[justjim]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

I'm with Bonny on this one. If a group of card players has been playing together for any length of time they are a "club" unto themselves and I don't think your wife and her friend should have tried to join them. A group of six of us play cards once a week and we would not appreciate anyone trying to break us up, it is our own private little social group for the time we are there.

I'm going to suggest that your wife call the contact for a club in which she is interested, and ask whether they welcome newcomers.

I'm not a big "club person" but I'm thinking why would six people call their card game a club. Why wouldn't you just meet at each other's home where you could have a beverage some food etc. etc. instead of a sterile environment like a recreation center. I suppose I'm missing something here. Just a thought........