Thursday, February 2, 2006

The Bachelor Party Argument

My girlfriend doesn't want me to go to my friend's upcoming bachelor party. She feels the whole idea of guys getting together to basically debauch themselves (the drinking, the high-fiving every two seconds, the "entertainment", in other words, male nirvana) is unacceptable.

I counter with the argument that the bachelor party is the soon to be groom's absolute last chance to let it all hang out before life ceases to exist as he knows it. Further, I tell her that the kind of stuff that goes on at your typical b.p. is really not that different from what women do when they get together for the same purpose (accept, of course, that with men there is a greater likelihood of some type of law enforcement intervention before the night is over).

I'm holding firm on this one, though. I think that while there are some guys out there who can easily lose all sense of proportion and decency given the right set of circumstances, most of us just enjoy having a good time once in a while.

Is that so wrong? I'd like to get your opinion. Please post your response on my relationship message board.