To think that a crutchless bodystocking is an awful present?!

[Mumfortoddler]

I happened to peek over my boyfriends shoulder when he was ordering my christmas present, to my horror he has bought me a crutchless bodystocking. What is a reasonable reaction to have?
a) Fane affection for the said present
b) Express deep horror of being equipped with porn star style under garments erm, I am a size 12 and will look so hideous and unsexy in said underwear, and besides this is not my 'thang'.
c) Quickly shoe him out of the house before his child goes to bed, in the hope that I will delay the said present that is cringeworthy to another day, feigning prior evening engagements.
d) ANY other ideas? HELP!!!!! I have six hours to come up with a diplomatic solution.

Good on you, he sounds like an arse. The body stocking would have been enough for me.

Oh wow, four months? That puts a whole new spin on things. Sounds like you've had a lucky escape.

I laughed out loud at that photo of the body stocking. I didn't know such things existed!

Well rid, anyway op.

Oh dear, you have had a lucky escape, well done you OP.

Are you going to give him his sprout bag back? It was a fire hazard anyway, all that nylon.

Well resolved!

I'd have thought about leaving just for the body stocking too!

Thanks for the link mumfortoddler they look bad and tacky. I don't see how they are sexy, more like a fetish thing.

I chanced across your discussion and several aspects of it made me rather sad. I hope it is OK for some random dad to have an input.

I can see this is not the perfect Christmas present. But getting a good present isn’t easy and ultimately it is just symbolic, a token of love. The bodystocking, despite being unsuitable, is very much a token of love. This man was thinking of you and his passion for you. As many people know most men have 3 brains, one in their head and one in each ball and every decision made is a majority vote. Luckily we can be trained to overcome this, in time.

Compare it perhaps to a woman buying her boyfriend a shirt or a tie, to make him look a bit smarter. The tie he hates, but he’ll wear it soon enough to show gratitude for the gift.

What I found unpleasant were several of the planned reactions to this gift, from some contributors. Laugh-out-loud or make-him-wear-it. Both of these are simply unkind reactions. Of course he wasn’t joking when he ordered it. He will be upset, naturally. Imaging if that was his reaction to the tie you bought him. The only nice reaction is to say thank you and perhaps a ‘we’ll have to find the right time to try it out’.

Some days later you could let him know that in future those gift aren’t suitable for a Christmas present. Easy. Then your choice is simply lose it, or actually find the right time to put it on for him.

Lingerie isn’t a complicated idea for men, it is essentially foreplay. Something to put you in the mood. For others it is alcohol, or a candlelit dinner (or all 3!). There is no need to feel it is undignified. Think of it as the frame on a painting. It has no value itself but enhances the beauty of the painting. Though this particular one is truly awful.

Was it Jerry Hall who said ‘to keep a man, women should be a maid in the living room, a cook in the kitchen and a whore in the bedroom'. She later quipped that 'I'd hire the other two and take care of the bedroom bit'.

Imagine, you are just a £15 bodystocking away from being your partner’s fantasy. Cheap thrills indeed. Plus now you know what to get him for his birthday.

'a token of love'

Give over.

Have you actually read the thread?

And look what happened to Jerry Hall

Thanks for the mansplainin insight Random

Jerry Hall was a complete mug.
Her 'D'H was a serial adulterer.

'A token of love'?

Do me a favour. I've rarely heard such patronising drivel.

"token of love"

OMG that is hilarious!

Token of what he'd like her to wear whilst they have sex!

Did it work for Jerry Hall?
Hmm let me think...

No

Is that because its bollocks
Yes

in your example, she would be in a body stocking, him in a tie.

What's the betting there's a thread on a male-dominated forum somewhere linking to this with RandomDad2 having a good old snigger about how he helped the feminazis out with some relationship advice.

Oh come on guys, RandomDud is right.

What is the harm in a little dress up - spice up the old love life

I may plump for this number. For him obviously.

How, exactly, is it a token of love to give you significant other something that objectifies them completely for your own visual pleasure?

It's not a gift for the OP at all! It shows no thought for her and her preferences whatsoever! And it's arguably indicative of quite a sexist attitude about how women should look to 'please' men.

I have this vision of them going out to dinner; he, in the new shirt and tie and she, wearing the body stocking looking so good!

Actually, I wondered why they bothered making a large fishnet body stocking crotchless, but it does seem to have little knickers (if you keep your knees together, that is)

You make me sad randomdad.

FWIW, when I can be bothered (Veeeeeery occasionally) I do dress up for DH and I think bodystockings are more flattering on a not stick thin figure than any other outfits!

But anyway, well rid OP, good on you for being strong and standing up for your beliefs. Where's the bodystocking now, do you think he'll give it to his next victim girlfriend?

this would look nice: www.marksandspencer.com/floral-lace-chemise/p/p22275527

and this would feel nice too: www.marksandspencer.com/pure-silk-chemise/p/p22363923

I've never dressed up for dh

Don't worry ithought - it is not a prerequisite to a happy marriage.

I don't think i've ever even cooked for my Dh. It is a wonder we are together at all. What with Jerry's good advice and all