Reply to How much "maintenance" on your appearance do you do?

Forum Index » Relationship Discussion (non-explicit)

Reply to "How much "maintenance" on your appearance do you do?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you people have time for all this upkeep?  I work FT and hardly have time for a pedicure, highlights and a haircut every 3 months. [/quote]

+1.  I work FT, have a Ph.D. in an area I'm passionate about, and am a parent of a young kid and we have no family in the area.  I'm pretty low maintenance.  Sure appearance has some importance and I like to look nice sometimes, but it isn't central to my identity.  I've had a manicure twice ever.  Don't really wear lipstick that often.  Haircut about every 3 months.  Got very subtle highlights a couple months ago--first time in years.  Never wear other makeup, and never have.  Exercise is important, and I get regular exercise to stay healthy, but worrying about appearance is just not a priority.[/quote]

With that PhD, you understand that different people have different priorities, right?  (Mostly kidding, :D)  I have three small kids and work 60+ hours a week.  I spend 5-10 minutes applying make-up every morning and aim to do maybe 1.5 hours out of the house doing something "for me" on the weekend, which in a rotation covers highlights, mani/pedi, facials, etc.  I work out after the kids go to bed.  It isn't really all that time-consuming and it makes me feel pulled together.[/quote]

I'm the PP you're responding to.  I didn't mean that there's absolutely no time for this stuff if it's a priority--I meant that there's not a lot of time AND not something I care much to make time for.  Re: time, spouse has an irregular schedule and works evenings, overnights, and weekends, making any regularly scheduled "maintenance" appointments tough.  I could certainly do some of it during lunch hour, as a PP mentioned, but it's just not a high priority for me.  Lunch is often taken up with work mtgs, email catch up, errands, etc., and if I have it free I like to go to the gym. YMMV.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics