On Saturday, I took one of my female friends out for lunch. At the end of the meal, I realised that there was a good chance that one of my other female friends, who lives and works in the area, would be nearby, so I gave her a call. The two ladies had heard quite a bit about each other, and were quite interested in meeting one another, so we agreed to meet up and have a cup of coffee in a cafe nearby.

This was all well and good. However, I sat down with my cup of coffee and simply watched for an hour as they, well, bonded. My presence became totally irrelevant, and any attempt I made to join in the conversation was immediately shut down. Girltalk ruled.

Scary.