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Post by matisse on Nov 29, 2006 23:41:34 GMT -5
If sexual favors don't work, you're pretty much sunk. Is there such a thing as stylish sweats? Maybe you could get him to convert to those.
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Post by Ciao Bella on Nov 30, 2006 2:44:43 GMT -5
To AB, devogirl and Chan...you think you're short? ha! I, my friends, am 5'1" ... lol...In Australia, I buy my jeans from Giordano coz apart from having really comfy and soft jeans, they alter the length for free I once bought a cheap arse track pants and having them shortened cost more than the pants themselves! go-figure...
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Post by Ouch on Nov 30, 2006 8:25:29 GMT -5
....no, no, no...you can't offer him something to get him out of the sweats (or to do anything you want)...I mean, look at history, Europe appeased Hitler to get him off their backs...and look what happens...he goes and bombs 'em all.
Scare Tactics, with some degree of follow-through will get him out...men are people of strength (I mean that in pretty much any way you can think of), if you show him a feat of power over him...he will be culled. 'Sexual Favours'...no, how about giving him the 'ha-hey' silent treatment so to speak...that doesn't work...? No making meals...Stubborn still...? Leave all of the house chores to him...do absolutely nothing...if he wants it...he'll have to get it...damn! Is he in for a siege...? MWAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAH...get rid of his favourite things in life one by one...unhook (or even cancel temporarily) cable/dish, whatever, internet, etc...if worst comes to worst...find a lawyer friend or in some way make up lawyer letter letterhead and start making up fake notes...mention a lawyer (make one up obviously)...that'll get him moving.
Wow, I'm evil...but hey it'll get what you want for anything, not just old stained sweatpants...man, I wish it was this easy in convincing women to do stuff...they just flat out refuse, or you have to get them drunk. One thing though, men are kind of like puppies...if they do a good thing, you have to reward them...they need both the positive and negative reinforcement...so if he does listen...reward him.
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Post by devogirl on Nov 30, 2006 10:43:45 GMT -5
Well, I trust AB is smart enough not to try any of those marriage-destroying tactics. If he's hanging onto the sweats as an expression of his individuality ("I just gotta be me!") or to annoy you, he will never give them up. But if he's just oblivious, you can try to slowly wean him by providing nicer, new sweats, then later, other pants. But as I suspect you already know, it's probably a losing battle.
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Post by Enid on Nov 30, 2006 11:43:15 GMT -5
Along your post Enid... they seem to cut everything very LONG here in the US also. I am only 5'4" which is sort of the cut off point for petite, so I either have to hem everything or else it is too short in the crotch (this can give a rather alluring look, but hell it's uncomfortable all day). Once in awhile I'll find the perfect pants and then I buy a few pairs. Thing is, I'm almost 5'7" (and according to an American who studied in my university last year, Spain is "midgets land". I'm not short by any measure of imagination) and still I should cut at least 2 inches on most pants! Although, if I need to complain about jeans, I'm going with "waist" length; to buy my last pair I finally managed to find some "high rise" ones that, wait for this... almost cover my hipbones! I don't want them at belly-button level, obviously, but those were the only ones in the store... the rest were "regular" and "low rise". Now can anyone tell me how to get my husband out of the stained sweats? I have threatened to torch them (with him in them) What about giving him a taste of his own medicine? I believe you answered the question yourself (although another kind of clothes he totally hates and you love might give him a hint too) On a personal note, I KNOW it's comfortable guys, but the worst thing I can think of on any guy (AB or non) are those proverbial sweats (worn long or cut into shorts) and the too short T-shirt. This seems to be the "now that I've gotten to know you" uniform of most of the men I have ever known and I find it just so YUK. The female equivalent is the knee legnth nightshirt with the pink kitty on it that says "I don't do mornings". Sexy, right?
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Post by matisse on Nov 30, 2006 19:53:19 GMT -5
Well, that much is true..... The two suggestions I gave are things that would work on me. Are the suggestions you gave things that would work on you if your SO did them?
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Post by spurs2000 on Dec 1, 2006 9:36:27 GMT -5
What's the Devo-Eye on footwear for the Wheeler Guy?
I have trouble balancing stylish and fashionable footwear which also is soft enough, comfortable and not likely to give me pressure sores.
Any ideas?
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Post by devogirl on Dec 1, 2006 16:45:08 GMT -5
The Devo-Eye on footwear is please wear shoes. Just like wearing dirty old sweatpants is a turn-off, so is wearing slippers or booties. Sneakers are ok if you are being casual, but once they've gotten all nasty and torn up on the tops and sides, it's time to get a new pair. And it is best to have real shoes too, one black pair and one brown pair. If leather shoes are too stiff, try black sneakers that have a dressier, lessy sporty look. Can any of you guys recommend brands/styles that work for you?
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Post by BA on Dec 1, 2006 18:49:50 GMT -5
AB LOVES men's shoes and is very fond of the following:
At least one pair of hiking type boots Black wingtips (awesome with a suit) Casual brown loafers (not with pennies in them however) A nice pair of sneakers WITHOUT velcro Doc Martens (love 'em to death) American Eagle type canvas sandals (if you have nice toes, these look great with longer style kahki shorts
Do tell us what you all like. I happen to like very high heels and boots with high heels, tho' my feet detest wearing them for more than an hour. I detest pumps that give me terrible toe cleavage.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2006 19:09:48 GMT -5
I had a gay brother I grew up with a queer eye. Taste and style I have no problems with heh....Its fitting the shit that I want to wear thats the bitch. The only thing I WANT to wear are jeans. But in a pinch I have some slick black dress pants I hate em because sooner or later they bunch up and I look like Mr Ed. I usually wear a black or white plain T shirt. Then what ever button up shirt or hoody....I even got voted best dressed before heheh. And I had shit for money.
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Post by jenny on Dec 1, 2006 19:39:33 GMT -5
Am completely with AB re: the shoe department.
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Post by Ouch on Dec 2, 2006 11:30:42 GMT -5
I have to wear 'real' shoes for work...so I am in no shortage of those. My brand is some cheap no name though, Dunn Bush. There are hard leather...and soft, more flexible leather shoe types...the softer ones usually don't pass for being 100% professional, but it's only to the keen eye, definitely more comfortable. I typically choose a wide fit for ease of getting on...which for one of my quad. friends works for him too.
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Post by matisse on Dec 2, 2006 18:44:39 GMT -5
I've had a lot of problems with shoes. My feet have become bigger and wider since I've started using the chair. I used to wear mostly boat-style shoes until I killed a toe, then I decided to switch to something with a harder sole that would protect my feet more. I also need something that will let me easily slip my foot in. This is a problem for a lot of good dress shoes because the nicer ones are too flexible in the back, and the ones that are stiff in the back are usually uncomfortably stiff all around. A salesperson got me to try Mephisto shoes, and they seem to work out ok. They run large so I don't have to look for wide ones. I only have 3 pairs of shoes total, and all 3 are essentially the same, just different colors. No sneakers, no sandals, no more boat shoes. Oh well, like I said, I dress pretty boring.
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Post by Guest 2 on Dec 2, 2006 18:58:52 GMT -5
Killed a toe? Owee oweee oweeee
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Post by BA on Dec 4, 2006 5:51:54 GMT -5
...and at $400 a pair, you probably should only have 3 pairs of shoes.
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