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If we do a ladies only mehndi party...

HisBelovedOneHisBelovedOne
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What in the world do we do with the guys?

I'm assuming that the young'uns will either accompany their mothers to the mehndi party or stay with a sitter for the evening. But if I've got all the women at my house for a henna party, what are we gonna do with all the husbands and single men?

I'm afraid to turn planning for a gentlemens' evening over to FI because he is a TERRIBLE planner. I mean, the man just can't plan to save his life. He's far too spontaneous. He gets "stuck" and then just gives up, so if anything's gonna get planned it falls to me. Which is fine, but I just don't know what to plan for a bunch of guys who range from early 20s to late 70s and who are so varied in religions, politics, hobbies and interests. Any ideas? Should we just make it a mixed event and call it done?
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Re: If we do a ladies only mehndi party...

  • Bhanu&AnujBhanu&Anuj member
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    edited December 2011
    Well if you are doing your mendhi in the house (in a particular room), you can have a tent set up outside/backyard for the men.
    I've been to a mendhi party in a basement, where all the women were literally singing and dancing in one corner of the basement and the men were outside of that area (like the women's backs had created a small room) - lol I'm not explaining it very well.
    Don't worry too much about it.  If the men are non Indian they'll understand that there is a 'ladies only' area..but if there are a lot of Indian men...they already know about this stuff !
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  • HinajHinaj member
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    edited December 2011
    We are not seperating men and women.  That just been too many things to plan and worry about.  I never did like that part. 
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  • vaishali10vaishali10 member
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    edited December 2011
    I never liked the idea of separating men and women at Indian events.  Mehndi night is usually meant to be a very relaxing & mingling type of event.  

    For my Mehndi night, we aren't separating men and women but we are having a separate area set up in case some of the older Indian uncles want to be on their own.  
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