Wrinkled kilts

[Pleater]

I come from a military background. I hate leaving the house with out a good shine on my shoes, and a good pressing on my shirts.
My roomate is the exact oposite. never shines shoes etc. when we go out and chat up the lasses. He is as sucessful as I "Sometimes more...darn it" . Do the clothes make the man? ....LOL

Manners maketh man - but his wife does the washing and ironing.

I expect your room mate would be slightly disconcerted if he could hear what the chatee is thinking as he chats. I suspect something on the lines of 'he really needs looking after - that shirt is for the bin for a start'

I might just be the Emelda Marcos of the shiny black leather flat shoe. I have so many styles, ranging from a steel toecapped industrial boot to a velcro fastening sandal, and I have rather a lot of them. Luckily I am light on footwear and rarely wear out any, the industrial boots are from decades back - and have a tiny scratch, but they make me two inches taller...

I think there might be a genetic component in this liking/aversion for polish.

[Richland]

Ah, Pleater, maybe that is how it works. The Chattee feels the need to take care of the dissheveled types, and he is an instant sucess...I on the other hand give off the aire of no need for a woman in my life.....
OK, no more shine and pressing for me..LOL
I will add this to my list of "secrets of the oposite sex."