The UK legal definition of bullying includes excluding a person from an activity it is not bullying to not do every single activity with my husband. If your abusive ex wanted to come to your intimate birthday meal would you say yes because otherwise you're a bully??
I can't see why the party has to be single sex.
Whyy not just invite mixed sex? Because her friends are women?
there is no excuse to exclude a person from a party group just because of their sex, male, female or other gender you can not invite anyone to your home you choose.
You couldn't demand an all white or all black party, or all gay or all straight is people are homophobic or racist they're unlikely to have black / gay friends so do you think Sally, the lesbian at no42 should be able to demand entry to their house whenever she wants because she can't be excluded??
The old way of men in at the BBQ and women in the kitchen is antiquated, sexist, emotionally abusive and downright ignorant people are allowed prefences. Personally I'd rather be drinking wine on the garden but I have no interest in making fire and burning steals thanks. Expecting me to do the BBQ because it would be emotionally abusive not to is frankly absurd.
If you are not offended by your OH on this occasion, then it is ok. However, as you are asking the question, then give this to your OH and his/her friends to read it's actually op that what's the single sex party and her male partner to leave.
I just hate single sex exclusive events, either male or female then don't go to them.
it makes outsiders feel unwelcome which outsiders? She's inviting her mates. Her partner isn't in that friendship Groupm. It isn't an open house.
I have seen grown men cry with such exclusion, and grown women break bottles from their partners doing something without them? Frankly I wouldn't want anyone who breaks bottles when they get upset at any party I was having and if you're crying because your partner has fun without you, you need therapy.
Stereotyping needs dissolving, partly by eliminating single sex events Bollocks. I can invite whomever I want to my partiesm. Inviting a token man because they have a penis would be offensive to the man.
There can be no reasonable excuse for it depending on where from, my friends are primarily female. All girls school. Uni just because the lads have fallen away over the years as we've had kids. My volunteer work would be mixed because it's a really diverse group. Adding men or women into a SOCIAL ACTIVITY on the basis of their genitals being otherwise missing is offensive.