I know this post may piss ALOT of ladies off. Why? because some women feel as though this type of self-care should be extended to their men and included in their “couple time” And for that I apologize right now.
The inspiration was from two posters: Miss Patterson and Shay-d-lady (astutely baffled at the pedicure phenomenon with men) over at VSB.
I have a friend, Johnnie who called me tonight. I have clearly SANCTIONED him as just a friend. Every girl needs one (a platonic guy friend). We go shopping together. We do lunch together. We tell each other how GREAT we look in our super fab mall/boutique finds, But we DON’T do each other. He is my William (Dent). I am his Joan (Clayton). He sometimes does co$ckblock when we’re out, but thats another post for another day.
Why Is He Sanctioned As Such Comeback????
Aside from him throwing around the word “toiletries” and “buying baby wipes” for his bathroom ONE too many times at our professional organizational outings and social events we attend, He’s already sanctioned as my “mall/lunch/brunch boyfriend”, And I can’t just un-sanction him now can I? On top of which he gets regular manicures and pedicures and this disturbs me. You will hear that the reason he goes is that he “meets SOOOO many women in these places”.
Please don’t shoot the messenger. For the 1 millionth cazillionth time, mani-pedi spas (for ladies) are communal SACRED and holy spaces. I do NOT want to spend my renewal time with my man getting his cuticals cut and rubbed down with a mocha java pedi scrub later dipped in a cellophane wrap.
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17 Comments
Friday, August 8, 2008 at 5:42 am
Your recent social experiement is cracking me up. Ok ..now I like man who doesnt have dirty underneath his nails. My ex used to get mani/pedi’s but the shop was right next to the barber shop in his old neighborhoood so the nail shop was run by Mei Ling but there was nothing but men in there. One day he asked me to meet him in one of the Hills of PG county at this barber shop and told me to get get my nails and toes done while I waited (of course he paid) but it felt all uncomfortable with burly men sitting around me with their feet in the water. I mean I wanna see men well kept but i dont necessarily wanna SEE it with my own eyes!
Friday, August 8, 2008 at 5:46 am
I must say I am really starting to love these new audio clips. U are dead funny when you get on the phone with folks.
Johnny sir, friend, from a sista to a brotha please stay out of the nail shop! I only give mani passes to those who work in construction and even If I got a man that did work in construction I would send him to nay nay round the corner at the hair salon/barber shop before I let him go into my spa place!!! its not cute not today not tomorrow not ever!!!!!! I don’t want to know how ching chong pushed your cuticles back and put clear polish on your toes!! its so unbecoming my man!!!!
danm just when i thought i was growing into my femininity some dude comes n takes it by getting pedi’s and mani’s!!
stop it!
Friday, August 8, 2008 at 6:58 am
Okay… my $0.27:
I agree that I don’t want my man sharing my nail time with me (meaning I don’t need him next to me getting a pedi while I’m having one done). However, it’s mandatory that he keeps babywipes. LOL. After a bowel movement, sex, bad gas, etc… sometimes babywipes will help until you can get into the shower.
Friday, August 8, 2008 at 7:11 am
Ms Freckles are you my best friend under cover? cuz I swear for goodness she is into that baby whipe ish! seriously both of you should be hypocondriac friends!
Friday, August 8, 2008 at 8:13 am
@ Jolie: There are ALOT of grocery store nail tools and scrub brushes to keep the man’s hands looking fresh. And you are right he doesn’t even need to be all up in a spa.
@ Miss Freckles: “However, it’s mandatory that he keeps babywipes” You just went overboard. Why??? This is so how you doin’ I can’t even articulate. And I don’t want to get crass, but why does it take a scented hand towel for him to whipe his butt. Please let me know!!
@ Mik-I’m sending him a memo. That its not cute.
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no one has answered my question. I guess I need a poll. Do I or Do I NOT, have a voice for radio. Could I take my talk online and for live public consumption?
Friday, August 8, 2008 at 8:42 am
I think you have a great voice, I think you have a hard time listening tho, U cut folks off when they start to talk crazy or the rational doesn’t match yours, I think a talk show would be great as long as you let the man speak without the OH HELL NAWL comments in between.
other than that go for it!
Friday, August 8, 2008 at 8:51 am
“I think you have a great voice, I think you have a hard time listening tho, U cut folks off when they start to talk crazy or the rational doesn’t match yours, I think a talk show would be great as long as you let the man speak without the OH HELL NAWL comments in between.”
Thank you Mik. I knew you was gonna give it to me straight on chaser.
Friday, August 8, 2008 at 12:53 pm
I really can’t figure out exactly what the issue is with this. Women complain ALL THE TIME about men not taking interest in things that they do, or wanting to spend quality time with them. So why not take this on face value for what it is, an opportunity for you to do something that you like, while at the same time spending quality time with your significant other.
Yeah it might be a little awkward, I can understand you are in your “inner sanctum” of sorts, but at the same time it isn’t always easy for us when y’all sit around pretending to be into whatever sports game we are watching asking of the wall questions like “Is that a touchdown?” when clearly we are watching basketball. No disrespect to the ladies who are sports knowledgeable, but I was just giving an example.
So in conclusion, try not to look at it so negatively. I think us black people need to start doing more things together, maybe then our black men and women will stop being so divided. The end.
Friday, August 8, 2008 at 4:35 pm
I agree with Junior….I would rather a man get a mani/pedi then have his tore up feet and hands on me. Can’t have it both ways Comeback!1 My man is in the Navy so he ias to keep his feet and hands together and I love it. I will take a metrosexual anyday over a slack man!
Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 10:45 pm
I agree with Mikki. You cut people off when their talking and seem to just get real angry because they don’t agree. Why would a guy want another guy touching his body in any way, shape, or form?
And again … its 2008. If he cares that much about his hygiene, let him. He can go anywhere he wants and why get so worked up over it. I’m not mad at women who keep a low cut and go to a regular male barber. Do you sweetheart … I’m still gonna tell my depraved joke about the midget threesome with you sitting there.
Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Thanks SBM for your input. I’ll take that into consideration when I do my blogtalk radio show.
“seem to just get real angry because they don’t agree.”
Is it really that serious though..I only took a snipet of our conversation. And I’m sure that if he thought I was actually angry, he wouldn’t want to be my friend, hangout, or ask ME for relationship advice.
This man has been getting his hands and feet done FOR YEARS. We’ve had this conversation FOR YEARS.
And it really is all in fun (though I do prefer my men to not be so metro), so extract stick from @ZZ. thanks.
Monday, August 11, 2008 at 7:22 pm
so, using baby wipes is all fine and dandy. it makes good sense to me. but WHY is using wipes see to be such a priority (or rather a popular topic for discussion) as of late? never heard such discussion over wipes until Terrence Howard mentioned it. Perhaps i’m late (or just foul and trifling).
i’m just sayin’ people be using simple toilet paper since forever…does that mean they’ve been unclean all of these years? the people we go to church with? our doctors? the chefs that prepare our food? the kindergarten teacher? etc, etc…
Do you think most of the people we encounter use wipes? ALL of the time? MOST of the time? SOME of the time?
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I must say Im going to link to this post forever.
As to what my hands look like. Well I have big thick meaty chapped hands with lots of callouses from weight lifting of course.
my nails are long but un manicured.. they grow fast when you take all these suppliments that I take.
Men are supposed to be a bit rugged. Im saying this and
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Hasani thanks for the …..colorful explanation.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Dan* Hasani.
Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Our Brothers need some me time, to take care of their personal needs! I’m sure things would feel much better under the sheets, with his skin so soft feet!(Smile….)
Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Our Brothers need some me time, to take care of their personal needs! I’m sure things would feel much better under the sheets, with his skin so soft feets(Smile…)