Question Posted Thursday September 30 2004, 9:07 am
My friend is annoying as hell. She considers herself punk. She wears HER OLDER BROTHER'S CLOTHES. And she literally wears a size 1, and her brother, in womans, is like a 5. So they're all baggy, and she wears his belts, shirts and shoes too. It's so annoying. She's really pretty, but she never shows it. She wears argile socks that don't match (literally, she miss-matches them on purpose) and her hair is PAST her butt. She hasn't had it cut in like 6 years. I hate that people look at her and talk about her funny, but seriously, it's so weird because she doesn't even dress or act like a girl. Should I tell her?
Draak answered Thursday September 30 2004, 4:07 pm: Tell her what? Your friend should be able to act, dress, etc. the way she wants to. If the talking behind her back doesn't bother her, why should it bother you? Friendship shouldn't be based on what a person looks like. [ Draak's advice column | Ask Draak A Question ]
hailebop answered Thursday September 30 2004, 3:54 pm: There's nothing actually fundamentally wrong with dressing for attention. Most people do it, to some extent, but in different ways - if you dress up to accentuate what you consider your best features, your probably doing it mostly for yourself and because you like to look good - but possibly also a little bit because you like to be admired by other people for looking good. What your friend is doing isn't so different from that. Some people like to be noticed not for being conventionally attractive, but for being different. You might not thing the way she dresses is particularly flattering for her shape or size, but if she likes the way she dresses and likes the type of attention she gets, why does it bother you? It's not worth getting worked up about how somebody looks or dresses - if she's a good person (which I assume she is, seing as you describe her as your friend despite all this) then just love her for who she is. [ hailebop's advice column | Ask hailebop A Question ]
xXxpinky615xXx answered Thursday September 30 2004, 3:30 pm: Well first of all anyone that lables is a poser, plain and simple. Lables are for posers. Wearing your brothers clothes wouldn't bother me, i wear my brothers shirts sometimes and his sweatshirts.... his feet are huge so i can't wear his sneakers but we have the same pair of converse. I wear my boyfriends boxers sometimes. I steal them from his drawers and wear them to bed. anyways, if it's really bothering you then just tell her that her doing that is bothering you and you think it's stupid. I think it's stupid that she's like "oh i'm so punk" because anyone who does that is just stupid. Hope this helped. [ xXxpinky615xXx's advice column | Ask xXxpinky615xXx A Question ]
Neengirl28 answered Thursday September 30 2004, 1:38 pm: I think that maybe if u became better friends with her, then maybe u can help her figure out who the hell she really is. Seriously talk to her and tell her exactly what people say and how bad she loks. She may continue this until somebody says something and tries to help her..hope this helps,rate me please!!:)
Roxybabii922 answered Thursday September 30 2004, 1:07 pm: Just try and give her a make-over without her knowing your intentions and maybe after she sees what you did for her that she'll like it and decide to change... you cant really change people like that, but its always worth a try [ Roxybabii922's advice column | Ask Roxybabii922 A Question ]
Lasag69 answered Thursday September 30 2004, 12:24 pm: Just leave her, it's the best thing to do. At the moment she'll be getting attention and such, but wait awhile and it'll all go away, just let her do her own thing. If she's your friend you'll understand that, and respect what she does, not get annoyed just because of what she wears. Don't argue that she shouldnt dress like that because she's pretty...if she's pretty, she's pretty with whatever she wears, she shouldnt have to wear superficial clothing to make her seem pretty. And in all honesty it sounds like your a little jealous of the attention she's getting, but thats not the issue. Just leave her and eventually it'll die down and go away, just be patient, its a phase.
Good Luck :-) [ Lasag69's advice column | Ask Lasag69 A Question ]
rainbowcherrie answered Thursday September 30 2004, 11:37 am: Look, if you really were her friend then what she wears wouldn't matter to you. I think it's great that she has the confidence to wear clothes that others wouldn't and that she wants to be different. Clothes are part of a person's personality and if her personality involves her wearing interesting clothes then that's fine. If she starts to get hurt by these comments then maybe you should talk to her or something but if she doesn't care about what people say then you don't need to say anything to her. [ rainbowcherrie's advice column | Ask rainbowcherrie A Question ]
TrUtH_hUrTs_1 answered Thursday September 30 2004, 10:26 am: Yes!!! and one day shye will seriously thank you. She may be going through a phase, to you have to make sure she realizes that individuality is cool, but acting like you are a guy is not. She can do the punk look with a skirt! Look up some cool punk outfits that arent crazy and do not need her brothers clothes! lol
alisonmarie answered Thursday September 30 2004, 9:57 am: First of all, there is no one way for a girl to dress. Some wear lipstick, and some would not be caught in a dress. It is not important to ensure tha you are wearing the right clothes, but to make sure that you are comfortable in the clothes you DO wear.
She's an individual, and as such she's wearing clothes which make her stand out.
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