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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 4513701" data-attributes="member: 1">I'm with those who find the original post a bit odd.&nbsp;My Thursday night gaming group is all male, but not deliberately so. None of the wives or girlfriends elect to join in; certainly Sharon (my girlfriend) knows damn well she can say any Thursday night &quot;You know what? I'd like to give it a try tonight.&quot;; and nobody would be even slightly bothered by it. But she won't, because she doesn't want to. &nbsp;It's just not an issue I've ever come across. &quot;Do I get the GF involved?&quot; is a simple answer to me. If she wants to be, then yes. If she doesn't, then no. &nbsp;Full disclosure: I do understand and appreciate the concept of a &quot;guy's night&quot;, and find it equally odd when people claim they don't, any more than when women choose to have a &quot;girl's night&quot;. Sometimes, I do like all-male company, and yes that does create a different dynamic - a dynamic which I enjoy from time to time; it's naive to suggets it doesn't. I don't associate that with D&amp;D, though. That's a drinking night out or something. And even then, if Sharon suddenly exhibited a desire to come along, there'd be no question as to whether she was welcome or not. Of course she is.&nbsp;So, in answer to the OP's question: yes if she's interested. No if she's not. Surely it's up to her, and why would anyone exclude her?&nbsp;Oh, and I've never experienced the &quot;you get a night playing D&amp;D so I want this&quot; baragaining situation presented. That really would strike me as an odd thing for some to do. If Sharon wants to do something one night, she can do it. No questions. So can I. As it happens, we happen by choice to choose to spend most of our time together because we like each other. If I say &quot;I'm going out Wednesday with X&quot; there's no problem; and vice-versa. I'd be a bit disturbed if time became a negotiable commodity.&nbsp; Thursday nights, certainly, just aren't an issue; it's what I do on Thursdays.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 4513701, member: 1"] I'm with those who find the original post a bit odd. My Thursday night gaming group is all male, but not deliberately so. None of the wives or girlfriends elect to join in; certainly Sharon (my girlfriend) knows damn well she can say any Thursday night "You know what? I'd like to give it a try tonight."; and nobody would be even slightly bothered by it. But she won't, because she doesn't want to. It's just not an issue I've ever come across. "Do I get the GF involved?" is a simple answer to me. If she wants to be, then yes. If she doesn't, then no. Full disclosure: I do understand and appreciate the concept of a "guy's night", and find it equally odd when people claim they don't, any more than when women choose to have a "girl's night". Sometimes, I do like all-male company, and yes that [I]does[/I] create a different dynamic - a dynamic which I enjoy from time to time; it's naive to suggets it doesn't. I don't associate that with D&D, though. That's a drinking night out or something. And even [I]then[/I], if Sharon suddenly exhibited a desire to come along, there'd be no question as to whether she was welcome or not. Of course she is. So, in answer to the OP's question: yes if she's interested. No if she's not. Surely it's up to her, and why would anyone exclude her? Oh, and I've never experienced the "you get a night playing D&D so I want this" baragaining situation presented. That really [I]would [/I]strike me as an odd thing for some to do. If Sharon wants to do something one night, she can do it. No questions. So can I. As it happens, we happen by choice to choose to spend most of our time together because we like each other. If I say "I'm going out Wednesday with X" there's no problem; and vice-versa. I'd be a bit disturbed if time became a negotiable commodity. Thursday nights, certainly, just aren't an issue; it's what I do on Thursdays. [/QUOTE]

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