The Guys Ask Questions.

So, we WOWettes are gearing up for our Second Cocktail Party Experiment. I wrote about the first one a few posts back and I still remember how much fun it was. A room full of singles our ages who usually meet via online dating sites and now are meeting in person. Imagine thirty men and thirty women having fun, completely skipping the emailing back and forth, the first phone call, and the "Coffee Date." I hate coffee dates, have I said that? I don't drink coffee and I just can't imagine a more unnatural place to have a first meeting. Consider the Cocktail Party as a remedy to bad first dates and the disappointments of dating sites.

So, I have created an email list of singles who want to attend the next party. A big, big list of men and women who may meet the person of their dreams on May 12th or at least have one heck of a fun Saturday night. I'm thinking there will be maybe double the crowd of the first one! So, to keep you all interested until the party, I asked the guys to send me their questions about women and offered to get the answers from the WOWettes at tonight's meeting. The ladies loved your questions and had some great fun with the answers, so here they are:

1) Recent pix and bio information on the gals would really help, especially for those of us who are coming from far and have particular tastes we are in touch with. OK, it's not really a question, but we answered it anyway. "It's a party so think of it like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get." There are pix on other posts in this blog and there are a lot of women I don't know coming from other groups, so you'll just have to take your chances. Think of it as an adventure. A room full of beautiful women who want to meet you? How could you stay away?

2) I'd like to know the general age of the individuals and whether they are interested in meeting someone for a serious long term commitment. Doesn't a question end with a question mark? "We're all different and some of us do and some of us don't." I think more of us would say we do if we meet the right guy. Ages? I'm gearing toward a 40s and 50s crowd, but anyone is welcome.

3) Why won't they let us nap on a Saturday afternoon? "What? You're napping on a Saturday afternoon without US?" We all like to "nap."

4) Is it true that women think about sex as much as men do? "Yes. Sometimes. Some of us." More than you think.

5) Can we forgive ourselves for the mistakes that ended past relationships? Ours and theirs? "Yes, we must. That was the past, and we are creating a new history today." Life is short, we have to forgive ourselves and them, love ourselves, and allow new love into our lives. Is there any other choice?

6) How do women feel about being approached in public, such as grocery stores, Macy's. How do they like to be approached so it is comfortable , respectful, and non-threatening? "Say Hi! Compliment something about us. Talk about the fruit in a market, the books in a bookstore, or just say that's a nice color on us or that we have a nice smile." Ah, just do it, guys! Respectful? Don't say anything you wouldn't say to your Aunt Sally.

7) There's gotta be a secret password or a handshake or something that gets women to do what you want. "Are you kidding?!?" Sorry, that one rendered us speechless. We're almost never speechless, believe me.

8) What is the answer to the great question of life, the universe, and everything?
"It's a secret." "Love." I prefer to think that there is no answer, that spending one's time trying to figure it out is a waste of what little time we have here, so just go out and be nice to people and try to make the world a better place because you're in it.

9) Why are women so afraid of sex, flirting, and dressing up? "What? You're going out with the wrong women!!!" We love sex and flirting and dressing up - just treat us like you adore us and see what happens.

So, guys, thanks for the questions, we had a lot of fun with them. Feel free to send more. Feel free to invite your friends to the May 12th Cocktail Party. Feel free to practice what you've learned here on us when you meet us. We're gonna have so much fun with you!