I started out feeling a bit proud of my husband. He actually recognized that is winter coat was getting older and shabby looking, and donated it to a charity shop.
Sidebar – Some of you may not know that some (and I mean most) men aren’t always as perceptive about their clothing. “Some” of them might even have that cavalier “devil may care” attitude about their plaid shorts from 1973 or their hockey jersey from 8th grade that they plan to wear to your high school reunion kickoff picnic.
It’s similar to dressing a child. A wife might contemplate setting her husband’s clothing out for him the evening so as to fend off any bickering about the fact that brown shirts don’t go with black pants or that striped pants and plaid shirts clash in the early morning hours. On the other hand, it makes for a good laugh when your kids get a load of what their wearing and then chastise you for their outfit, like you aren’t providing adequate supervision.
But I digress. The real kicker about his winter coat came a couple of days later when he announced that he was going shopping for a new winter coat for next year – at the second hand store.
I was thinking about jumping in the dumpster and rooting around to retrieve his donation but decided he’ll never get around to buying his own coat anyway.
As I thought more about it, I decided he is a clever man. He just guaranteed himself a new coat that I will be buying. I hate to be outsmarted by a guy who can’t even match colors.
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“The finest clothing made is a person’s skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.” ~Mark Twain
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4 responses so far ↓
1 patois // Jul 2, 2010 at 9:39 am
Oh, he’s playing dumb, for sure!
2 Bella // Jul 3, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Great post! Boy am I familiar with the routine of laying out clothes whenever my significant other and I are having a night out! He always says, “Ah, you’re taking care of me.” If only he knew I’m taking care of not having to be embarrassed by the bizarre outfits he puts together himself!
~Bella
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3 rfranp // Jul 8, 2010 at 10:12 pm
This post made me smile. I just got back from celebrating my parents’ fiftieth anniversary where my father explained to us why his marriage has lasted. The reason? He stated the secret to eternal happiness is to always let your wife dress you. Go figure.
4 Nathan // Jul 12, 2010 at 10:45 am
Ok so for the guys here… I have to say do you really think we can’t figure out the whole “don’t wash anything red in with the whites.”
Great post and just for the record I love my wife cause she watches out for me and makes sure I won’t get stared at when leaving the confines of our home.
And to show my gratitude I NEVER leave the toilet seat up!! LOL
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