Men....
We had our school's fundraiser last night and I had gotten a gorgeous dress to wear. I'm all dressed up and ready to go and the first thing out of Alex's mouth is, "Ugh your perfume is too strong." Kay I just put one little spritz on. I normally don't wear perfume but I decided to last night. Ok so whatever with that but then he doesn't say anything about how I look. I asked if I looked ok and all I got was, "You look cute." :( At the fundraiser it was a different story. I received plenty of compliments along with the usual scores of dads oogling and saying, "I wish my second grade teacher looked like that!!!" (Ahhh grown men thinking that they would have been feeling the same way at age 7/8)
When I got home I explained to Alex that he hurt my feelings. He said that I looked stunning all the time and that he was used to me looking that was. I would have thought the floor-length Ralph Lauren dress and orchids in my hair would have been a bit different from my everyday wear. Then he said that actually he is tired of me looking so good every time we leave the house, that it bothers him.
I don't understand this reasoning at all. What's wrong with looking nice when you are out in public? Shit, it's not like I wear ballgowns and heels every day. I just refuse to wear sweats in public. My feelings are pretty hurt by these comments. I am flattered that he finds me so "elegant" day after day but to be resentful of that? That's just the way I am...it's the way I've always been.
When I got home I explained to Alex that he hurt my feelings. He said that I looked stunning all the time and that he was used to me looking that was. I would have thought the floor-length Ralph Lauren dress and orchids in my hair would have been a bit different from my everyday wear. Then he said that actually he is tired of me looking so good every time we leave the house, that it bothers him.
I don't understand this reasoning at all. What's wrong with looking nice when you are out in public? Shit, it's not like I wear ballgowns and heels every day. I just refuse to wear sweats in public. My feelings are pretty hurt by these comments. I am flattered that he finds me so "elegant" day after day but to be resentful of that? That's just the way I am...it's the way I've always been.