I can’t see that I’m a dirty girl…
I get more compliments on my glasses then anything, and they always create an easy opening line for conversation. In fact, my glasses (all of them) are pretty close. They are the only thing I really need to function in the morning (I’m not a coffee person), and the one thing I always hide behind. I have been wearing plastic frame glasses since before they were cool, we’re talking back when they were so uncool it wasn’t even funny.
But I’ll be honest I almost never clean them. Now they aren’t terrible. I can see, and that’s what matters right? (well when they are nice and clean sure I see a little bit better but whatever) I guess I shouldn’t say never, but the thought to do so doesn’t always cross my mind.
Anyways, this got me thinking of one those acts that guys do that I always found to be “chivalrous” that guys do….and then I re thought it further.
I used to find it cute, wonderful, and all those words when guys would say “here” take my glasses and clean them. I used to think they did this to be nice, and prove that every once and a while chivalry isn’t dead.
But then, I thought about this further, and a friend saying “I never see you clean your glasses” also brought it on. Guys haven’t been cleaning my glasses because they were concerned about my sight, they were bothered by what they were seeing. They clean them because then they don’t have to notice all the little imperfections and that bothers them. Bothers them more then it bothers me….and that bothers me. Cause if I have to look at all the imperfections on your face, you can at least look at the imperfection on my lenses.
I’ve worn plastic frames forever too, and I love my glasses (all of them)!
In regards to “Cause if I have to look at all the imperfections on your face, you can at least look at the imperfection on my lenses.” – AMEN Sister!
Okay the solidarity above demands that I chime in here, even though I know you were being facetious. Unless you’re perfectly stunning (who knows? you might be) You’re likely to ALSO have imperfections on your face as well as imperfections on your glasses. So maybe these guys are perfectly ok with your face imperfections in the same way you’re ok with theirs, but the imperfections on the glasses are where they draw the line.
lola– Amen sister is right!
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sayer — me facetious?! never ;)
nice blog!
As the friend who triggered this post (seriously, I’ve never once seen you clean your glasses) I’ll add that a guy who cleans my glasses gets major brownie points.