Buying clothing for a woman is one of the most effective but under-utilized methods to spice up your sex life. Most men who hear the idea, get excited with visions of slave-girl Princess Leias dancing in their heads. That’s cosplay, and cosplay is just too complicated, emphatic and nerdy. It’s for couples who read Newtype Magazine together in bed. But neither do we just want to buy her something ordinary. You want to buy her something that will achieve a specific, very special, effect.
Wait until you and your honey are walking on the street in the shopping district or inside the mall. She will be taking long (turning-her-head to look) glances at all sorts of things in the windows, as always. But you will not be doing as you usually do. You will also be glancing and looking into the shop windows for something that catches your eye. Be careful to avoid the temptation of anything in the swimsuit or lingerie departments. What we want is something she might wear to a date. Not necessarily a dress, or anything for a fancy occasion. Just something pretty.
It is important that men understand something about women when it comes to their clothes. Women have favorites—that is, garments that they treasure because they feel beautiful whenever they wear them. You should make the effort to notice which garments those are, and remember to compliment her when she wears them. But a woman is also perpetually hunting for the next garment that will allow her to discover something new about herself. By way of her attire, a woman is in a continuous dialogue with her environment, including the attention of both men and other women. Imagine that your wife has never been approached by a forty-something Italian man in a linen suit, who presents her with a single red rose and says “Che bella” to her. On the day that such a thing happens, much of the credit will go to the garment that is most likely in her mind to have been the cause. It may be a pair of shoes. It may be her hairdo. But credit will be assigned, and thereafter she will believe in the power of the artifact, which is of course imaginary, but nevertheless necessary to permit her to feel the way she felt just after she discovered she was, in fact, the sort of woman who might at any moment be handed a single red rose by an Italian man in a linen suit.
When you approach the shop window with your wife or girlfriend, go with energy. Do not be a weight on the end of her arm, as you usually are. Go to the window to which you have helped to guide her, for giving her just the slightest additional encouragement with your own interested glance. Look at the garment together with wonder and awe. Look at your beautiful girlfriend or wife. Say not another word, but smile and nod and give your credit card to the girl behind the counter who is also smiling because she knows you are a lucky man.
When you are driving in the car or walking home from the store, be aware of the precious thing wrapped in tissue which now travels home with you. Observe how it is a source of sexual tension and excitement for you both. Consider that you are in the company of a woman who is going to discover something about herself. Be thankful to witness it.
I walked into Tourneau today to check out some new wrist candy. I’ve been wearing a Limes watch for the last 4 years or so. It has a leather a strap and has been a very faithful servant in the noblest German sense. It is an automatic watch, my first, in fact. I was in love with the idea of never having to think about battery replacement. But, the reality was that I had to start thinking about moving my wrist. Occasionally, I like to take off my watch. It’s not waterproof, so I have to remove it when I shower. But sometimes I forget to put it back on right away. And sometimes I just plain don’t want to have a watch on my wrist. So what happens is that poor, little German Limes goes into a freaky pattern of inaccuracy that lasts pretty much all day. Don’t get me wrong, I love this watch. I got it at a thrift store at a time when I wanted to desperately to upgrade from a Swatch (long story, don’t ask), but could not afford to splurge very much. I dropped only $250 but got a respectable piece of craftsmanship for my wrist. I’m sure it’s not the Limes fault. I have speculated that the watch is designed to “speed up” when it’s been motionless and off your wrist for a while. That’s a pretty neat idea. That way, when the watch finally does come to complete stop, it’s more likely to be close to the actual correct time. But, in my case (as I explained) what happens is that I put it back on when it’s quite fast. Of course, I expect this and check my cell phone or the clock on the wall, and adjust accordingly. But, you see that this is a far cry from not having to “worry at all”. Sure, I’m not worrying about batteries or winding, but I’m forced to think, which is just as bad. What I want is not to think about what time it is, for starters, and then maybe to throw in a little bling for blingtooth. What do you think—Bulgari Aluminum