As I left the office this evening I found myself waking behind a lady who looked like she was trying very hard to emulate Sarah Jessica Parker. Even if she couldn’t quite pull it off, I admire her boldness to wear an outfit, that for me would come under the “fabulous but scary” category. And therefore by definition would be often thought of and just often discarded due to lack of courage. We were walking past a bar where lots of people had spilled out onto the street. She spotted a couple guys in easy view, and as we drew level immediately adopted a hip swinging strut. My reaction was to role my eyes at the predictability of it. And the guys gave the lady exactly what she wanted and stared appreciatively.
But the thing is which one of us is right? I am single and feeling pretty unattractive at the moment, very much missing the male attention I always used to get, with no effort or hip swinging struts required. I find it cheap and attention seeking of the kind that rarely attracts men worth bothering with. Or has Miss SJP-wannabe got it right? Should you flaunt it whenever, wherever? And just enjoy whatever attention it brings. Perhaps on the basis that it’s all confidence boosting, and more attention you attract the more likely you’ll attract the men you want.
In the interest of science, perhaps an experiment is in order. For one week, flaunt, flirt, and turn on the man eater charm and see what happens.
