Does your man know how to dress?
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| Wed, 08-11-2004 - 1:13pm |
Shane is a breath of fresh air. He can DRESS! He actually enjoys shopping (now I know this scares most girls because he sounds gay, but believe me, he's NOT!) He buys brown and black shoes, matching belts and nice slacks and button up shirts for work. Very tasteful "power ties", and even is nice enough to wear a white tee underneath. He wears cologne too and not the cheap stuff. His socks aren't that great, but they are under his pants and a desk, so I'm not sweating that. Now he has his days. He wears some butt ugly Old Navy olive green cargo shorts that are getting old and some holes are forming. He also has some t-shirts that have seen better days. Silly "man" t-shirts with crude sayings on them. But he's at least allowed those to be worn strictly in the house and he changes to go out. He also has a pair of leather sandals that I insist stay outside. Hey, leather absorbs sweaty feet and it's nasty!
Other than the Old Navy shorts and the silly tees, oh and the sandals, it's all good. And to see that man in a pair of Wranglers and boots is....okay, Mama's getting hot!
Later! Gotta call my man!
Mel

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It's hard for me to think Mel could look like a hag if she TRIED! LOL
Sorry, but that just hit me funny.
Believe me, I've seen women who needed work. I know that it is hard to get dressed and put on makeup each day or to do your best to look good, but I've seen women out there that look as if they haven't bathed in a week. How can anyone go out looking this way? Even if you're poor, soap is cheap. Shampoo is cheap. Clothes aren't the biggest issue. Okay sweats can be cute if they are clean. But wash yourself!
So I've seen hags. I strive not to be one and I appreciate you feeling like I couldn't look like one. Boy i make it a point not to ever!
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Mel, I couldn't agree with you more.
Wow! That's an EXCELLENT story! You are both very lucky!
Michael
I guess if I had to step back and take a look I'd say he does wear a lot of shorts and jeans with t-shirts on his days off. No brand names, very practical (he buys a lot of his stuff at Costco) lol. He wears khaki's and dockers style pants and nice button up collared shirts or polos when he's at work (high school teacher). I have never had a reason to ask him to dress differently. He dresses up when it's appropriate, wears a tux to the prom, and a suit to the opera...even though in Seattle, most people go to the opera in jeans!
I wear suits and skirts sets and nice pants and blouses for work, but I can't remember the last time I actually wore a dress (I think it was my dd's kindergarten graduation, lol). We have a business casual work environment, but because I am in HR I try to stay more on the business side, so I'm always a little more dressed up than most everyone else. I wrote the dress code policy, so I have to make sure I model it appropriately! On my days off I wear nice jeans, and nice fitting tops. I workout in flared gym pants, gym shorts and tanks. I don't own any sweats. I dress up when its appropriate and I do tend to go a little on the sexier side when it's an evening outing. I know SO appreciates that very much!
And underwear? Don't even get me started! I have 17 different colored and textured bras. LOL
I was taught from an early age that you should look presentable all the times. I never go out without fixing my hair and makeup, but I don't wear a lot of it. I like a fresh and natural look and I have great skin so it works for me.
But my best accessory is my smile, and I never leave home without it. :)
"Notice makes me uncomfortable. But, I'd like to be more noticable for his sake, I think. Does that make sense?"
It makes a lot of sense. One thing that I really liked in my now defunct relationship was that she let me know that she dressed to impress ME. I always tried to do that in my marriage, but had never had the opportunity to know what it was like to be on the receiving end of that sort of attention and thought.
If a man realizes that his woman is doing something special because she wants his admiring attention, I think that it gives him a unique feeling of love, acceptance and security.
Michael
I think your look doesn't change for a relationship, does it?
It's all so subjective anyway. Your look is one I'm not unfamiliar with, and I can't say I think it's "wrong" in anyway, but it's a turn off for me in particular.
I'm sure lots of people think my looks are a turn off as well, so I don't mean that in a bad way. Chemistry is VERY individual.
If a man realizes that his woman is doing something special because she wants his admiring attention, I think that it gives him a unique feeling of love, acceptance and security.
Michael, this is so true.
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