Recently in my single escapades I have come across a plethora of men who are wonderful except for a few things.
You know guys who are perfect but dress poorly
OR
A guy who is fantastic except he wears chunky jewelry
OR
A guy who is absolutely wonderful except he snorts whe he laughs
now these things may seem insignificant and you might be thinking "Aditi stop being so goddam picky." But I am not being picky. I dont want to be with someone whose one bad quality is the only quality I'll scrutinize.
But these qualities are easily fixed...which brings me to the title of this entry, The Fixer Upper.
Women do this sort of thing all the time, we meet a guy and we fix him to what we want. We change him. I for one praticed this in my last relationship. I fixed him up to my liking. Modified his wardrobe, fixed up his smile, and even his grammar.
But is this right?
Should we pass up on fixer uppers and just find guys who meet our criteria?
Maybe my fixer upper is another womans perfection?
I mean from experience I can tell you that after the relationship is over your fixer upper will revert back to his old ways. So are we doing the right thing by making these men change?
Maybe he likes to be poorly dressed. He thinks flannel is an excellent choice for a romantic dinner, leather can and should be worn all year round, and that just because the shirt doesnt fit him anymore doesnt mean he should stop wearing it.
Should I forgo the fixer uppers?
