Although I haven't been there in quite a while, I have to give a shout out to the Meetup gamers group I visited several times. Only Meg went, and no-one ever had a single word to say about her that was not in line with what they might say about any other member of the group. No-one avoided her, or didn't want to play with her, or display any unfriendly manner. In fact, I always felt welcome as a girl at the meetups. I don't know what they said behind my back, but I'm sure it was all good.
They have irregular "girl gamer" nights and although I've thought about joining, so far I have not, for three reasons:
- I haven't been to any of their game nights since the "girl nights" started
- I don't want to change the dynamic of the group. I may not, but I may
- They're all way younger than I am.
But maybe one week I'll e-mail the organiser and ask if she'd mind if I join the next game day. I'll point out that I'm somewhat different from the other girls (see (2) and (3), above).
As the first "civilian" group I spent some comfortable Meg time with, they have to go on the list.
Meg -
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see how well you're accepted by the women's gaming meetup.....
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I also get annual invites to a "young lawyers" breakfast, from our state senator (who's actually met Meg and knows me by name). I am neither, and if I chose to go I'd probably call to ask if I'd fit in (in drab even).
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