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Or a nun...
I agree with piecesofme - if you cancel now then he will learn he can always get his own way by making you feel bad
I'd imagine it's not fancy dress as a concept that bothers him, but that fact that very few girls can do fancy dress without trying to make it into sexy dress. When was the last time you saw a group of girls dressed up like this ?:
It's all very well saying you can go as 80s girls or cowgirls or whatever, but if you're thinking sexy 80s girls or sexy cowgirls then his problem still remains the same.
I think he probably is overreacting a bit, but I asked hub if he'd be ok with me going out in fancy dress, and he was similarly concerned (well, at first he said 'of course!' cause I am actually most likely to go out as a giant bear, but once we established that the fancy dress involved what was basically a sex outfit, the answer changed to 'god, yes').
Of course lecherous men will still perv at you but that doesn't mean you're dressing that way to get them to perv, and your boyfriend needs to understand that. Some man or other will pretty much come on to you regardless of what you're wearing or what you look like and, in my opinion, your boyfriend should be proud to have a girlfriend who looks cute and sexy that other men may want but CAN'T HAVE. If your boyfriend feels this way because he has insecurities then I do not think you just need to "respect his insecurities" but rather tackle the insecurities themselves; the solution is not to pander to them.
You do need to take his feelings on board, but if he has a problem with all remotely sexy fancy dress then clearly the issue is not just about the fact it is an outfit he bought you for the bedroom. It just seems dangerously close to me to him telling you he doesn't want you doing anything/wear anything that will even remotely attract other men, e.g. showing clevage or legs or whatever; where does he draw the line?
Ultimately I just think it is okay to look and feel sexy when you go out, and respect your boyfriends feelings but if he is the type of person who just doesn't like the idea of his girlfriend looking good around other men then I doubt the issue is limited to fancy dress.
I think you should respect his opinion but also like firefly says, i get the feeling that underneath he's got some insecure tendancies about men fancying his girlfriend so i guess if you go out in a skirt clubbing he'll probably have a problem with this too. It's one thing reaching a compromise but another thing giving in to him completely. I wouldn't do this to a partner and wouldn't expect it back. Being able to talk about it is good and being respectful but don't lose part of who you are in the process.
The whole idea of dressing up is to have a laugh, and perhaps engage in a little escapism. It doesn't instantly indicate that you're out to misbehave. I do feel he is being very unfair, especially seeing as you're fine with him doing what he likes (including strip clubs), but you're just going to have to work out how to play it. I certainly wouldn't cancel all dressing up plans, but that's just me, as there is no way I would give something up completely - there has to be compromise.