Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Matching
Over the weekend, my favorite cousin mercilessly teased BP and I for buying the same brand, same style, same color, zip-up hooded sweat shirts. Or, as she would say, "matching." She went to comment that we were like the cliche' lesbian couple with our Subaru Forester, our dogs, and our matching sweat shirts... and that if we became any more cliche' she was breaking up with us. No mercy. (For those who haven't been around long enough to have read stories about my favorite cousin, she's cool, and is a great ally. She's allowed to tease me for this sort of stuff.)So, yes, we did buy the same sweat shirt, in the same color, in our own sizes. We do, in fact, each own a lot of the same clothes; t-shirts, sweat shirts, shorts, and shoes. Most of our clothes are quite similar in style and color. But does that make us matching? I don't think it does. It is not our intention to dress the same, or to twin each other. We both just happen to have very similar taste. On days we do both throw on outfits which are close to matching, one of us will go change before we leave the house. We really do not want to be twins.
Our similar taste goes far beyond clothing. We have similar taste in music, books, movies, television shows, art, architecture, food, cars...but that doesn't mean that we don't also have our own individual taste or style either. Personally, I'm glad we are so similar these areas. I don't have to suffer through road trips listening to music I can't stand. And neither does she. We don't argue over what to watch on TV, or what movies or video games to rent. We don't spend our evenings with one of us leaving to go watch TV in the other room. Making big purchases like our house, our cars, our furnishings, is easy because we have the same sense of style (or lack there of). We are usually drawn to the same things. What can I say?
I don't know. I think our tastes are similar enough that it makes life easy, but divergent enough that it keeps life interesting. What about you? Do you and your gf/partner/spouse/whatever-you-call-your-other-half have similar taste? Would you call it matching?
we have been asked if we are "sisters" and they meant twins. And that was when we were not wearing the same clothes or colors even. We have different hairstyles and we ahve different hair colors.. but hey twins seems to be the theory.
I think that having similar tastes helps us, but also the things that are different are so different we have something to talk about.
Our tastes are more different than alike with most things. Music, food, reading preferences, hobbies...all different.
But, we share similar likes in clothing. The ONE area where "likeness" is mortifying to me. I won't even wear similar colors at the same time.
Matching sweatshirts? I just got chills. LOL
We are NOT matching.
D. really doesn't like my style.
It's amazing she's been with me so long because she finds my 'relaxed' style annoying. And she hates my shoes. (What?? They're Niki's.)
She a very fancy Lesbian & always looks fabulous. I just can't be bothered so much anymore.
I'd get the heebie jeebies if Ty started dressing like me :-)
We have very similar tastes in terms of color and style, but we differ a bit... T-shirts vs V-necks, shorts vs skorts, button-up shirts without vs with darts. We end up "coordinating" more often then we will admit. We never get mistaken for sisters, but we have been accused of matching.
purlewe- I think the sister/twin thing comes from most people assuming everyone is heterosexual, and needing to reason out why you act more than friends.
Similarity is nice, but difference is also necessary.
syd- so you twin each other too.
KMae- I bet she secretly likes your style.
tysgirl- It would be distressing if he started dressing like you. Or maybe just kinda kinky.
Jen- sounds quite similar to us. I bet it's not an uncommon thing.
No matching clothes! I don't care if you have some of the same types of stuff, do not wear them at the same time!
Matching clothes = crazy!
And it's totally not a lesbian thing. Check out that awkward family photos site with all of the matching straight folks.
We'll end up wearing similar colors quite often, and also have a few things that are the same style but different colors. But, Fran would HATE if we looked exactly the same.
my mum always makes fun of us when we happen to wear even similar clothes. like, we both have the same pair of shorts - not intentionally but because it is not that easy to find a clothes that fit. so hell yes I'm going to buy them no matter if she does too. Anyone got a problem with that that's not my problem. it's not like we're wearing the same t-shirt or shoes with them. we happen to have similar likes and styles (jeans/short and a tee).
My husband and I do the unintentional matching thing all the time. He'll get up and put on khaki pants and a white shirt, then go downstairs, then I'll get up and put on khaki pants and a white shirt, and go downstairs.
We work together, which makes it even worse.
It was such a joy to meet you, and I'm really looking forward to bumping into you at restaurants and grocery stores! I'll know you two from the matching hoodies and the awesome that shoots out of both of your fingers and toes.
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