"Are cosmopolitans girly drinks?"

Yesterday evening, we both really felt like beer and pizza, so we went to Pizzeria Uno's. I immediately ordered a Blue Moon beer, and while the s.o. examined the drink menu, the waiter said he'd return with my drink and get the rest of the order then. This gives my s.o. enough time to eyeball the cocktail list and choose the "Peach Cosmopolitan."

S.O.: Isn't that the drink that those girls drink on that show?
ScoutFinch: Sex and the City? Yes.
S.O.: Are cosmopolitans girly drinks?
ScoutFinch: Well, yes. But get it if you want.
S.O.: Naw, I don't know if I can get it.
ScoutFinch: Who cares? No one's going to question your sexuality.
S.O.: Why don't you order it, and we'll pretend that I'm going to drink your beer. We'll tell him that you decided you'd rather have the cosmo.

So, after laughing at and making fun of him, I agree to order the cosmo and pretend that I'd changed my mind (even though I'd promptly ordered the beer when the waiter initially approached...but hey, girls can be fickle!).

The waiter returns with my beer, I push it over to the s.o., and ask the waiter for the peach cosmopolitan instead. He gives me a slight funny look but goes with it. As we wait for the cosmo to be made, we both sip the beer, but intent to keep up the facade, he purposefully pulls the glass to his side of the table. I can't believe that he's so embarrassed to order a girly drink...first of all, NO ONE is paying us any attention, and should they even glance over, my s.o. is large enough and intimidating-looking enough that no one would even dare to question anything he did or said. Yet, here he is pretending to sip my beer to look manly while he anxiously awaits the arrival of his peach cosmo.

The big moment comes. The cosmo arrives and is placed in front of me. I can't help but laugh. It's PINK. Of course it's pink - it's a cosmo. But still...it's PINK. And the s.o. is going to drink it. I wouldn't care except that he'd made such a big deal of it. He makes me take the first sip (the facade is still alive!), and it's yucky. I'm not a cosmo fan, so I can't be sure if it was a bad drink or if I just don't like cosmos. I pass it to him for review - he didn't like it either but decides to down the disappointing cosmo in one gulp. When the waiter returns, the cosmo glass is empty and the beer glass is more than halfway full. You can see the look on his face: This huge could-be-a-football-player dude is dating a total lush! Lucky guy!!

I think the funniest thing about last night's charade was that nothing was as it seemed. The big guy ordered a girly drink. His little girlfriend ordered a beer. But instead, the big guy has a thirsty girlfriend.

So, I pose this question to you: are cosmos girly drinks? Did the s.o. have anything to worry about?

Feel free to weigh in.

...scout's lady