Who wants a high maintenace man?
Nails perfectly manicured with two coats of clear polish painted on each to obtain that high gloss look. Hair was perfect, thanks to the Paul Mitchell gel giving each curl a defined bounce. Sounds like I was ready for the perfect date, right? Wrong. I'm actually describing my date.
I know I recently gushed about a long distance romance and seemed quite optimistic, but that optimism has morphed into boredom, so yeah, I'm dating again.
That said, no matter who I date, I have always tried to stay away from high maintenance men. I don't need a man who spends more time than me in the mirror. In my opinion, men aren't supposed to be so caught up in hair and nails and though I like a man who is put together, style shouldn't take so much effort.
So why did I end up at dinner with a man whose nails looked better than mine?
I'm won't bore you with details as to how we met, but I will say I didn't see the shiny nails when my friends introduced us. Yes, he was very handsome, but looking at him a second time, I found myself staring at his lips, in awe of what appeared to be shiny lip balm. I tried not to hold it against him, but the perfect nails and glossy lips taunted me for the duration of the date.
It didn't matter much, he seemed to be perfectly fine holding a full conversation by himself anyway. He gave me life story, and he even managed to discuss his future goals during what seemed to be the longest two hours of my life.
Now, the boring long distance thing isn't looking so bad, in fact, I may go home and call him tonight as I sit in front of the television giving myself a much-needed manicure.
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I once gave up on a potential guy because his hair was perfectly spiked (with about a bottle of gel in it), perfectly plucked eyebrows and freshly ironed jeans every time. He later subletted my apartment and I discovered just how bad the situation was when he started moving in his stuff. He had a practically floor-to-ceiling bathroom shelf that was filled with hair and body products. I discovered just what a good decision I made ending that one. We would never have gotten anything done with him in the bathroom for two hours every day.
I feel like we're matching superficiality with superficiality but whatever. That's beyond what I can take.
Posted on April 20, 2008 10:48 PM
And by "potential guy," I mean "guy with potential."
Posted on April 20, 2008 10:50 PM
Can you say Metrosexual? I knew that you could...
Posted on April 21, 2008 8:38 AM
Ahhh, finally a woman can see what men have seen for years! The reasons Jizelle listed as for not wanting to date this fellow are the exact same reasons that many men prefer a t-shirt and jeans type girl.
Posted on April 22, 2008 1:31 PM
Exactly, Sensei. I like to get dolled up on occasion, but most of the time, less is more. I don't have the energy to spend hours in the mirror and I don't expect a man with a full-time job to have the energy to do so either.
Posted on April 22, 2008 3:07 PM