What in the world is a metrosexual?? A metrosexual is a term that was defined in 1994 that describes heterosexual men, that exhibit many homosexual characteristics. At first glance, I thought that this was the perfect man for me, a metrosexual. Dating one, is much higher maintence than your normal boyfriend. Sure the metrosexual boyfriend dresses better, may know about wine, decorates his house very well, and really takes pride in knowing about the arts. My personal experience led me in a relationship that left me often confused by why my boyfriend was so high maintained.
Jeff Foxworthy does a funny segment on “You know your dating a redneck if ….” Well you know your dating a metrosexual if: he gets more pedicures than you do, if he shaves an equal or greater amount of your body than you do (my ex shaved everything but his legs…), spends more time picking out clothes than you do. Spends more time decorating his place, than you do, and will help you decorate yours. When these men dress, they have accessories, this doesn’t mean a baseball cap, it means the belt, the tie, the pen, the shoes, the socks, the underwear, the cuff links, and all match.
Talk about high maintance, I really empathize with men that are in awe by how much it takes their significant other to exist, but I think there is room for exactly one person in a relationship to need that type of personal attention. It can take a party of two to get a metrosexual dressed and coiffed for the evening. I would do my ex’s hair, feet, and nails, this was just my part to help him feel like he was a well dressed man.
Now, please do not get me wrong. I love a well dressed man as much as the next person. I love it when they wear matching clothes, smell good, and look like they have had their hair trimmed recently. I love it when they know a bit more about alcohol than just beer. Better yet, a man that can attend theater, movies, music events, is most welcomed. Dating the authority on how to cook, what to drink, how to be entertained, and how to look is a bit much for me.
I want a man that is a bit simpler, and has slightly more sophistication than the majority of my male relatives. I don’t mind doing things for the man in my life, but my personal experience is that with a metrosexual man, you event plan for them, and orchestrate their world around them. I want a collaborative partner, not someone that I have to put as much time into as my 4 year old cousin. I want a normal guy with some metrosexual tendencies; I do not want the person the other way around.
Dating a Metrosexual?
July 4, 2005 By 1 Comment
About Stephanie ManleyI run numbers by day, and a recipe website by night. I love to write about food, cooking, and life.
me too. it took me a while to know what exactly was going on between me and my ex. everytime we got into a small argument hed walk away or hang up it seemed like he mostly cared about his own feelings more than he did mine. metos are so difficult. he would always get headaches or moods and got a haircut by his gay barber more often than i did! it really did fee alot of the times like i was his baby sitter. worst of aall he held grudges, its almost like he wanted mw to beg so he could get over a stupid argument, so i dumped him.