I sent a pic of myself in a hideous dress to my male friends and these were their reactions
You guys are too nice for your own good
One Saturday morning, my mother came into my room to show me a fancy dress she wore approximately 25 years ago. I then put on said dress, and had the urge to send a picture of myself in the dress to every single person I know. After sending it to one friend, joking that I wanted to wear it to a summer ball, I expected a reply laughing about how ridiculous I looked. But, he actually complimented me and said the dress looked nice.
I guessed, and was confirmed right, when I sent the same picture to my female friends who out rightly (and quite rightly) informed to how ugly the dress was on me. So I thought, do my male friends genuinely think I look nice (I’m aware that fashion and beauty are subjective, but please take a look at the dress), or are they just being polite in fear of upsetting me? I decided to experiment, and the rest is history.
Disclaimer: I’ve been informed that this dress was extremely fashionable at the time. My mum did look quite lovely in it in ’93, but it just doesn’t have the same effect in the 21st century.
Some were overly complimentary, questionably so
Some are just downright liars
Some were more analytical
Some clearly were a little lost for words
Some thought I looked like a cartoon
Some need a reality check
Some clocked
Some were shocked
Some thought I was dressed for the occasion
Some had their own fashion preferences
Some were bewildered, but still didn’t want to disappoint
Some were outright blunt
Some thought I looked like a joke