Defintion of high maintenance
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Defintion of high maintenance
| Fri, 04-06-2007 - 6:28pm |
There was a post on another part of this same board about what is considered high maintenance in dating and relationships. I thought I would post again about this up here in the main part to see what everyone else thinks since it's an interesting topic.
What is your defination of high maintenance? What are the characteristics of women who are this way? I know a lot of people will have different answers so this should be interesting.
These are my thoughts on it:
When I think of high maintenance I think of women that don't want to do anything outdoorsy or any sports because they might break a nail. Women who expect their boyfriends to buy them all this nice jewelry and expensive clothing and take them to nice restaurants frequently and if they don't get what they want they throw a fit. Also women who dont' understand if their boyfriend can't call them back right away or can't hang out every minute of every day and expect him to drop everything and anything for her at all times, not considering their feelings. That's what I consider high maintence.
Edited 4/6/2007 6:29 pm ET by biochic2004
What is your defination of high maintenance? What are the characteristics of women who are this way? I know a lot of people will have different answers so this should be interesting.
These are my thoughts on it:
When I think of high maintenance I think of women that don't want to do anything outdoorsy or any sports because they might break a nail. Women who expect their boyfriends to buy them all this nice jewelry and expensive clothing and take them to nice restaurants frequently and if they don't get what they want they throw a fit. Also women who dont' understand if their boyfriend can't call them back right away or can't hang out every minute of every day and expect him to drop everything and anything for her at all times, not considering their feelings. That's what I consider high maintence.
Edited 4/6/2007 6:29 pm ET by biochic2004

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I complete agree with your definition.
Smile,
Deirdre
I totally agree with you about the definitions being different.
I don't think fashion or hobbies (I.E. not liking camping etc.) has anything to do with being high maintenence. After all we don't call men high maintenence if they don't want to go to fashion week right? I mean because a lot of men wouldn't consider that a funtime just like a lot of women don't consider camping or sports a funtime. That shouldn't get them a label of HM.
Edited 4/8/2007 7:09 am ET by lovinhockey17
Smile,
Deirdre
Ahh...but the question is: Did/do you expect those around you (friends, boyfriends, family) to keep up to your standards of dress?
Oh no, I don't expect other people to live up to my standard but like it or not, everybody, be it high maintenance or not has a standard they are comfortable and probably won't compromise on. I won't go to a black tie affair in Jeans and sneakers so while I don't expect people to live up to my standard, I believe there's a time and place for certain things especially when the occassion calls for it. For example, as I said, I won 't be happy to go to a black tire affair with my boyfriend when he's in Jeans and sneakers. I belieive people dress according to the comfortable zone but in my opinion, if you are constantly complaining about how you look, then you are not comfortable so if I am to give you an an advice, of course it will go towards the lines of my standard because afterall, that's what I know. That doesn't mean I want them to dress to my standard but that is what I know.
I know some
I guess what I was trying to portray was women that are not open to experiencing different things and stay closed in a "box" in their own world. Hence the women that refuse to do certain thing because they will break a nail or who would be caught dead in something casual from time to time. I don't know, I might get slammed for that sort of opinion but I always thought that living life is being open to all sorts of different things, whether that be dressing up or dressing casual for each occasion
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