My favorite dresses are too big due to my highly effective "eat less, move more" diet. I have one little brown skirt that fits, which I can wear to church. But I like variety; I like choices. So, several weeks ago, I bought a few new dresses.I was gonna wear one to church* on Sunday.
I held two of the new dresses up for Greg, my beloved husband, who not only never lies to me, but also never sugar coats things for me. (What more could a little wife ask for?).
One was an Eddie Bauer normal looking brown dress (brown is the effing new black!). The other, frilly floral Jodi dress (I can't quit those babies).
"I think you should burn both of them."**
Gasp.
I hugged the dresses to my chest and opted with the girlier one. Because I'm nothing if not happiest in a dress I can twirl in.
"It looks like something they wore in the 70's or 80's."
"Yeah, it's kind of cute retro, huh." I say smiling.
"No, it looks like the stuff the dorky unpopular people of the 70's and 80's wore."
"Oh." I pause briefly as disappointment overwhelms me. "Ya think?"
"Yes."
"Oh."
I take off the dress and grab my brown skirt and a cute purpley pink button down top. The one with the doily looking front.
"That looks like something a retarded grandma would get from the DI."
Blink, blink.
Wow, my husband has a way with words, doesn't he?
"I don't care what you think! I like the way I dress."
"You asked."
So, in conclusion, I dress like a mentally challenged and dorky grandmother of the 70's who gets weird crap from thrift stores.
That's still cool right? Do I need help? I'm okay. I AM. I look cute. I DO not need intervention. Do I?
I haven't gotten dressed yet today. It's 4pm.
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*by "wear ... to church" I mean, I planned on going to go to church but did not, in fact, go to church at all. And I'm sure it had almost nothing to do with Greg telling me I don't know how to dress myself.
** this transcript should in no way be taken as a verbatim court authorized record of conversation, rather, it is my emotional impressions of said conversation. Except he really did say all that.
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The shirt/skirt combo is super cute. The dress is pretty dorky, I must admit. =)
The only way to know for sure would be to post photos of said outfit so we can tell you if you're retro cool or Grandma Dork chic.
And congrats on the weight loss! Amazing how little things add up over time (or in this case subtract).
Aaah. Husbands. If only they cared more about fashion and less about seeing us naked.
BOTH cute, by the way.
You can wear whatever you want, as long as you wear it with confidence! Remember, you don't follow the trends, you SET them. My personal favorite was the skirt, button down combo. That was way cute!
I just wore a Jody dress to church yesterday. There's nothing wrong with them (although I might have gone with a different cut than the one you picked...I personally like the ones with the collars and three buttons down the front). And I REALLY like the shirt/skirt combo you have on. I think it looks really good. Tell your husband he's a dork (in a nice way).
Tell your husband that he's just jealous....because you look better than him! (If you want, I can remove more of the sugar coating too...but I didn't think it was necessary, or nice)
Both outfits were perfectly lovely, and what else are you going to wear to church?
You're taking advice about clothing from Greg??? This is the man with the cartoon character ties, right??? I think the purple dress was pretty awesome!
I just want the guy I love, the one who has to look at me and be seen in public with me, to think I'm pretty. I hate that his opinion has so much weight, but it does. I can never wear those dresses knowing he thinks I am ugly in them ...
(And he might argue its the dress that's ugly, not me ... but in my head, there can be no difference and, as we all know, perception is reality.
Ahhh, well, Greg clearly just needs to see you twirl around in the purple dress some more. I have the opposite problem, David likes me to look like I stepped out of the 80's!
They say women change their minds alot, but men are so much worse. It's like I said...keep wearing, keep twirling. Greg will change his mind after you've worn it a few times and pretty soon he will be telling you how much he likes that particular whatever and he won't even remember what he said before.
Throw on a necklace next time, he'll think it's a whole new outfit. My hubby use to complain about these beloved easy rolls I love to make. He always said they are too sweet (and they are...that's why I like them!). I finally made them round instead of crescent shaped...voila! Now he loves them. He thinks I finally found a new recipe! (I hope he's not reading this...I still haven't told him they are the same old rolls!)
The point is, guys are fickle. And they forget quickly. Wear what you like, he'll catch on.
Congrats on the weight loss. Didn't know you needed to lose any.
I like both of them and I think you look great, by the way. Besides, when the guy gives you crap about what you wear, think about what he wears all the time. Probably t shirt and jeans. So there.
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