Carry on, you pursey
Something that was brought to my attention a few months back, and since frequently caught my attention - guys carrying (not holding momentarily) their (presumably) girlfriends’ purse. I’m a gentleman. I carry my females colleagues’ laptop bags, their luggage on a business trip. Help my lady/girlfriends with their shopping, grocery bags. But the purse is in a different realm. Because it is an accessory. It isn’t merely a way to transport items from one location to another. It is a statement. Fashionable more than functional. And so, when I see guys carrying a purse, I can’t help but think they have been accessorized by their girlfriends. I can’t take such gents seriously.
And it makes me wonder - what is the tipping point? Is the accessory status one that comes before or after reaching boyfriend status? Before or after sex? It just feels awkward to me. Like if I “let” my girlfriend drive my Benz…with me in the backseat.
January 19th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
You would not feel uncomfortable if it was a LV original. You would be proud to carry that bag. Remember you can judge a woman by the hand bag she carries.
January 20th, 2008 at 7:30 am
And a man, too.
January 20th, 2008 at 8:02 am
Guy Rule #8: Never carry a woman’s purse….no matter what.
January 21st, 2008 at 1:31 am
There we go, baby! To the rescue!!! Always can count on my big bro!
January 21st, 2008 at 8:38 pm
We won’t even get into rule #3: Never purchase tampex….no matter what!
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:50 pm
[...] I’ve blogged about this before, but I can’t understate the gravity of this behavior. And I can’t, for the life of me, understand why guys here carry the purses of their wives, girlfriends. It’s like some twisted interpretation of chivalry, feminism. It’s so emasculating it makes me sick. [...]