| While that's true, breaking those categories down can work in your favor. If you can look good, but a girl can't fit you within one of those stereotypes, you've already shown her that you've broken the mold. I found this one out by accident.
Throughout high school, I dressed like a prep. I bought all of my clothes at Abercrombie and Fitch because I figured, hey, it's expensive, so it ought to look good. But then I was a preppy kid in a sea of preppy kids. As time went on, I picked up hipster fashion, little by little. The way I dress now is a little preppy, a little hipster. I don't look like I belong in any stereotype, but I look good.
Sometimes in a conversation (especially if the girl is drunk or an underclassman) she will ask me, "Are you a hipster/prep-school kid?" at which point I reply with a scoff and say, "You think I'm one of those pretentious bastards? I dress like me."
Her question indicates intrique. Subcultures are exotic to people not in those subcultures, especially if they've been talking to you all night. Your answer is an act of pulling away--kind of like cat-string theory. You've indicated that you're an individual, and that her act of trying to categorize you diminishes your personality. _________________ -Doru
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