My wife and I have *very* different coloring and body types, so I assumed we'd never share. But since I moved in, she's always borrowing my scarves and earrings, sometimes without asking. This morning, I complemented a normally casual gay co-worker's suit, and he laughed and said it was his boyfriend's.
How about y'all? Do you share clothing or accessories? And if you do, do y'all ask, or just take what you want out of the closet or drawer?
2006-08-22 02:25:09 · 14 answers · asked by GreenEyedLilo 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I didn't ask for opinions on the morality or relative grossness of same-sex relationships. That comes up every day ELSEWHERE, if you want to address it.
2006-08-22 02:44:00 · update #1
My partner and I tend to share jewelry and other accessories than we do clothes. But that's probably because we're different sizes! LOL. We have similar tastes, but they are just opposite enough to look through each other's jewelry box and go "oooooh! Can I borrow that today??" We try to ask first, but if she's already gone for the day, or vice versa, we go ahead. We've already talked it out and came to that arrangement. It keeps variety in our wardrobes and when I wear something of hers throughout the day, it makes me feel like she is close by.
2006-08-22 02:50:07 · answer #1 · answered by Autumn BrighTree 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Constantly! When people ask about the upside of being in a same-sex relationship, I always mention doubling your wardrobe. :-)
Since my partner and I bought a house together many years ago, we have basically considered our wardrobe to be just that... OUR wardrobe.
We do maintain our own dressers and closet spaces, but there is a lot of co-mingling of stuff. Borrowing without asking is the norm, and it very rarely causes any problems. (Partly because we are both total clothes horses... lots to choose from.)
We are close to the same size, and only an inch apart in height. And have similar taste in clothing, accessories, and jewelry.
The one big downside, different size feet. Doubling our shoe collection would have been the cherry on the sundae, but it just wasn't to be. (And it's a big deal, because we both LOVE shoes. I don't know how many she has, but I know I have over 100 pair.)
And again, we have similar taste in shoes, so when we go shoe shopping, it's not unusual for us to both buy the same pair of shoes. (It's also funny to see the reaction of the salesperson at the shoe store when she asks, what size can I show you? And one or the other of us answer... a 6 and a half, and an 8.)
2006-08-22 12:23:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes! My partner ( wife on this Saturday- YAY!) and I share everything all of our stuff- she's butcher than I am, so I have stuff that she would NEVER wear ( like, you know, skirts. ... ) but we have very similiar tastes in clothes- especially business suits. We both realized that we had doubled our wardrobes when we moved in together.
Its not every a problem, because she wears scrubs every day, and I have to wear a suit/business stuff.
the only time we ever ask about taking something is if its something that either of us use a lot, and there is a chance of the other one needing it!
( Of course- like, 5 different times, I've come home after not seeing her all day to learn that we are wearing the same outfit!)
2006-08-22 13:53:23 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa'sGurl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My wife and I don't live together at the moment but if i am at her house or she is at mine and we need or want something that the other owns, we'll use/wear it but we'll ask first if possible. Sometimes when I wake up and she's not there because she's already left for work so if I need a pair of trackpants and I see hers on the floor then I'll wear them with no hassles because she doesn't care and I've asked 1000 times and not once has she said no.
Given that, we aren't really the same size. She's short and built and I'm tall and not as well built but if one of us is in need and the other can help or at least try to..... hell, why not?!
2006-08-22 11:25:23 · answer #4 · answered by Mooks 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We share all of our clothes. Most gay or lesbian couples double thier outfits when they get together. I guess its close to being married as possible right now. What is his is yours and what is yours is his. That is the way it works best. That is unless there is something that doesnt fit, then by all means, don't try wearing it.
2006-08-22 10:35:25 · answer #5 · answered by mgrboy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We share clothes a lot. Anything that belongs to her I always ask to borrow. Basic good manners, you know...
There are a few items that have pretty much become 'community property,' so whichever one decides to wear it doesn't even have to ask the other.
2006-08-22 09:43:25 · answer #6 · answered by knightofsappho 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I WISH!!!! BUT..... I'm fem and she's a dominant woman, so the only thing i could wear of hers would be a tshirt to sleep in, or an outfit on Halloween if I wanted to go as a boy... Lets see, her jewelry consists of a pair of diamond studs, a ring i brought her, and a necklace. so,..... I'm going to have to say no on this subject... Altho, she does like to dress up in my clothes, which shocks the hell out of me!!!!!
2006-08-22 12:43:42 · answer #7 · answered by lez_fem69 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have opposite tastes. She's likes platinum, I like gold. I like colors, she likes plain, and so on. I guess that's what we like about each other, the differences. So no, we don't share much clothing, etc.
2006-08-22 21:10:58 · answer #8 · answered by WEIRDRELATIVES 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only when necessary and when we're both the same size. I personally don't like to wear other people's clothes except my own.
2006-08-22 09:36:26 · answer #9 · answered by Kookoo Bananas 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've done that with a few other partners, but my current one is 5'1" and with me being 6' tall, that just doesn't work very well.
2006-08-22 12:20:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋