Two girls were walking into the library next to a guy.
He says,"I don't hold the door for girls wearing sweatpants. If you're not going to try, neither am I."
Well rude guy, I'm not going to hold the door for guys with basketball shorts and sneakers or a five o'clock shadow. If you're not going to try, neither am I.
Then I found this comic, which applies perfectly:
Sweatpants don't usually complement the butt.
BUT WAIT... isn't holding the door just a common courtesy and not a decision based on how put together someone looks? A little bit of a selfish attitude there my friend. Only doing a little service if something is in it for him.
I liked one of the comments under my friend's original post. Something along the lines of how he's going to get stuck with a really high maintenance wife and a couple years down the road will hate his life. He'd deserve it.
Seriously, give the girls a break! It's finals week. I think sweatpants are a good sign right now. Don't you want a potential girlfriend/wife to care more about her education, during a time when it really matters like finals week, than looking good to try and impress whoever she might see in the library. I'm not saying you can't look cute and be studious, but don't hate on girls who just want to be comfortable.
After relaying this experience to guy friends I was surprised to see that any of them were on the rude guy's side.
What the?
But after explaining our reasoning they understood the situation and sided against him. Majority were already on our side, just fyi.
Then I said I was going to wear sweatpants for a month and they asked if I thought I'd get asked on any dates. HA! Every day I head to campus it's not just to try and get asked on dates.
Mrs. degree? No, I want a real one.
When a girl looks nice it's not just for you boys. It is partly for you, but it's majority for herself.
For example, if I feel like I spent time getting ready it makes me feel more confident to tackle my day, feel like my life is put together, and do things with more lady-like grace.
What's up with this BYU expectation that girls should look their best everyday?
That's it. I hope I run into that tool on campus sometime. Good luck with the ladies my friend.
Lauren! I love this! My friends and I always talk about this. Not about the door holding per se, but about the "getting cute" for school.
ReplyDeleteI suppose it might be a bit different on a non-byu campus, but we laugh at how our efforts to actually look put together lapses after week one. Our brains have no time to worry about looks because we have major studying to do.
My only two beauty concerns in the mornings most days are 1) Have I brushed and flossed today? If that's a yes, then we move on to 2) If this is a Wednesday, are those clothes on the floor clean and did I wear them Monday? If I can answer, "maybe" and "hopefully not" then I am good to get going!
And let's not even talk what happens during finals week! The allnighters, the sweats, the unwashed hair...(It is beautiful really haha) But I can tell you how the central dogma of bio is executed, backwards and forwards. I can also break down the origins of Hindu caste and its effects on indian society and other eastern religions.
Point is, you are right! There are far more important things going on in our lives to care if everyday I am wearing mascara or not. And as for that poor guy, I just feel bad for him. He has a lot of things to learn about life!
And as for you, Giiiiirl you could get dates even if you went dressed in a grapefruit costume!
Keep up the writing! I love it!
-Bri
Amen.
ReplyDeleteKate Schwarz and I were whining about this same thing in 341 a month or so ago and so we both decided to wear sweatpants one day. It. Was. Awesome. How come boys don't ever get dressed up for us, eh?