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"I&amp;amp;#8217;m not really down with the whole Jack-and-Jill shower movement.Well this is a bust ... Even if the &amp;amp;#8220;shower&amp;amp;#8221; is a full-on party with a keg and karaoke, there&amp;amp;#8217;s always the part where the bride and groom sit down and open gifts in front of their parents&amp;amp;#8217; friends, which feels doubly torturous if the groom&amp;amp;#8217;s the one stuck holding up some naughty, wedding-night knickers in front of a bunch of his pals. It just seems to me like a &amp;amp;#8220;bridal shower&amp;amp;#8221; is a very specific thing. If you want to have a random party (keg, karaoke machine, and all), by all means, have a party! But if you&amp;amp;#8217;re going to have a shower, make it a tame, afternoon affair. And don&amp;amp;#8217;t make your guy (or his roommates or your dad) sit through it! I am okay with the groom showing up for the last half-hour or so to participate in an embarrassing game, say thank you to all the ladies, and help haul the gifts to the car. Other than that, I don&amp;amp;#8217;t think guys and showers are a good mix. What do you think? Have you attended a Jack-and-Jill shower? Was it fun for everyone? Or were the guys totally bored? Do you want your guy to be there for your shower? More shower stuff: * A Sweet Idea For a Shower Gift * Planning a Shower? Here are Some Sweet DIY Butterfly Decorations! (Plus, a Crowd-Pleasing, Warm-Weather Dessert!) * I Do or I Don&amp;amp;#8217;t: Skipping the Gift-Opening Portion of a Bridal Shower More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage FREE Beauty Stuff! Enter for your Chance to Win a New Prize Every Day! Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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