Men lie. Bottom line. It's an instinctive thing.
I have a closet full of clothes. Some of the clothes are too big. Some are too small. It's an ever-evolving thing. Trying to find an acceptable outfit to wear in public is grueling. I have, literally, spent hours looking for something to wear before. When I finally settle on something to try on, I need an outside opinion. Now, I have a husband and two boys. I try not to be an abusive mother, so I seek out my husband for fashion advice.
Men will not tell you the truth about how you look in an outfit. They are incapable. I am convinced that, over the years, men have lost the ability to process questions like, "How does this look?" or "Is this too tight?" or the dreaded, "Does this make me look fat?" Upon hearing any of those phrases and dozens more like them, the brain shifts into neutral and ceases to function. The mouth takes over and automatically spits out an answer. The man has no idea what he's said, because his brain doesn't even consider the question. I think it's an instinctive defense mechanism that takes over in order to avoid conflict.
I know men lie, because I have eyeballs that see. It doesn't matter what outfit I model to my husband, he's not going to tell me that I look like crap. However, I can see, and we own mirrors. That's not to say that mirrors can't lie, too, because they can. You don't think so? Just have someone take an unexpected photo of you sometime. You'll see what I'm talking about.
My usual routine would go something like this.... I walk in wearing the proposed outfit. I ask, "How does this outfit look? Is it too tight on me?" Before I can even spin around to show him the 360-degree view, an answer has popped out of his mouth. I've recently changed up my modeling routine to bypass this autopilot response thing from my husband. Now, I will approach him with two or three different outfits, modeling each one, and ask him to pick which one is best. I can't be certain, but I think, in this instance, his brain shifts into the mode used when you have a multiple choice question on a test and don't know the answer...."B"...??? I have reasons to doubt his choices. I've been known to throw in outfits that I KNOW don't look good just to see if he'll choose it. Mmmhmmm. Men lie.
All of that being said, I need to go find clothes for tonight. I have a closet full of clothes and nothing to wear!
