By Megan McArdle
"I've had about ten requests from men to explain the phrase "winning the cocktail party". None from women. "
The above phrase appeared in a Megan McArdle (for disclosure's sake she works in my building) blog and the phrase "winning the cocktail party" is meaningless to me as well. Megan's blog explains that the phrase refers to the constant competition that goes on between men in social settings. Maybe it's because I always win, but I have never felt that I'm in a battle to win attention over other males at a party. My goal and goal of men I'm assuming is generally to win the battle for the attention of a specfic person not the party as a whole.
Ladies, correct me if I'm wrong.
