Historically, bachelor parties are organised by the ancient Sparta amongst the soldiers to toast each other on the eve of the wedding. To welcome the new era. However, as time goes on, bachelor parties are not suitable to be organised on the night before the wedding, because, well... the activities have become more... shall we say, varied. And unlike before, it is possible to be arranged in more than just one night. And the intention is to say good-bye to single life.
The activities, have become more and more obscene (depending on your definition) to suit the male palate (a softer way to say the other thing, if you know what I mean...)
Unlike the original hen night, where women spend time to beautify themselves; facial, spa treatment, hair treatment, painting nails, etc; a bachelor party, or stag party, or buck party is where the men take the opportunity to "watch" women. They might be fantasising of the activities during the hen night even! Men, they only have one thing in their mind, and one working body part, so, go figure. :-p
And because bachelor parties have evolved to more sexual in nature, so does the hen night; a.k.a. the bachelorette parties. Apparently to get even.
Now, if you sit down and ponder a while, what good does these parties do to the couple? Make them think about the things they could not do afer they're married? Both of them will continue missing singledom? Raise their expectations of their partners when it comes to the bedroom activities? Make them bitter because after this they are only with one person and one person only, when their single friends can still fool around?
Seriously. What will it do to their future generation then?
I wouldn't want my new life be started in a wrong way. At least, to my definition, it is. Bottomline, I feel that it's just not right. These type of parties where you try to do everything you can in one night, the things that you will not be able to "indulge" once you're called a husband or a wife, are for people who are not ready to commit. But then again, pound your chest and ask your appetite... (literal translation from tepuk dada tanya selera).
No man in his right mind will be happy that his soon-to-be wifey is attending a wild bacholerette party.
It's better to indulge in a one day spa treatment, don't you think? ;-)
