# Metrosexuals? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 24, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metrosexuals/183957 "2003-06-24T05:48:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metrosexuals/183957/1 "2003-06-24T05:48:57Z")
[Metrosexuals Come Out](http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/22/fashion/22METR.html?ex=1056859200&en=c221cc0b5cafb5cf&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE) ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metrosexuals/183957/2 "2003-06-24T05:58:10Z")
[Patrick Bateman] If my face is a little puffy in the morning I’ll wear a cold mask while I do my crunches. [/Patrick Bateman] ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metrosexuals/183957/3 "2003-06-24T06:02:35Z")
Sure it sounds nice, but I don’t want a boyfriend who takes more pains with his appearance than I do with mine. Of course, it doesn’t take much for that to happen. Plus, he might make fun of my SpongeBob jammies. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Gutgore_Blooddrink)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metrosexuals/183957/4 "2003-06-24T06:42:33Z")
Well crap. I’ve been beaten to the Patrick Bateman reference. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metrosexuals/183957/5 "2003-06-24T06:57:01Z")
I don’t wanna talk about it. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metrosexuals/183957/6 "2003-06-24T06:58:19Z")
Ick. ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metrosexuals/183957/7 "2003-06-24T11:28:49Z")
And here I thought it was going to be a thread about people who were sexually aroused by metropolitan subway systems. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metrosexuals/183957/8 "2003-06-24T11:32:50Z")
Me too, or people who habitually have sex on the train. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metrosexuals/183957/9 "2003-06-24T13:50:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \* > \*\*I don’t wanna talk about it. \*\* Funny thing is, I specifically opened this thread to make fun of you. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metrosexuals/183957/10 "2003-06-24T14:29:30Z")
And the subway angle just makes it _better_! ---
**Author:** ![Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horrifying_Howler_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metrosexuals/183957/11 "2003-06-24T15:08:56Z")
That’s the kind of man I need, somone to help me buy shoes. I have terrible fashion sense.