marriage vows

so you promise to love, maybe honor, stay with in the case of sickness and health, good times, bad times....but what about bad pants?

if you haven't yet promised yoruself to someone- you might give serious thought to spelling out your wardrobe expectations at the start of a committment/marriage.

Matt has been wearing a pair of trackpants (americans read sweatpants) since we met. Now, initally they were cool. Pretty standard stuff- black pants with a white stripe up the legs. I know you have seen the type on 3 out of 10 guys walking their dogs, running in your parks, maybe even renting a movie on a Saturday night at your local video store.

Fast forward five years and these pants are a bit worse for wear. And by this I don't mean they are full of holes or are threadbare. No- their fate is much worse for all of us.

they have shrunk.

and shrunk so more.

My husband is walking around in floods. And I mean BAD FLOODS.

Now in most cases, I look the other way when he walks out of the house in something less than the current fashions. But these pants kill me, there really is no excuse for them.

This morning as he put on his black short short (and tight!) trackpants, brown/greenish socks (fully visible due to the floodfactor), a navy jacket and nasty old dirty red ski hat - all i could do was laugh. I did ask him to wear a sign making it clear that I did not condone nor support this choice in active wear....but truly what can i do?

So, if you haven't committed yourself to someone- you might give serious consideration to included a clothes-clause in your vows. Either that or get a hooded jacket and a really big pair of sunglasses.