I like my alternate reality

[redbird]

On my way from a doctor's appointment (routine checkup) to Chinatown (for clementines), I saw an ad/sticker that was basically saying "don't take chances when dating" and pushing a Web site, and my reaction was something like "who needs to date?"

Also, one of the items in a newspaper advice column was about "dating clothes", with the columnist saying that yes, the person writing should get some of these if she wanted to date. Maybe, but I certainly don't need them to have satisfying relationships: this may be related to the fact that I'd rather sit naked in a sweetie's kitchen and talk than get dressed up and go out to a noisy club.

Comments

[firecat]

WTF are dating clothes supposed to be?

[redbird]

It seemed to be somewhere in a territory of "clothing that will attract attention/clothing that shows off your body, but not too much" and the only thing that was clear was that it was neither serious business drag nor truly casual/comfortable stuff.

Considering that I met my new sweetie in a context for which I had decided "I'm going to see people I know and love, and we're not going out to anything like a club or party, I don't need to take any dress-up clothes, and besides it's going to be cold out," they clearly aren't something I need. And I haven't the slightest recollection of what she was wearing at that point, either.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure you were both wearing pyjamas.

I just thought and I know what I was wearing when I met rysmiel. It was Saturday of Intersection, so I was wearing my neutron coloured t-shirt.

[redbird]

You're right.

I wonder what the people who believe in "dating clothes" would make of that.

[rysmiel.livejournal.com]

So you've finally admitted that's the colour neutrons are ?