I love shorts. I’d wear them year-round if doing so wouldn’t make my legs freeze off.
I’ve got nice legs, dammit.
So… why did you come into a thread that was talking about clothing and people’s opinions thereof, if it means so little to you? You don’t see me in threads about football, do you?
ETA - that was to DtC, obviously.
Zsofia and her boyfriend aren’t a middle-aged married couple. Why not let them enjoy being a fashionable young hipster couple before they get married, have a passel of kids, and treat “lint-free” as the only consideration required when deciding what to wear out of the house.
How am I stopping them from doing anything?
I didn’t see it as a thread about clothing aesthetics, but as a person trying to browbeat her spouse into wearing something he doesn’t want to war. If I started a thread where I was bitching and complaining that my wife didn’t want to go to Vikings games with me, and was calling her “abnormal” for not being interested, that wouldn’t really be a thread about football.
What if it was a woman who didn’t feel comfortable wearing one of those tiny tennis skirts for tennis? I mean, Maria Sharapova wears 'em so they must be the height of tennis practicality. Personally I think DtC is on the money here – were the genders reversed this would come out differently.
I mean, its terrible how some women want to work out in a loose tshirt, rather than a form fitting, sweat wicking tank top, which would be much cooler. What’s wrong with them!?
IMHO, “because I don’t like them” enough of a good reason not to wear a certain style of shorts, even if they are practical. Other things are equally practical and don’t require that you feel self conscious while you’re exercising.
As marital disputes go, this one is a)a complete waste of energy and b)the OP is nearly 100% in the wrong.
How is that a picture of a skirt?
Christ on a pancake - its a dress, ok. It includes a skirt. If it makes you feel happy, you can strike the word “skirt” and substitute the word “tennis dress” in my post.
Huh? Looks like a woman in a skirt to me?
Well, is there any lint on it?
I’ve gotta lint brush joke, but. . .
Don’t blame us, blame Zsofia. She’s the one that’s arguing with her boyfriend about what sort of shorts he’s allowed to wear while running.
I think you’re wrong, but you bring up a point that has been in the back of everyone’s mind: self-consciousness. Some people dress frumpily because they don’t think they’re attractive. Unlike you, I don’t think letting your significant other wallow in unfashionable self-pity is doing them any favors.
I don’t think Zsofia is out to make her boyfriend look ridiculous. And if a husband suggested to his wife that she should try a form-fitting workout top, I’d be willing to take him at face value that he was suggesting that for her real benefit, not to humiliate her. And I think some people need that push, and when they do present a nicer appearance, their inclination to self-consciousness seems to abate.
Oof. You were right about your “clothing blindness”. Broadly, skirts cover only from the waist down.
Men’s shorts should stop no more then an inch above or below the knee. Below the knee is uncomfortable when lots of deep bending is involved, squats or in the case of the rugby shorts above scrumming. But I hate running in short shorts they are uncomfortable because there isn’t enough weight to stop them from climbing.
The best workout shorts I have are a nice double mesh that stop just above my knee, they don’t ride up and they allow lots of air flow.
And some people dress “frumpily” for “jogging” because jogging is uncomfrotable enough without clothes that make you feel absurd.
You truly feel you’re entitled to “improve” your SO right down to their workout clothes? And if they choose to wear something comfy and loose while they are exercising, they are, ahem, “wallowing in unfashionable self-pity.”
ooookay. We “differ somewhat” on this.
You’re certainly allowed to make suggestions. And to say “Well, boyfriend, I think you’re being a little silly by not even trying them.” I guess it’s because I’ve always tried to cultivate enough trust in my relationships that each of us thinks the other is looking out for our best interests and that clothing suggestions are motivated by what we think would look good on the other person, and not a desire to control their lives or make them the object of derision. YMMV, I suppose.
Not to mention that I’ve been running for a year and he hasn’t, and I might know a lot more about running clothes?
Plus, it was MY MONEY. I don’t get any input? Trust me, he feels free to snicker and point at me when I wear running tights when it’s cold. It’s okay - I know I look like a tool. I wear them for practicality and try not to think about people making fun of how much jiggle is involved.
I don’t see the OP as trying to force her boyfriend to wear something he doesn’t like. He is new to running; she is not. She tried to point out why he might want to get something more suitable to the activity and he decided to ignore her advice and go with what makes him comfortable. That’s OK, but it’s also OK for the OP to come here and ask why some men don’t like anything but long shorts.
I run a lot and would much rather wear a mid-lengh short (not short-shorts) than any of my knee-length shorts. Something like this. My image of what the OP’s boyfriend picked out is something like this. Let the bf run in those a few times (getting them all soaked up and heavy with sweat) and then see if he wants to try something a little shorter/lighter.
Sorry, I was with you all along but tights, including running tights, are adorable AND practical on women. You’re way off on that one. Or half way off, I guess.