So there I was on my bike meandering along the quiet leafy byways around Allensbach; as I ambled on in this charming pastoral setting by Lake Konstanz, being dazzled by the rays of sunlight dancing on the softly rippling water, against a back drop of the majestic snow covered Alps, an observation of non-world shattering importance occurred to me: I just don’t ‘get’ the expensive lingerie thing!
Oh the lingerie bit I get; the wearing of nice nearly nothings in the expectation that a romantic liaison, dangerous or otherwise might ensue. But why expensive. I mean there you are all dolled up in your nearly nothings in the low light (and unless you are a wife or an ex-wife of Brad Pitt - or Brad Pitt, one should really not be wearing nearly nothings without the ‘assistance’ of low light. Indeed with six kids under 10, and not enough sleep by times, Brad, God bless him, looks like he too might occasionally have need of ‘low light’ these days).
So there you are anyway all dolled up in your $200 nearly nothings and the object of your affections cannot keep their hands off you…. And then you shout … “Hey be careful - that’s $200 worth of thong you are groping at there!”…. Well let’s face it, after that, no amount of low light or the Righteous Brothers singing is going to ‘bring back that lovin’ feelin’. The truth is, it’s just ‘gone gone gone’.
No, I figure, if it is a romantic dalliance one is after, one should stick to less costly nearly nothings; with all that low light and romantic music in tow, who is going to notice, or care, if the cut or design of your drawers is ‘designer’ or not. If one must have La Perla in one’s life, better to enjoy it by one’s self.
Ah! Isn’t it just amazing what awareness can present themselves to one as one wanders about in bucolic milieus.
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p.s. 'Someone' in the vicinity ‘who wishes to remain nameless’ opined if woman let the men in their lives buy the underwear, $200 for any ‘under’ item of clothing would not be an issue a woman would ever have to occupy herself with again.
p.s. 'Someone' in the vicinity ‘who wishes to remain nameless’ opined if woman let the men in their lives buy the underwear, $200 for any ‘under’ item of clothing would not be an issue a woman would ever have to occupy herself with again.
From Rita:
ReplyDeleteNow this begs the question, as you were meandering in this absolutely beautiful milieu, did you have this thought bc you had just experienced this rather tragic waste of La Perla? I cannot for the life of me see the link between the Alps and La Perla, as well placed as the thought is. :)))))
Funny you always manage to crack me up and I shared your story with my cousin..