| When couples entertain they sometimes disagree on | | | | the bridge clubs are the purview of women. It's |
| the tone the party should take. She wants to serve | | | | that whole men are from Mars and women are from |
| Brutt in pretty champagne glasses and he wants to | | | | Venus thing. |
| serve Bud in ceramic beer mugs. She wants to | | | | |
| dress up and he wants to dress down. Maybe the | | | | As long as you get together on Saturdays for tennis |
| two ideas won't merge, but you can entertain | | | | or golf or whatever other activities you enjoy, you |
| separately once in a while. He can host a poker | | | | can entertain separately on Wednesday night. So |
| game while she and her friends play bridge. | | | | she gets her custom champagne glasses and he |
| | | | | breaks out his custom ceramic steins or beer mugs |
| By way of a compromise, this isn't too bad. Of | | | | and everyone's happy. She can have custom |
| course now you need separate party supplies… | | | | champagne glasses etched with her own monogram |
| Finger sandwiches and cookies for the bridge players; | | | | and he can have his beer mugs imprinted with Bob's |
| hoagies and potato chips for the poker crowd. You | | | | Beer Joint. Set up the card tables in different rooms |
| will also need champagne glasses for her and beer | | | | and you're ready to enjoy your own friends in your |
| mugs or ceramic beer steins for him. Not to | | | | own style. |
| mention you'll need to purchase the liquid | | | | |
| refreshments. | | | | Sometimes couples forget that it is good for women |
| | | | | to enjoy the company of other women and for men |
| If you don't want to break the budget, you can buy | | | | to enjoy the company of other men. When men |
| your champagne glasses and ceramic beer mugs at | | | | are with men and women are with women, they |
| the same place on line. Some vendors sell bar | | | | behave differently than when they are in mixed |
| supplies for both commercial as well as individual | | | | company, even if the mixed company is a spouse. |
| customers. Generally you can purchase these items | | | | Enjoying things that are exclusively male or |
| less expensively from online vendors who specialize in | | | | exclusively female is part of gender identification and |
| bar glasses. Some even offer etching or imprinting | | | | a natural part of life. |
| services so you can personalize your mugs and | | | | |
| glasses. Many households nowadays set up their | | | | By accepting and working with your differences you |
| personal bar with custom barware. | | | | and your spouse both get what you want and |
| | | | | need. Thus, it’s not about champagne glasses |
| Just because you and your spouse don't see | | | | or ceramic beer mugs, it’s about male and |
| eye-to-eye on entertaining, doesn't mean you aren't | | | | female and celebrating your differences. You really |
| well suited. Men and women often enjoy different | | | | don't want your spouse to give in every time you |
| activities and it's perfectly okay to do things | | | | have a difference in needs. Your partnership is |
| separately now and again. Poker games and bridge | | | | stronger when you find ways to compromise. Enjoy |
| clubs are staples in American society, and in most | | | | your poker game and your bridge club and come |
| cases the poker games are frequented by men and | | | | together for activities you both find pleasurable. |
