| OP, I have seen plenty of women since I moved here who have eating disorders (commonly known as daddy issues) - leave her be and be thankful. |
her head's big - as big as her behind |
| Ew, a big head is huge turn off. It makes them look like a caricature! Then the kids have huge heads too, which looks funny. |
Not always--Sexy at a funeral is not cool. There is a time and a place for sexy. Business functions are generally no the place. That seems to be OPs concern. I would talk to her (gently) and explain that while you generally love how she dresses you would prefer that she be a little less flamboyant when you are at business functions. If she pushes you for more information, be honest that people are talking. Perhaps she just doesn't understand the fine line between appropriate and inappropriate as it relates to different settings.
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| On more thing: just as sneakers and sweats are not always appropriate, extreme cleavage is not always appropriate. |
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I assume women who dress boob-over-the-top sexy at events like chidlren's parties are insecure. I'm not jealous and my husband isn't envious.
Your wife can wish all day long that her clothes don't put people off but that won't make it so. I will talk with her and try to see the real her but I will also start with the assumption that she is insecure, not too bright, and views the world in terms of male-female relationships, a view I hate. |
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Talk to your wife, OP. Very often beauty is better appreciated and approached when it is discreet rather than revealing. Think mystery.
At a party organized by my boyfriend (now husband) to present me to his extended family, someone came accompanied by his new wife - a beautiful woman, or at least she would have been, had she not been dressed like a prostitute. Everyone was embarrassed for her, and no one really struck up a conversation with her because her personal appearance was so clearly intended to divide the sexes. The man was obliviously proud of his wife, but they divorced shortly after. |
But OP is right, the rules exist, even if some people have not "signed up" for them. If OP's business partners are looking at his wife funny, then this just proves she's subject to the rules, whether or not she's on board with them. Just think of the sexy blond in The Help -- she did her own thing, and her DH loved her for it, but most of the other women isolated her. She was still affected by their rules.... And yeah, in some situations it's great to give the finger to other peoples' rules. But not if it's affecting his business relationships, unless he can afford it. Which is why I leave the low-cut cocktail miniskirt and heels in the closet when I head to the office myself! So OP, maybe you can approach this with DW by telling her how fantastic she looks, she's the hottest in the room ... but I wonder if the CEO's wife doesn't feel a little insecure next to you, honey. We need the CEO's wife to be on our side, how should we approach this... blah, blah, blah. |
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18:39 - written by a chick!
OP, are you a female? You sound like a catty, bitter female who saw cleavage on your DH's coworker. Cleavage happens. Get over it. |
Go back to your homework, sweetie. We grownups have to live in the real world. |