One man has confessed to questioning his entire relationship over the fashion sense of his girlfriend who loved to dress up like a ‘princess’, admitting it makes him feel ‘uncomfortable’
Many of us are guilty of judging the fashion choices of others, but would you let this take control of your life?
One man has confessed to questioning an entire relationship over his partner’s unusual dress sense – and it’s taken the internet by storm. Before laying out his concerns, the 24-year-old claimed that his girlfriend truly had the full package. She was intelligent, pretty and they both got along really well, having started out as friends in college. But no matter what she did, he couldn’t help but feel bothered by her clothing – something he referred to as ‘the princess syndrome’.
“When I say princess syndrome, I don’t mean that she is spoiled or entitled, because she isn’t,” the man wrote anonymously on Reddit. “Her clothes seem to take over her life. She dresses like a sort of fairytale princess on a near daily basis, excluding at work.”
While you may be picturing a ball gown and tiara, the 24-year-old actually described this as long, frilly skirts and lacey blouses. He found this ‘endearing’ initially, but was later concerned about how much she spent on these outfits.
“She runs a blog that has a sizeable amount of followers, and she is constantly posting outfit pictures, links to clothing items, and what not,” he continued. “When we go out, we get a lot of stares at what she’s wearing. I’ve also caught people sneaking pictures of her on their cell phones.
“This attention makes me uncomfortable. I have asked her to tone it down a bit, but she took that to mean not wearing anything in her hair when we’re out together.”
The post, uploaded 10 years ago, certainly polarised users at the time and continued to do so when the man posted another surprise update to the situation just yesterday. “From your title, I thought this was going to be a post about how she’s entitled, spoiled, prissy, etc,” one user commented. “Instead it’s just about how you don’t like the way she dresses. That’s not a problem with her – it’s a problem with you.
“Repeat this to yourself in your head whenever you start feeling the urge to change her: ‘My gf is allowed to dress however she wants, just like I am’.”
Conversely, another added: “I feel like if the hobby is controlling her life to an extreme, such as all her money goes to the clothes and she has trouble with budgeting etc, or she is neglecting responsibilities and duties, then it is a problem.”
Yesterday however, the man admitted that he’d been ‘dumb in his early 20s’, and explained that his girlfriend eventually broke it off. “I am still friends with my ex on social media. We don’t talk but will “like” each other’s posts,” he said.
“She is married to another woman now who also dresses alternatively. It’s not as frilly as she used to dress, but still unusual. Her pictures look like something out of Anne of Green Gables. She seems very happy on their farm together.”
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