I have that question too.
The question I want to ask is: Why continue to seek out women gamers if you don't want the atmosphere to change? Better yet, why introduce a new player if you don't want anything to change about your current group?
To clarify, I am not actively seeking out female gamers but I do have some female friends who have expressed an interest in joining our group of players. I suppose the idea was to ask how I could include them without changing the atmosphere of the group.
Most of the situations I described in the OP were hypothetical as most of my players are in LTRs or are otherwise mature enough to handle being around girls. My main concern would be that they would feel they have to pussyfoot around whenever girls are present. I included the other situations just to get a wider range of responses and experiences.
Well, assuming your female friends will be there to play the game, you'll just have to point out this obvious fact to your male players. Unless they're complete dorks they should be able to respect that.Has anyone else had similar experiences? How do you deal with it? I want to include a few female friends into my gaming sessions but I don't want the atmosphere of the group to change.
Do you have to pussyfoot around your female friends? If not, you might illustrate that to the guys at your table by being the one who gets the ball of crassness rolling.
To be honest, I'm sure I act different when I'm with my female friends from how I act when I am with my boys. Isn't that the same for everyone though?
To be honest, I'm sure I act different when I'm with my female friends from how I act when I am with my boys. Isn't that the same for everyone though?