Halloween has come and gone yet again, my last time in college. Now, this has many implications. This is really my last time of picking a costume, and making it completely provocative and that being socially acceptable. After college, you lose that leverage, in my opinion. Also, Halloween is now back to the good old once a year, as opposed to the extravaganza called Halloween Weekend which begins circa Oct 31, freshman year. Now, Halloween when in a relationship puts quite the twist on the holiday.
Has your boyfriend or girlfriend dictated the level of scandal of your halloween costume? Is this okay? What about in general? Do you wear more conservative outfits when youre in a relationship? Personally, I pretty much got away with murder this halloween. A french maid and Mrs. Claus were the outfits I donned for Halloween Weekend this year, both pretty scandalous, but definitely not even close to the worst I saw. My boyfriend was 100% okay with it. Plus, he was Santa! He never complains about what I wear, because he trusts me in the end. He was shirtless Santa, and I didn't really mind either, because again at the end of the day, I know he's mine. The other 363 days of this year, I also want my boyfriend to look good when he goes out, because I try to look good when I do too. Just because I'm in a relationship doesn't mean I let myself go to the way-side. I love the feeling knowing that girls look at him and being able to say, yup, he's mine! And I think he feels the same way, it keeps the attraction alive in the relationship. I admit, I slip into the comfort zone when I'm in a committed relationship, but I think that's pretty common.
I think I got pretty lucky with my boyfriend in that he doesn't dictate (or try to) how I dress. I see this happen to couples all the time. I am not the kind of person who could tolerate it, because I think it is a symptom of mistrust. I'm interested to hear a guy's opinion on this one....=]
I guess I will start off the opinions of the guys!
ReplyDeleteSome very good comments Jess. I definitely agree with you on most of your statements. I guess thats why we get along so well! :)
I, like most men, love Halloween for the simple fact that women take their already short skirts that they normally wear to the bars, and make them even skimpier. Now, don't take that as me being a perv or something. It's just interesting and entertaining to see the opinions of other people and what they do or don't think is too much. I am sure others will agree. It is fun to see what people are comfortable with wearing out, what they feel is appropriate, and to think about the message they are sending. We are all people watchers at heart.
However, I HATE Halloween. Yes, hate is a strong word, but I really do. It's just another made up or completely changed holiday, for retail stores to make money. I can't justify spending $40-50 for a costume. Also, like Jess said, its 2-4 nights long in college, depending on the year. In that case, you need 2-3 costumes, and need to spend $100 because you can't reuse a costume for more than one night. And what about the fact that you have to have the best costume and its always a competition to see who has the best costume. It creates too much stress for me. I am an RA and chose to work on Saturday night so that I didn't have to deal with the hassle that is Halloween for more than one night.
I was a cowboy and my girlfriend was a cowgirl. Nice and easy and cheap. We went to the salvation army and picked up hats for $1.50 total for the two of them. And to answer Jess's question, my girlfriends skirt was a little short, but to second her opinion, I know she's mine. I love that she can dress and show off her body. She's pretty, has a very good body, and that is only one of the many reason why she is my girlfriend. :)
I think Jared started drooling writing that last paragraph...=P
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