My husband gripes and complains all the time about me having tons of shoes and tons of clothes. I don’t get it. I have workout clothes and shoes, business outfits with matching shoes, all the seasons of clothes and he complains ALL THE TIME. He also is a musician and has a band, that I go watch and help promote and I have to dress a certain way for that also. I’m certainly am not going to wear a jogging outfit or a business suit. I really don’t get it. Why does it matter, don’t you want your girl looking good?
Funny enough, mine doesn’t dare to complain - he has MORE clothes than me, and MORE shoes. How did this happen? The man never throws anything out, whereas I constantly get rid of old things.
This. I can’t recall ever caring how many clothes someone had, though most people are pretty ineffecient as far as wardrobe in my observation. But I’m a winnower - if something’s not working for me, it’s off to Goodwill. If I can’t remember the last time I wore something, it’s off to Goodwil. I’ve got friends and family that have stuff they bought years ago and never wore, still with the tags on it. My brother had to have his closets expanded to keep stuff, and he’s a gym teacher - he’s wearing sweats, t-shirts, and sneakers 90% of the time. :smack:
Women are often surprised by how LITTLE their men care about the clothes they choose to wear. Sometimes, they’re even HURT by how little attention men pay to the clothing women wear.
When women buy and wear what they think are cool clothes, they’re probably trying to boost their own self-esteem or to impress their female and/or gay male friends. Because their husbands and boyfriends typically don’t care what they wear.
Men DON’T expect their wives and girlfriend to look like “Rock stars.”
I don’t question my wife’s motive for having a great wardrobe. But she looks fantastic and put together whether she’s making a grocery run or whether we’re going out to dinner.
Do I expect it? No. But it’s one of the many great qualities that attracted me to her and I appreciate the effort, attention and care she puts into how she dresses. Even when we’re just hanging out at home all weekend.
I lost my girl card decades ago - I currently have 2 pair of sneakers, 1 black and 1 white. 1 pair black orthopedic mary janes, 1 pair brown clogs that someone gave me and a pair of swim shoes for when traveling and sharing a shower at a pool. I have 8 pair of identical black palazzo pants [from my old work wardrobe] 8 assorted color banded bottom polo shirts in assorted colors, also from my old work wardrobe. I have 2 3 packs of the same black ankle socks and 2 3 packs of identical white ankle socks. I have 8 sets underwear in generic white. I have 1 white and 1 black kaftan, 3 assorted color sarouelles with the cute little top shown, mainly for travelling [the souarelles and french top are great as pajamas] and 3 oversized pocket teeshirts with mesh knit shorts for at home pajamas. I have one ‘nice’ dress, and one formal outfit, with 3 pair of thigh high suntan stockings. [the kind that are elastic topped so I dont need a garter belt, though I actually still have a black and a white garter belt lurking in the back of my dresser drawer that escaped the Culling of the Old Clothing :p]
I can pretty much pack every bit of clothing I have in the largest size rolling luggage, with a small backpack of shoes. <shrug> In an emergency, if I was to really bail out, I would be willing to go with the large tack pack I bought mrAru a few years back as it straps onto my current chair without dragging on the floor. I would cull the shoes down to the black mary janes and the swim shoes.
Just because a women wants to wear nice clothes, it does not mean she has a low self esteem. My husband always compliments me in anything I wear and appreciates that I take care of myself and always look good. I do it for me and I do it for him. He actually loves it when I dress up. He just thinks I have way too many clothes and shoes. I appreciate a women that looks good and shows confidence.