Similar Post wrote:
"My new boyfriend has multiple 100 dollar pairs of running shoes. Does this mean he's gonna be high maintenance?"
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HAHAHAHAHA!
Similar Post wrote:
"My new boyfriend has multiple 100 dollar pairs of running shoes. Does this mean he's gonna be high maintenance?"
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HAHAHAHAHA!
Internet Sargent Slaughter wrote:
Buying $200 jeans is like buying $400 shades... a clear indication that the purchaser has more money than common sense. Even if someone has a million dollars, they still shouldn't make stupid purchases that make them poorer without making them any happier than a less expensive purchase would have made them. That being said, I don't really understand why that might make her "high maintenance", but I could certainly understand why that might make her undateable.
$80 jeans "fall apart"? What does that even mean? Does the stitching dissolve on them or something? I've never had a pair of jeans that became unwearable without really making an effort to beat the crap out of them.
How the hell did you find out the price of her pants? Is this a common topic among people when they first meet?
Everything about this thread is confusing.
$200 for jeans you wear often and have for years isn't that big of a deal. Second, if you were a millionaire, $200 jeans wouldn't be a stupid purchase. Cheaper pants are cheap (they don't last as long/they don't look as good). If you can afford it then it's fine. If you can't (don't have a real job), then it's a problem.
The only thing a $1,000 dollar suit says to me is, "Wow, that dude probably spends a lot of money on knee pads and mouthwash..."
I bought $200 jeans at TJ Maxx for $49. If she bought it for $200 out of her parents allowance, then I would just f*** her but not date her.
"Most successful men pay $450-$1000 plus for their suits"
Spending money on work attire is different than spending money on jeans. Duh!
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In the professional world nice threads and shoes are an investment. Walk into a meeting with $85 Rockports and you are immediately judged.
College students who eventually want jobs that pay in the mid to high 6 figures, learn this.
Teachers and dopey scientists: wear whatever you want.
A $3000 monkey suit is still a monkey suit.
You can suck my dopey cock.
Ngata Mbigiti wrote:
The only thing a $1,000 dollar suit says to me is, "Wow, that dude probably spends a lot of money on knee pads and mouthwash..."
I really don't get this one... Can anyone elaborate?
Marrow2000 wrote:
Ngata Mbigiti wrote:The only thing a $1,000 dollar suit says to me is, "Wow, that dude probably spends a lot of money on knee pads and mouthwash..."
I really don't get this one... Can anyone elaborate?
People who install floor tiles wear knee pads. The dude probably makes a lot of money installing floor tiles. People who install floor tiles are usually Bavarian. People from Bavaria eats lots of garlic. People eat garlic have bad breath. People with bad breath often use mouth wash to mask their bad breath.
I probably would think the same way as the OP a few years ago, but now I would think (assuming I approved of how the jeans looked) that she's a sophisticated and discerning woman. Nice jeans are a worthy investment.
Would you think she was less high maintenance if she walked around in sweatpants with "JUICY" printed on her ass?
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$200 for jeans is nowhere near expensive.
$450 gets you a piece of garbage suit. $1,000 suits are nice enough, but still don't qualify as expensive. They'll do for junior people for a few years.
In the professional world nice threads and shoes are an investment. Walk into a meeting with $85 Rockports and you are immediately judged.
College students who eventually want jobs that pay in the mid to high 6 figures, learn this.
Teachers and dopey scientists: wear whatever you want.
what a generalization. All College students want high paying jobs.
Teaching is a high paying job if you include the benefit packages most receive, plus the number of months they work (typically 8 or less) and the amount of money they are paid with respect to that fact...
a lot of college students pay their own way through college and don't have the money to blow on $200 jeans. Materialism is what is driving this country to hell, and you my friend are a perfect example of the american attitude towards material goods. the priorities of the people who live in this country are astoundingly out of line.
buy your $1000 suit and eat your over priced a la carte bullshit while down the street there are fellow human beings starving to death with nowhere to live (typically due to mental illness, something that is not in their control).
OP, the answer to your question is yes. she is high maintenance.
Never saw that coming.
The most I have ever spent on a pair of pants was $50 on two pairs from Ann Taylor. I even cringe when I think about spending that much. I have several pairs of jeans that I have had for over 5 years in which I have paid no more than $30. Unless these $200 dollar jeans will last me 30 years, they aren't worth it in my book. As a future professional (current medical student), I don't even see myself spending that much even when I do have the money. I like a fair price. What about all of those expensive jeans that they sell in stores with holes already in them? It's tough to even find NEW jeans these days.
my expensive jeans are dark, no holes, fit me perfectly, and look nice with anything. I can wear them to dress up, dress down, with sneakers, sandals, flip flops, heels, anything. I even considered myself crazy for spending that much money on them but they have been well worth it. I wear them with my $8 t shirts from Marshall's and my $10 shoes from Target.
I think things that are worth spending money on are:
jeans
a nice bag
running shoes
everything else can be bought cheaply and you wouldn't know the difference.
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In the professional world nice threads and shoes are an investment. Walk into a meeting with $85 Rockports and you are immediately judged.
College students who eventually want jobs that pay in the mid to high 6 figures, learn this.
Teachers and dopey scientists: wear whatever you want.
I agree with you that you should invest in good quality clothing, but I pray that I am never in a situation where a room of people judges me negatively for wearing Rockports. That lifestyle would be a living nightmare.
Topsiders all day, everyday!
My initial thought was: "Yes, she will be high maintenance (like our culture has trained most women to be), and you should run the hell away." Then again, I am chronically single.
My mature response: "You are under no obligation to pay for her jeans. You can have sex, and relationships, without being a woman's ATM. Definitely read _No More Mr. Nice Guy_. "
An even more mature response: "Figure out - maybe just ask her - what the expensive jeans represent to her. Maybe as a kid she wanted expensive jeans but couldn't afford them, so nowadays they are her one indulgence."
bwahahah. good one.
A girlfriends spending is always going to be way above what a guy would spend relative to his income.
Top shelf booze and tiny 80 dollar bottles of perfume. That's just how they are.
200 dollar pair of jeans, well I would have to be making at least 6 figures to even consider that. And it would still be stupid. It's not that important to me but they invest a lot more than guys do in fashion, clothing, every freaking little accessory to make them feel good.
I shouldn't generalize but it seems to hold up in my experience.
Ngata Mbigiti wrote:
The only thing a $1,000 dollar suit says to me is, "Wow, that dude probably spends a lot of money on knee pads and mouthwash..."
Nailed me.
High paying jobs and disposable income are terrible! I wish I wasn't burdened by either.
Good look at high-end jeans.
"The calmer the exterior, the more twisted the interior."
--Enjoy.