From everything I’ve seen the social policing of the upper crust in NYC knows no gender boundaries, although obviously women get everything worse when it comes to appearances. But Trump is NOT taken seriously in NYC society, which is part of why he has such an enormous chip on his shoulder.

I’d chalk it up to rich men being able to be less than perfect in dress and comportment and still be taken seriously by their peers.

I’m married to a photographer and spend a lot of time saying things like “I know you don’t like how you framed it but it’s still a really striking shot” and “I get that the bounce flash didn’t do what you wanted it to but this one still turned out fantastic” etc. In return, of course, he swears up and down he can’t…

It’s particularly strange because Trump is the personification of tacky nouveau riche, but he was born rich. He’s always been rich. How does a person grow up rich in New York City and somehow go 70 years on earth with no one referring them to a decent tailor? How did he somehow avoid all of the socialization that…

Exactly. This is an important point. Trump looks awful (in those expensive fucking Brioni suits) not because he’s a fat, but because he has no taste and even less sense. He could afford excellent tailoring, obviously. And excellent tailoring can make anyone look good. But literally everything he does—including getting…

No. they are all referencing how his suits are tailored badly. True, it’s more difficult for someone of his size to get off the rack suits that fit ok, but there is no reason to wear off the rack suits if you are rich. I guarantee you that president obamas suits have been either made just for him or have been altered…

I love that Obama calls New Bedford’s own Pete Souza ‘The Azorean’. Donald Trump probably doesn’t even know the Azores exist.

He’s the son of the Press Secretary so I’m guessing he’s heard his father say it. It’s one of the things that makes it so cute, to me - that he has that insider lingo.

My father is fat and retired but when he was was working he wore suits everyday. His suits were tailored to fit his body and he looked very good in them. It’s not because Trump is fat his suits don’t fit. It is because he doesn’t get them or allow them to be properly tailored.

It honestly cracks me up how often he does that. So many of his captions are self-deprecating/frustrated. “Yes, I know this photo is iconic and everything, but that god damn table...”

That got me, as well as “The President is always asking staff to bring their babies and young kids by for a visit.” SOB.

“‘I love that picture,’ the President said to me when he saw this one hanging on the walls of the West Wing. Truth be told, he says that about every picture that features Malia or Sasha.”

Don’t you get the sense that LostInSpaceCamp is projecting their own fears and insecurities on the BF in the letter and is spewing ridiculous bile as a form of catharsis?

The premise of relationships is to endure things that frustrate you because you owe it to a person who has an incurable disease to walk on eggshells about how their disease makes dating them hard?

She did absolutely nothing wrong. None of his personal info was given or even hinted at. Her way of going about things is fine. Get off your high horse and observe reality. As for the “shaming” part, she isn’t shaming him at all. She stated a fact and did it understanding his circumstances. Shaming him would involve…

If you’re saying that your anecdote contradicts “many women” then you should take your own advice and “speak for yourself.”

I gotta argue about EE. It sucks that he has such issues and him being extremely introverted due to it, but if someone isn’t happy then they aren’t happy. I feel for him as well but you gotta feel for her, too. He needs to find a more introverted person to match his pace.

Are you familiar with Hanlon’s Razor? Never attribute something to malice when ignorance is just as likely?

NerdLove’s Razor: never assume fucking when “afraid of awkward confrontation” is just as likely.

Regarding the girl with the orbiter, it’s not just the possibility she wants to avoid the awkward confrontation, there’s always the possibility she likes having an orbiter cause it’s a huge ego-stroke.