Question for the ladies

Wifey and I are packing for a 4-day trip. Family wedding. Running late.

I’m fully packed, and she’s just starting. She says she needs to try on each outfit, to pair it with shoes and jewelry.

I know what I’m wearing each day, to the detail. Which shoes, which watch, which jacket. Which is why I’m packed. Why isn’t she?

What am I missing? I consider my wife to be grounded, pragmatic, and very on-top-of-her-shit. Why does she need to test each outfit in order to approve it to be packed?

I ask, not out of annoyance or lack of respect, but out of a genuine desire to understand. And a knowledge that, were I to ask her directly, she would feel a bit defensive and I would come across as exasperated.

So I ask the wise women of nostr, why is this a thing?

And guys, do any of do this (and I’m just lazy about packing)?

Honestly I’m just trying to understand and be empathetic toward my favorite person, in a situation with undue stress.

Gender norms and packing habits aside, please enlighten me 🙏❤️🫠

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Better yet, when cloaks? This would simplify EVERYTHING

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lulz…got no insight bc im a dude, but just wait until you have kids 🫂

Stoked to have kids! I’ll pick out all their clothes and be grateful to do it lol, but I’m sure af not putting them in every outfit before we catch a flight 🤣

that’s a dangerous game friend picking out the offsprings clothes friend

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I said friend twice bc I worry for your safety and can’t read what i wright

or write

fml

I know rite 😂🫂🐸

My fren I didn’t even notice just happy havin frens 🫂

Ooooh I like to live dangerously

Imma put them in Bitcoin t shirts for sure

The way of this is doing that!

So excited lol

She doesn’t even like my Bitcoin shirts. Just wait til the chilluns are wearing “end the fed” shirts 😂🫡

She wants to make sure everything is perfect as it’s a family event. Family can be super judgy.

That’s fair. Tbh, I feel similarly - want to look my best as well. It’s just confusing because I know what all my stuff will look like when I wear it lol

Women’s bodies change more frequently than males so they just need to make sure everything fits the way they expect so there are no unwanted surprises. That’s what my wife told me to tell you 🥰

Please thank her for me! That’s a great answer

Maybe its more important to her than to you

Or she is anxious

Tell her she looks rockin in any outfit

I mean she’s a total smoke show (not tryna brag, and she knows she looks good), but I can definitely understand it being more important to her. Like I want to look great too, but I feel like I know how I’ll look when I put on those clothes lol. Maybe just different mindsets.

Regardless, I love her, and respect her process. I also know better than to ask her “why” about her process when she’s in the middle of it 😂

Women's styles are more temperamental and under more scrutiny I'd guess. Women are judgey af amongst themselves.

Clothes are also a kind of costume. People wear costumes to elicit certain emotional pathways in the brain to prime you for performing the role that costume suggests. From a psychological perspective, trying on each outfit and fine tuning it is a way to prepare the mindset she is aiming for the day she plans on wearing it.

Guys' formal clothing is too uniform nowadays for us to engage in the same ritual, but all women will seek some level of uniqueness at formal events.

Multiple really good point here sir. The uniformity of men’s clothing definitely gives us a simplicity that means we don’t have to “deal with it”

And the scrutiny also for sure is stronger on the ladies. Thanks, this makes plenty of sense 🙏

I'd love to get her take on it since I'm just spitballing here. People always do things for a reason that is important to them, even is it's hard to articulate.

I will definitely ask her…. But well after we are all packed 😉

Yes, when the time is right 😁

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Women are always judged more on the way they dress than men. Being aware of that not such a bad thing

That’s true, it’s something I don’t really need to worry about

I went out with my wife just to local night here on a Friday when there’s loads of people from our local community. She looked great as ever. Someone came up to me and said impressed if dressed up for once. I asked what they were talking about and the response was “can’t see a single hole in your t shirt.” I think a woman would be much more likely to be judged if dressing in such a vagrant manner as I do!

😂 now that almost sounds like they were trolling you! Or at least some good-natured banter lol

Just good natured banter and very true. I really have not given a shit for over 20 years. Considering I used to be able to identify men’s suits by brand just from the cut, was quite a shift. I think leaving city life and spending time in nature results in a big change in mentality with those things. Also, why buy clothes when you can stack sats!

It may be because it is a family event and she wants everything to be perfect. It can also be an issue of how she will appear to other women in the family. Although it may sound ironic, one dresses for herself and for other women. Why you don’t ask her? 😉

Thank you Connie! Haha I’ll ask her out of context just to be safe 🫡

This.

You are married? And she lets you do the soap and shit??

😂 That's why she's late👀😅😭😂😂😂, she was cleaning up

Oh no, I mixed it in the conversation with nostr:npub16as8gepztj9tvyx6n9y4h3cv3gaytgpl3g32jhcxlj6mcss72uaqjwg2tf

My brain really is a rattling toy👀😂

Anyway guys, you might have no idea how deep this rabbithole goes if a woman really cares.

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lol a dangerous question

Was going to weigh in but seems you’ve got enough replies on this 🫡

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1, we want your input. Maybe even advise us of what you really want to see us in.

2, we don’t want to embarrass you or ourselves. We want to compliment what you’re wearing, and within the atmosphere of a wedding there are rules to attire.

3, women are not to be understood…we often are as perplexed by our behavior as you are🫢

Thank you - great points on 1 and 2. And love point 3 😂🙏

🫂When in doubt—Hug it out!!!!🫂

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It’s great to try and match! Should be done ahead of time!

Love this

yeap, sounds like she is grounded and pragmatic. she probably could have started a little earlier, but likely she felt like she had other priorities to take care of before herself.

gotta try the shoes cuz maybe feet or shoes have changed and they are no longer comfortable.

also, she's probably trying to figure out how to minimize the pairs of shoes she's bringing by trying to match as many outfits as possible. same thing with jewelry.

Thanks Karo, makes perfect sense. Appreciate how helpful everyone here is 🫂💜