Yesterday, Hilary at Superfluous Juxtaposition talked about first date outfits. Jen(nifer) waxed philosophical about her “first date skirt.”

At this very time, I was trying to decide what to wear on my own date.

“Jen? I’m running out of shirts to wear on dates,” I said.

I have several “cute” tops. That is to say, tops that I will wear out, that I do not wear to work, and that are not t-shirts with the name of my favorite band printed on them. But only a few. So what do you do when this supply runs out? You’re not comfortable enough yet with this person to repeat, and you’re definitely not comfortable enough to wear those t-shirts.

So what’s a girl to do?

I think shopping is the answer.

Might be a short-term solution, but it doesn’t address the bigger question…at what point is it okay to repeat? Does the repetition of outfits mean that it’s (gulp) serious?

And then I have to wonder…do men even notice this stuff? Do we obsess over what to wear only to find that it’s completely irrelevant? After all, I remember that I was wearing a button-down yellow fleece when I met assboy, and despite the poor fashion choice, he still somehow fell for me. 😉