Knickers

Agree Nonu.
MrA would not be seen dead in lingerie department, and I have not allowed him to come shopping for clothes with me since he put me off buying a Mary Farrin dress in a sale in 1978.
I'm still about that.

Ha ! I was saying the same thing this week to a friend. It 's one of my pet hates.... men hanging around the underwear dept in M and S, or the local lingerie shop. I'm probably über sensitive about this because I require v. large cup size , and I imagine them thinking all kinds of thoughts . They are probably not , but I wish they would just go and get a coffee somewhere or go and browse the Y fronts!!!

My oh would rather have spent time in a chandlers, no problem there! But clothes shops? You must be joking.
He had to be dragged kicking and screaming to get a new shirt or jacket - for him!

What's even worse is when you see men on their own, fingering the bras. Puts me right off.

Galen A chandlery - man heaven

I quite like them as well. Which remind me, I need some yacht safety netting. :- for my landing. It has wide spaced horizontal bars and darling daughter is worried the children might fall through?

I too find this slightly odd. DH would stand nearby or go look at something else. He has never bought me nor attempted to help me choose underwear in the 43 years I've known him.
I would not take him clothes shopping for me, I'd rather go alone or with DD but he doesn't protest if we're out and about and I pop in a shop I like the look of. He likes me to help him choose his own clothes as he admits to having lousy taste

The only acceptable time for men to be handling our knickers is when we are actually wearing them.

I like taking DH with me clothes shopping as he always says 'get that one as well!!'

henetha or if they are pegging out the washing should we be so fortunate!!

At last a sensible(?) thread!
Some of the othrts have been PANTS

Ditto kitty. DH is afraid I may drag him off to another shop so usually says " get a few while you are here ". I have to say that I trust his judgement totally.

harri

Galen we had to have the safety netting too! What are these DDs like?

Over protective. Darling daughter has just thrown out a jar of MY JAM because it's been open since she last came and not in the fridge!
She's now decided that she doesn't like and has never liked the brand of egg I buy. I've bought them for years!

Just and say nothing! Try not to grind your teeth while you're doing it!

There was a man lingering around the lingerie department in M&S when I went recently, very off-putting; I said to an assistant who was helping me, 'I do wish he would go away, he is putting me off'. She said that he was probably choosing something for himself.

The only reason DH might venture in that department is to say 'for goodness' sake, are you going to be there all day, I want some lunch*.

As an aged Lothario, I must agree with henetha...

.... very good!

Good point about the washing too.....

ROSE, your first paragraph, I never thought of that . Perhaps when the bloke said to woman"These are pretty", he meant for himself.

I think it is sad when a woman has no independent money and has to have things paid for by a man.

Oh. Was he saying "pretty, dear" as in "nice, love" or "pretty dear" as in "quite expensive"?

Starling, I don't think we know who was paying - she might be buying them for him!

kittylester . Strangely I somehow find that more acceptable.