When men get married

It's a fact that all of my male friends disappeared after they got married. The spontaneous drinks after work, evenings turning into nights and chitchatting growing to heated discussions. Gone. My married girlfriends are still around so marriage as an institution isn't necessarily the antagonist to friendship. Naturally there is less time to meet up when there are babies involved, but they are still there and the friendship is still a two-way street.

But something seems to happen to men when they get married. The need for female friends disappear. Or was it never an honest friendship in the first place?

As always there are are exceptions to the rule. One of them Little B and I caught up with last night. We joined him and his girlfriend at the end of their romantic dinner and when she decided to call it a night (note: no drama, no hard feelings), he decided to stay out with us for a couple of drinks. The evening turned into night and the champagne flooded...

Ah... that's right. There may be children involved, but no marriage. Somehow I still think he would be the exception to the rule.