Masculinity

~ Clarissa

That’s my husband who always corrects me severely when I say he’s 6”.

He also appropriated my wide-brimmed, blinged-out straw hat and refuses to relinquish it. That’s a dude who’s very secure in his masculinity.

I want the hat back, though.

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  1. I believe you are saying your husband is 6’, not 6”. Calling him 6” tall would definitely deserve a severe correction. And now I’m left with an image of a 6” tall man in your straw hat…

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  2. My wife would appropriate clothing claiming mens’ clothing is often better made because we generally don’t give a damn about fashion ;-D

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    1. It’s true. Mens’ fashion doesn’t change much. It’s made to last for years. Women’s fashion changes every five minutes and most of it is made to throw away. The pockets are lousy as well.

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      1. My wife was generally a kind and gentle soul, but the difference in outdoor clothing would drive her crazy. She claimed that even in clothing by the same manufacturer, the difference in quality was obviously noticeable, and to add insults to injury, womens’ wear would be priced higher, and the buttons were on the more difficult side to handle ;-D

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  3. I guess 6 feet is some sort of a magic number in American culture just because it is an integer number… In metric cultures 180 cm seems to have similar significance… which is 5’11” in imperial, by the way.

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  4. Men’s clothing is constructed so much better than women’s it’s not even funny. What’s funny is women demanding pockets in their clothing and clothing brands still not catering to this market.

    I have this jacket. It’s spectacular. And no, I didn’t spend three thousand dollars on it. Found it in a consignment store whose owner didn’t know what he was selling.

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    1. My 5yo developed an obsession with fishing vests because of the pockets. Talked about them so much that he received TWO of them for Christmas, one from each grandma. Wears them around the house over his monk robe (it was part of a costume) conducting official 5yo business.

      I have no idea why we can’t have pockets. It drives me batty. But even utilitarian things like jeans all have spandex in them now, so they only last a year before they get puckered stretch lines wherever the most stretch is going on (generally right at the groin from walking), and become too awful to wear in public. I’m once again making forays into sewing my own clothes, because there are exactly two shirt styles that look good on me, and they’re both out of fashion at the moment. If I can figure out how to make one, I’ll just stitch it in six different colors…

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      1. I have pockets in the nightgown I’m wearing at this moment. Deep, spacious pockets. What I am supposed to fill them with is a mystery I haven’t been able to solve.

        Every one of my nightgowns has pockets. Can anybody explain why?

        I have many nightgowns, yes. It’s a bit of an obsession.

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        2. Are the pockets big enough for your bedtime reading book? Now I want to make a nightgown with a mass market paperback sized pocket. Bigger than that might be a little ridiculous.

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        3. I put my cell phone in a pocket of my nightgown, and occasionally my wristwatch in the other pocket. My wife leaves her smartphone in her purse, and thus occasionally misses calls.

          When they go outdoors, women put everything in their purse, which are easy to steal, because they want to show their silhouette. Femininity… For the same reason they wear those awful high-heel shoes with which it is impossible to run and which eventually destroy their feet. Femininity again…

          I am a man; I don’t care about my silhouette. When I’m away from home I wear a black sleeveless jacket with lots of pockets (I have several identical jackets), in which I put everything I need: cell phone, notebook, my keys, wallet, pens, etc. Convenience first. A black sleeveless jacket with a long-sleeved white shirt and a tie is OK for a wedding (at least in my French middle-class social circle). I haven’t worn a suit for at least a decade.

          I don’t like putting precious documents in a briefcase or satchel which is easy to lose or which could be snatched away from me. I once forgot a briefcase in a bar. Fortunately I only had a small bottle of water in it. But several times I was reminded by a waiter or a friend that I was about to leave the premises without my briefcase or satchel.

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