12/2/11

This is a casual, social group for heterosexual Men to meet in a non-sexual setting. There are plenty of outlets for women so why not one for us! Outside of school, for men to make friends usually requires them to first work together. If at some company function their wives meet and hit it off then the men have permission to be friends (as long as their women don't have a falling out).

All-male does not mean homosexual. Nor does it mean it's a group for men to get together and scope chicks and act as wing-men. Nor is it group therapy for your repressed memories.

I want to deter anyone who might join from hoping that they might get a hook-up out of this. This group is NOT going the route of Craigslist's "platonic male friend section" which is now a gay-sex-hookup-board. I'm know I'm potentially excluding some cool people but why not be exclusive? If the group was called "Women's X" or "minority-men's Y" no one would bat an eye!

Here is the previous organizer's description which still has some validity:
Straight men, guys, all professions, who know there is more to life than clubbing, smoking, drinking and ESPN. Men with a point of view, and a desire to grow and share it. Share your wisdom, lend and ear, and make good friends for support and entertainment. Hang out with married fathers, singles, widoweers, divorced guys looking for some friendly, relaxed company to get through middle age and these stressful times. Working or unemployed, these are times we all have alot to talk about, to learn from. The older men get , the harder it is to form close ties with friends, as work, relationships, life stresses, losses can derail a once thriving social life. We can share, laugh, discuss and truly help each other get through the best part of life that is also incredibly challenging. This is as much a social and sharing outlet as it is a support group. We want to share some quality time chatting, and possibly making a difference in the lives of others is what this is about, Enrich yourself, make friends, reveal your humor, bawdy jokes, whatever it takes to get through these times and enjoy life away from work and home. Meeting midweek afterwork or weekend afternoons are both good options.