The wife hasn't shown a lot of interest yet, I suppose being pregnant has something to do with that.
Some forums are just as skewed towards women. The greyhound forum I used to frequent was 97% female.
Yooper are you a member of the Brotherhood?
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Member in good standing since 1995. I mean they have not called to throw me out.
I am a man, and I can change, if I have to, I guess.
The problem is that he's pretty antisocial and generally quiet and shy. Usually, he doesn't do social activities unless I make him come
Ran for years here in OR.
so now you and your wife will have something in common?
I'm pretty antisocial and quiet and shy. But when I'm actually around people who share my beer interest, so that I can talk about beer & brewing rather than BS small talk, the shyness fades away.
The great thing is, when I'm chatting with a brewer about beer, we don't seem like "guys" talking to "girls" and the conversation is always mutually respectful. Even in this forum, nobody treats me like a girl but instead I'm treated like one of the guys. Or rather, one of the brewers. I think many newcomers are surprised to even realize that I'm a girl.
The sex of the brewer doesn't matter at all, and I like talking about brewing with anybody who wants to discuss it.
I think many newcomers are surprised to even realize that I'm a girl.
This is exactly what I wanted to say! I love the craft beer/homebrew community for this.
But, it is a heavily male dominated community. When I was judging at NHC this year, I was surprised to see 5 women judges out of the 150+ judges there. I'm used to being the only one! Welcome sight. But then again, I also work in construction... so I'm kind of used to being the only woman in the room.
Ok, but here is the GREAT thing about the NHC that I didn't even think about until my first one. NO lines at the ladies' room!
Edit- I forgot I changed my avatar. I have duct tape. Probably not so scary.
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