I-don't-have-anything-to-wear Syndrome

I woke up this morning just to realize that I have the I-don’t-have-anything-to-wear situation when I looked into my closet. It’s just the same situation every woman would’ve gone through in certain stages of their lives. Well, let’s just say, in certain stages of life, there are days when what you wear doesn’t really matter anymore. And there are days when it’s really important to make an impression, like meeting someone you like for a date, that interview for the perfect job, or just to attract that bit of attention while hanging out in the bar.

As my friend, Squirrel, would say,” There’s always something missing in a woman’s closet!” Yes, I just have to admit to the fact that whatever the amount of clothes I buy, I still can find a reason to go and shop for more clothes. There’ll always be that famous line “I need to shop!” and off we go to the nearest shopping malls. In fact, seeing the word “SALE” on the windows of our favourite clothing stores is actually a huge turn on! Nothing’s more exciting than to hunt for that wonderful dress for a fraction of the price. After all, we women are smart consumers.

But the sad thing is that men just regard us women who shop too often as compulsive shopaholics. Well, we would actually like to call this as “Retail Therapy”. Shopping is a fun and enjoyable experience. *sigh* If only men could understand this. However, I noticed that there are an increasing number of men who actually enjoys shopping. Now this is something really worth celebrating. Of course, there would still be the boyfriend who tags along showing the “I wish I wasn’t here” kind of attitude, you can spot him easily, he’d be the one standing outside a shoe shop looking like a lost little puppy, or sitting near the fitting room while his girlfriend tries on everything and the only thing he can say is “Can we go now?”.

I would still love shopping, disregard of what people think about me. After all, it’s my money (me dad’s money, to be exact, and that would make me the daddy’s girl, thank you!), and I have all the right to spend it the way I want. Let’s just say that I love myself just a wee bit too much ;) Having been through a huge emotional turmoil, i just realize that it's only fair to love yourself more before you hurt yourself while loving someone else.