The Year of Repeated Outfits

Claudine, I am going to tell you what my banker husband always tells me ..go out and get your own Bergdof account! Not all of us get carte blanche no matter what you hear…

……you’re not trying hard enough. at least get someone else to try and write one of these; we’re tired of reading letters coming from the same, very limited mind.

it’s stories like these that leave me wondering who will be the substitute for all these failing FBFs??

This is probably a pointless comment considering the nature of this blog, which I admit, I am fascinated by, real or not, but… did it ever occur to you to do things for yourself? As in not depending on your fabulous FBF to bring you all that your heart desires? Yes, you sound like you have a “perfect” life for someone who only considers the accumulation of material goods as happiness but this “nightmare” of yours might be the perfect opportunity to explore learning how to fulfill yourself in ways that don’t depend on expensive things. If you wanna talk being “absolutely mortified” and “public humiliation” you should talk to one of thousands of families across the US collecting unemployment checks and standing in line for food stamps - I’m sure they can show you that REAL humiliation does not consist of not being able to purchase yet one more expensive frock that you are barely going to wear. God forbid you be forced to wear the same outfit twice, esp. when it costs what some people spend a month on rent! You may consider this simple cocktail dress a “necessity” whereas most people in the world consider things like food, a job, and a roof over their heads the real necessities. Get a grip and realize that compared to most people in this world, you have absolutely nothing to cry about other than your own self-perpetuated, superficial life that can apparently buy you necklaces but not a sense of empathy or perspective. It’s sad to know there are so many people like you out there in the world who just take and take and take, feeling so entitled yet give so little back to the world. What makes you so entitled to expensive dresses and all the luxuries of this world?

True classiness and sassiness is about taking life’s obstacles on directly and gracefully - not sitting around whining on a blog, expecting others to fix things for you. As my grandmother said, God helps those who help themselves. It doesn’t sound like you’ve earned this “fabulous” life through much of your own elbowgrease or merit which is unfortunate; as anyone who has had to work towards their goals without handouts can tell you, it’s far more rewarding personally. Why don’t you take this time as an opportunity to educate yourself so you can actually CONTRIBUTE to the world, other than exercising your AMEX that you don’t even pay for! And maybe after you learn something, you could even… help other people less fortunate than yourself! I highly recommend organizations like http://www.kiva.org that do such things. Think about how much you would have spent on that dress and then think about how you could use that same money to change someone’s life. That would be TRUE classiness.

Weak. Sauce. Step it up a bit. I’m sure (her) Brittney is that delightful but no man is driven to that even if Scores is closed now.

Ellen: For every hot girl, there’s some guy who’s bored with screwing her.

Who made this dress and how do I get it?

I LOVE IT!

I have been reading this blog for awhile…at first I was a bit, well surprised..but then I became intrigued and found that this truly is a beautiful fantastical reality for many NYC girls, like myself.

Though, I have to say…I do not have a FBF and I had in the past. I realied they are slightly boring and self centered and didn’t have any sensitivity chips in them enough for me. I am an artist and grew up as beatnic, though work in an office and do my part as a citizen to the corporate society.

I, myself love Louboutins and Blahnik’s, and Jimmy’s and geezus, I love my DVF clothing and any type of designer*right now I am wearing a Vintage Betsy Johnson dress and Chloe shoes to work.* Though, I run with an artistic crowd and, I am engaged to a Musician/Artist…

Now this means, that..I have learned to split every cost there is in our household, our wedding alone is split in parts and I ..learned to pay for my own clothes, maybe sometimes pleading with him to pay half of a BCBG I might like or my Marc Jacobs shoes I had to have last Season at Bloomies…

I am babbling but really I am writing this to complain about how I have learned to pay for my own love’s..and it’s sad really because if I wanted- or liked..but now Dear Claudine, though I would have died for that lovely dress because it is…exactly what it is..lovely…

Please, do yourself a favor and maybe buy your own lovely item? it truly is a great feeling to know that your new love was paid for by your own wallet and it is rejuvenating…atleast to me….

Yes, BL1Y, but I would like to think that with my background and training, I can keep a guy hot for me. I’ve never been dumped by a man. In each case, it was MY decision to move on, because of some major inadequacy I couldn’t live with.

Claudine this is why you’ve gotta broaden your horizons and find a MDBF who’s train is about to pull out of the station while the body count of whining bankrupt and vapid FBF’s grows higher, faster and dangerously closer to your Bergdorf account. We’re talking compassionate, and passionate, with a twist of nerd and a curious scientist angle whos got an income thats recession proof enough for a quick flight for weekend scubadiving and shopping int the Cayman’s rather than a collapse like a house o’ cards numbers cruncher. There’s always another market crash around the corner but its all good when the line of FBF’s with stress ulcers fills up your appointment book and operating suites.

A few things i would like to point out…How do we know Claudine doesn’t have a job? Maybe she does, but her FBF just takes care of all her finances bc he is in FINANCE! and if this was the case, then we shouldn’t be so hard on her. Even before my FBF and I got married, we had joint accounts that he managed and i would have been livid if he cut me off from my own money - yes he makes much more than my little paycheck, but its still part of my money!

And just because some of you on here de-worm kids in Africa on your spare time, doesn’t give you the right to tell others what makes their life meaningful or not! for all we know, our little Claudine could be a little saint who just happens to have fabulous taste in shoes, dresses and men. I don’t see any of you pointing fingers at Angeline Jolie.

Now Claudine dear, (or was it Chloe? I got a little confused in the story when you had that name) my advice to you is to talk to your Edward…three years is a lot to throw away on something like this. Years from now you will look back and not even remember what color the dress was. Best of luck!

She has her boyfriend picking up the tab for 3 years and can’t scrounge together a measley $800! Holy shit! Even I can afford that dress!

Boo hoo. Meanwhile, the rest of the U.S. worries about food, shelter, and health care.

AC - take a chill pill and stop being such a hater. Find another blog to read if you cant relax and enjoy simple cute stories such as this. I recommend FML: http://www.fmylife.com/ — this sounds just perfect for you!

Hope you have a fabulous day!

umm…. angelina jolie donates half her paycheck to charity.

BL1Y - No, no no!!! No one is better then Ramona. I loved when she said to Gov. Patterson “You are like blind, right?” CLASSIC. Then when she told the Countess that her husband was an OLD MAN.. Gotta love it!! Clueless and entertaining at the same time.

PS: I don’t have half a paycheck to donate, but I do from time to time give a few bucks to the nice man playing Mexican music on his guitar in the Subway. That must count for something, no?

That’s pretty much the last step before getting kicked to the curb right there. Take a good hard look at yourself- what are you doing wrong? Put on a few pounds recently? Saying no in the bedroom? How long since your last threesome?

Step it up a notch. And hurry.

She is entitled to it, because if she has a man, the man should be more than willing to give it to her. After all, she does not get things for nothing. She must love the man and the man must love her. So if that’s the case, what’s the problem, dummy?

Ellen: I don’t think you know what “entitled” means. Just because you expect to get something, or even have good reason to expect it, it doesn’t mean you’re entitled.

Paying her credits is a gift. No one is entitled to a gift. That’s what makes it a gift and not a salary.