Shameless Man-Sourcing: Would You Date Me If I Wore This Tinkerbell Necklace?

A while back I wrote a tribute to this awesome website called The Man Repeller. It’s the greatest niche style blog on the planet, and features stuff that women love and men hate (like rompers). Dressing for men versus themselves is a constant struggle for us females: Do you stock your closet with Bebe bondage dresses (tacky) or high-waisted suspender pants (awesome)?

So! I present a picture of a twee Tinkerbell necklace that my mom bought me that I only wear with my tie-dye sack dress around other women and gays. See below:

Taking myself out of the equation, I asked a bunch of guys I know how they’d respond if they went on a first date with someone and their date wore this necklace and the jumpsuit-and-loafer combo below (via the Man Repeller):

Awesome, right? The guys were not as keen on the ensemble. Their honest, immediate reactions:

• Andrew: “I would wonder what her hips must actually look like to force her to conceal them in such a billowy sheath of terrible.”
• Daniel: “Uff. Well, I find the necklace mostly inoffensive because I don’t pay attention to jewelry. Unless a girl is wearing a hemp necklace or a septum ring, her accessories are invisible to me. That said, isn’t Tinkerbell merchandise kind of the new Tweety Bird merchandise? And by that I mean isn’t it something that only slutty redneck ladies wear? As for that jumper, I would not date anyone wearing it because I do not date pregnant ladies.”
• Paul: “Must be super exciting to work as the stage manager for Disney’s Peter Pan on Ice.”
• John: “I think I’d just stop thinking altogether. It would turn me off so badly my brain would go into sleep mode. She’d probably see a screen-saver in my mind.”
• Todd: “There are very few wrongs that a cute girl couldn’t instantly make up for with a Tinkerbell necklace. Any Disney character, really – except Chip & Dale in Rescue Ranger form.”

So, their gut reactions, not altogether surprising! These dudes are awesome but I love my clothes/accessories equally. I will not give them up. I will own my man-repellent wardrobe and I will not apologize for it, dammit. I will leave the Bebe bandage dresses to the Real Housewives Of New Jersey.

But enough about that! I’d love to hear your amusing accounts of quirky things you love that may or may not drive away the opposite sex. Leave a comment below, or send me a shout and photo evidence (ala the Tink necklace) at submissions AT crushable DOT com.