Woman Bonding

In a recent episode of Private Practice, Cooper finds Violet and Charlotte (who hate each other) painting each other's nails and telling secrets about him. They have come together and gotten close because he asked them to since Violet is his best friend and Charlotte is his girlfriend. He says, "My girlfriend life and my best friend life are colliding in a womanly woman fest of nail polish and bonding. You know what, I'm gonna go drink with guys." He rushes out of the room saying "one woman at a time".

Cooper does not want to be associated with hanging out with women and painting nails and decides to go out and drink with his buddies because that is a manly thing to do. He doesn't want to be around for "womanly bonding" because if he did it would take away some of his masculinity. By saying that he is going to go drink with his friends, he is saying that it is not manly for guys to hang out with girls painting nails. When he says "one woman at a time", he is saying that he can't handle both of them together because he is used to dealing with them separately.

On Samantha Who?, a similar thing happens. Samantha asks a guy why his friend keeps canceling dates on her friend. She asks him if he is afraid of commitment. The guy says, "Well I don't know, I'll ask him about his feelings next time we get our nails done". This sends the message that guys typically do not like to talk and get their feelings out and if they are do, they are considered feminine.