US differences.
. I got put off having female friends through having two older sisters who made my life hell and then seeing what passed for female friendship in school. Any time there seems to be a large group of women around the conversation seems to revolve around the lowest common denominators: men and everything that is wrong with them, plumbing, children and how dreadful their own children are and all the problems they bring (and when are you going to have some, Hvedra?), soaps and other gunk on the TV, clothing, beauty tortures (called "treatments" for some reason, surely you only get a treatment if there is something wrong with you...) gossip - you can see why I wouldn't be interested! ).
I'd love it if there were a bunch of Amish or similar ladies to talk to - hence I was quite comfortable with the Muslim ladies who wouldn't dream of deriding their husbands or children and don't like the kind of vulgarity that passes for popular culture these days. Ye gods, I sound so old...
I've had some very supportive friends in my life of both genders. Perhaps some of it is cultural - as in UK/US differences.
@Robswife2006 (1208)
• United States
3 Dec 11
I honestly can't remember when I had a "Girls night out". It's been a few years now I know that much, but I know whenever my sisters, cousin, & I got together is was us just hanging out being silly. We would talk about the stupid things we did when we were younger or how our Mom's would yell at us for doing this or that. A lot of memories to keep us laughing.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
4 Dec 11
When I was single, I had more guy friends than girlfriends, too. But after being married for years, girl's night out became a big thing.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
6 Dec 11
I felt the same way, plus I was in competition with most girls for guys. Which I got and they didn't. But I got married at 42 years old and now I'm 53 years old. I grew up with 3 brothers and a father.
I worked in a prison for 13 years where I made friends with some very real women. We hang out once in a while. I still have some male friends, one goes canoeing with me. Take care.
@lilaclady (28206)
• Australia
3 Dec 11
I get together with quite a few girls I used to work with but we only ever go to a local hotel to have dinner and a few like to go and play the pokies but recently I have noticed more just like to sit and talk after we have dinner, our get togethers only happen a couple of times a year.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
4 Dec 11
A couple of times a year is good. Just that lately, since some of my friends have retired, it's been more often.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
3 Dec 11
The last girls night out I went out on was awhile ago, but it consisted of going to a few different bars. It was actually for a friend from works birthday. I was the designated driver since I don't drink, so I had fun laughing at them while they were getting drunk.
@GemmaR (8517)
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3 Dec 11
I think that my favourite way to spend a night with my friends is to invite them all to my house and order some nice food in and watch a film. It's much better to be able to do this than go clubbing because it means that we are actually able to hear each other rather than having to shout over the music. We're all very busy people so don't get to see each other all that often, which means that I have to make the most of the times that we do see each other. We only really get to see each other for a couple of weeks each year when we're on holiday from university.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
4 Dec 11
Yes, bars and clubs do tend to be extremely loud. So your way does sound very nice. My home is small so I can only have one or two friends over at a time. Thanks and take care.
