Yep, what he said.
If I were in your SO’s shoes (running variety) I would run from someone who had the time/energy/desire to harangue me over my wardrobe. But that’s just me. I love my gf. She may ask me if I need help finding suitable attire, but if I say “no thanks” that is cool with her.
So, you know, we can’t talk about what the hell happened to men’s shorts because it might hurt the precious feelings of somebody’s delicate knees?
Finally something we agree on. I want your wife to wear really short skirts too…uh, I mean I want my wife to wear short skirts. But this:
I’ll assume this is hyperbole (sometimes hard to tell with you).
Seconded.
IMHO, there are far more consequential topics for conversation. Again, that is just me. For me, “harangue” is an issue. Maybe I need to work on it, thankfully in my current relationship I have no need.
There are so many important things to talk about that there’s no time for something as insignificant as shorts? Being in a relationship with you sounds unremittingly dour.
Yeah, being in a relationship with someone who tries to control what kind of shorts you wear would be so much more rewarding.
That reminds me: WTF is with baseball uniforms? I don’t what TV much, but I was in a sports bar. Baseball uniforms used to have rather form-fitting pants that kind of tapered down to the ankle. It looked like the guys were running around in women’s yoga pants. When the hell did that happen?
Anyway, the shorts I jog in are just a bit above my knee. Probably no shorter than a soccer player’s shorts at the very shortest.
exactly.
They don’t crawl up and wrap around anything, assuming they’re synthetic fiber. They just hang.
Unless he’s running an ultramarathon with you he’s not going to have chafing problems. Let him wear long shorts. If they’re good enough for Michael Jordan…
No, no, F.D. You forgot that amidst all their very serious concerns, DtC and kayaker can include hectoring Zsofia for posting about her exasperation with her partner’s choice of shorts. And not just once, but rather six times. Because they really hate it when other people tell you how to live your life.
Exactly Kimmy, because suggesting someone try something new and different equals, as we all know, haranguing and trying to control what someone wears.
There’s a whole lotta projectin’ goin’ on here.
If it was a man trying to control what his wife wore, I don’t think he’d be finding a lot of defenders.
She’s just asking why men are afraid of their knees. She tried to convince him they’d be better for running and he reacted strangely so she came to ask why men act that way.
It’d be like a man asking why women have such a hard time finding jeans that fit when men can do it so easily. There wasn`t any plea to help her control her man in the post that I noticed.
Maybe. Just trying to add my pov. I (and, I think, many of my cohorts) would walk/run from a woman who tried to control my taste in clothing. But I’ll leave the thread if that (honest) opinion is a hijack.
Going back to your earlier point, DtC, I often suggest that my wife wear skirts, and when she is wearing a skirt, shorter skirts, when she asks my opinion. I also suggest that she be a little more daring in her choices. However, I don’t control what she wears, and she’ll do what she wants regardless of my opinion. But because of all the projecting, if I started a thread Women, what is your problem when it comes to skirts?, everyone would jump on the ‘controlling’ bandwagon.
Youz guyz watch too many sitcoms.
I just don’t consider my wife’s wardrobe choices any of my business. I think it’s a stupid thing to care about. The “normal sized shorts” refrain kind of annoyed me too . That carries a built in implication that only her preference is “normal.” It would be like I said that only mini-skirts are "normal sized’ skirts.
A future we can all hope for. Well, men, anyway.
Your wife never asks your opinion, nor vice versa? Heck, everytime we go out anyplace where she has to dress other than jeans, I get a parade of 2-4 outfits to opine on. Sometimes, I’ll try to get her to switch to a skirt (unsuccessfully 98% of the time); most of the time I’ll suggest for her to wear whatever she likes best (at which point she’ll ask my mother-in-law and daughter).
This isn’t about wearing shorts in general, it’s about wearing appropriate clothing for a specific activity. The OP doesn’t expect him to wear running shorts all day long.
I can’t speak about running gear, but I do ride and occasionally race bicycles. Having the right clothing really makes it more enjoyable. As an example, I find the Pearl Izumi clothing is fairly expensive (but Assos and Castelli make PI stuff look cheap). Yet every single Pearl Izumi thing I own just works perfectly for cycling. Of course, many casual cyclists never get serious enough to invest in decent clothing so they don’t know what they are missing.
The OP’s boyfriend is a casual runner. Maybe she needs to get him decent gear that he will wear, like some runnning tights. If he becomes more serious about running, he’ll probably see the value of running shorts over non-running shorts. Get him serious about running, the shorts will follow.
No, she never asks my opinion. She might ask if she has any lint on her, or if something fits, but she has no interest in my wardrobe opinions…not that I really even have any opinions. To be honest, I don’t even notice what she’s wearing most of the time. Hell…put a hand over my eyes and ask my what I’m wearing, and there’s a good chance I won’t know.
Maybe I’m just unusually indifferent to clothing issues, but it’s a subject that honestly just doesn’t come up with us.
As for going out…we haven’t gone out by ourselves in ten years. Too many kids.
