Is Your Guy a Metro-Sexual?

Blessing and a Curse

"Metro-sexual (n.) a neologism of the 2000s applied to heterosexual men with a strong, but healthy concern for their appearance, and/or a lifestyle."

That says it in a nutshell. Ladies, if you're in a relationship with a man who is a metro-sexual you are both blessed and cursed.

Blessed because he is a neat, well-dressed man, never scruffy, always aware of how he looks and, as a woman in her seventies once said of my guy, "He always looks so pressed!" (Taking out the recyclables he still looks pressed, really!)

A woman who is involved with a metro-sexual never has to worry about going on a vacation with a man who insists on using something that resembles a large garbage bag as part of his luggage. The metro-man will have well-matched pieces of luggage that you will envy and the good part is that he will offer to buy the same for you! He also loves traveling in style and will have no problem haggling to upgrade your seats to first-class.

Metro-men visit the cleaners as often as you do, which is good in a way because they will gladly pick up your clothes too. They also are great as personal shoppers, having an eye not only for what looks good on them but what makes you look fabulous! They have an unerring eye for the fabulous. Their taste in clothes, food, wines, restaurants, and vacation spots is impeccable.

You never have to worry about a metro waiting impatiently for you to get ready to go out. He takes as much time as you do getting ready in his meticulous way.

And as far as sexuality goes, these men are so sure of their masculinity that they practically ooze testosterone! They are great, caring lovers!

Now here's where the cursed part comes in. They have invaded your space!. That's right. They're in your hair salons where you have bleach on your roots, wax on your upper thighs, and are waiting for the make-up artist to come in and "do" you.

The metro is sitting next to you at the shampoo sinks where you're both getting a vitamin hair conditioning treatment and highlights.

This man is in the adjoining vibrating massage chair getting a pedicure engaging you in conversation about the Oprah show on the television in the shop and commenting on the color you have chosen for your toes. (" I think maybe you should go with something brighter like hot coral, trust me.")

He is the guy heading to the back room alongside you where he is going for a Brazilian wax before hitting the beaches in Aruba.

The met-man is the person in your yoga or Pilates class doing all the moves correctly. He is everywhere!

But despite the fact that these guys invade our spaces a woman who is involved with a metro-sexual is very lucky. It's the best of both worlds really. A guy who shops with you, looks great all the time, understands the nuances and rituals of salons, and is sensitive to your sexual needs. What more can you want?

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