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Only In The Movies

Posted to House Bloggers by Akillah Wali on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 3:00pm

As Chastity prepares herself for another go at the mercy of Mother Nature, Kyle tells her that he has decided to go with her to see the play. Mind you, at this point the woman, clad in a sweater and jeans, had one foot out the door. Before anyone could bat an eye, she was back in the bathroom, changing into a skin-tight denim dress. Really? This is the behavior real women engage in? I thought that this act — one that I'd only seen before in television and movies — was very predictable and rather sad. Did she really think this was necessary? Apparently, she did, or he wouldn't have bothered changing.

More than anything, it makes me sad — and a little bit embarrassed — to see a woman put herself so shamelessly and desperately out there. I have to wonder what Kyle was thinking.

I know that we all commit the equivalent of this action from time to time — wearing that perfect outfit when we know we might see someone that has caught our attention, but subtlety is the key here. You don't make an obvious change in front of their face, and you don't go to such the extreme that it looks posed. I know this was a one-shot deal for Chastity, as we were in a hostel in Ireland, and this gent was currently residing in Spain. But that begs the question: Why bother at all?

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