The Dinner Club- Meet the Cast

So I have this group of five girlfriends that meet up twice a month for supper and hash out all that is weighing on our minds. The tradition started while we were all in grad school, and we’ve tried our best to keep it up ever since. While we are similar in certain ways, we certainly possess enough contrasting characteristics and life styles to keep conversations interesting.

I’ll start with Kim, a no-nonsense ballet instructor who has been dating the same guy for five years and is now so eager for an engagement ring that she would take one out of Cracker Jack’s box. She’s high drama, maybe a little spoiled, and very assertive.

Holly, a second grade teacher, has only dated two guys her whole life, which both ended badly, and now has a pretty scum outlook on men in general. She is never surprised when a jerk doesn’t call back or pulls the ‘I’m just not ready for a relationship’ line. Unfortunately, she looks at the occasional sweet actions of men as a fluke and spur of the moment reaction rather than a well thought out, heartfelt gesture.

Jackie is a twenty-six year old baker who has made a name for herself in the city for her modern and massive wedding cakes. She dates according to her mood, meaning she hops around from business man to cowboy to musician, whatever she feels like and interests her at the moment. Rarely do they last more than a couple of weeks (if that) and rarely is she disappointed if they don’t work out.

Kate is a stay at home mom, married to a fireman, and embodies the hope that all men have good in them. She has a non-existent temper but will argue any point that she doesn’t agree with. Kate probably enjoys the dinners more than any of us, mainly because it gets her out of the house and into what she considers to feel like a TV reality show packed full of drama.

Then there is me, an artist and event coordinator, or as Kim says ‘party-planner’. I’ve had one relationship that lasted over two years and have dated several guys since yet always stay within my type. I have now, however, been dating the same guy for about five months and so far so good.

Now that you have been introduced to all of us maybe you will better understand our conversations and arguments. Topics tend to vary quiet drastically, but it seems that we always end up talking about what probably all women end up talking about when they get together, men.