Are you low or high maintenance?

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I'm high maintenance, meaning that:
- I have a couple of expensive hobbies
- I do not suffer fools lightly
- I prefer quality in my surroundings and that includes people
- I am an excellent cook and do not require expensive dinners out all the time. However, when offered I do appreciated them. :smile:
- I have reached an age where I believe settling is only for houses
- I have certain minimum standards in bed

I'm low maintenance, meaning that:
- Most of the above mentioned things I can get done by myself
- I usually tolerate different opinions and ways of life
- I don't throw fits if the food doesn't match my taste, which is pretty wide in its range anyways
- The bitch in me is not unleashed unless you back me into a corner or try to hurt a loved one; then you will be dealt with swiftly and ferociously.
- I am quite handy around the house. I can spackle, put up flashing, hang shelves, snake a tub drain, and change the oil in my car. The latter I usually pay to have someone else do.

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Let's do the math:
22 mins for shower - includes shampooing and shaving legs
6 mins for moisturizing post shower
8 mins to apply makeup
20 mins for hair - this includes blow drying and curling
10 mins to dress - I may change my mind :tongue: :05:
66 minutes

Would it be possible, honey, that we share some high/low maint. issues? LOL, I notice a few similarities.

When I was active duty still, I could be ready to go out within 30 minutes. That included about 15 for the shower and drying, 5 for the make-up and 10 for the uniform, dress uniform takes a bit longer, until all ribbons are straightened and nametags adjusted. Needless to say, my hair was about 8 to 9 inches shorter then, about collar length. Today it takes me about 55 - 60 minutes to get ready, 15 for showering, 20 for drying (most of which is blowing my hair), 10 for dressing and 10 for make-up. Less on weekends, but I can't go to work in sweatpants. Can I?
 

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Kinda high, But I blame my hubby for that :) He over indulges me and now I am used to being treated ( and living ) really well. Lets just say, I'd not survive well on surviver!!!

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Honey
 

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I am extremely high-maintenance.

I require enormous amounts of affection, attention, and sex. I'm prone to be moody and have emotional outbursts. I am used to doing what I want, when I want to do it.

I will eat chocolate when I want to. I will drink too much wine when I want to. I will decide the world is ending one minute, and if you hold me tight, I'll think everything's okay 20 minutes later.

I get cranky when I'm sick, hot, hungry, tired, impatient, sexually frustrated, haven't had my tea, am surrounded by noises I don't like, and sometimes for no reason whatsoever. When I am cranky, I can be as mean as a snake, but when taken in hand gently and firmly by someone who isn't afraid of me, I can recover in minutes from a tantrum that might have lasted days.

I go on reading and writing binges during which I don't want anyone to talk to me. I overindulge in comfort food when I'm scared. I sleep with a teddy bear when I don't have a man in my bed to hold on to.

My skin breaks out if I don't take care of it religiously. I get migraines if I let myself get too stressed. I'm allergic to everything.

I require regular discipline and will become quite difficult if I think I'm anything less than totally and unreservedly loved.


But....in my opinion....I'm worth it!


I am filled with limitless love and passion, emotional and sexual, so much so that it scares some people. And I direct the full intensity of it, giving it wholly and freely to the man who can handle me and who appreciates me for who and what I am...who will settle for nothing less than everything I am.

Thank God I have finally found that man.
 

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I guess I tread very lightly on the middle ground?

Takes me about 30 mins to get ready with curly hair, an hour with straight. I'll admit I do take 20-30 min showers when I have to shave.

Go to the gym 3-5 days per week.

Eat everything except carbs (evil, evil carbs). Will try anything once, if I don't like it...I simply won't eat it again.

Don't expect my mate to do anything special (but me stuff, or take me to fancy places) to "win" me, except be himself and show me respect.

I definitely have champagne taste on a beer budget, so I'm used to drooling over things knowing I'll have to walk away.

Basically I was raised in the country and my Daddy didn't get rich till I moved outta the hosue. I'm used to scrimping (especially being a single mother) but I have dreams baby, one day I'll be able to indulge that champagne taste, but for now, it's beer and peanuts...and that's just fine :wink:.
 

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I guess I am High maintenance for certain things and low for others.

15 minutes to shower ( includes washing my hair and conditioning it)
30 minutes of blow drying
15 minutes of flat iron
5 minutes of make up ( I only wear mascara and lip gloss)
5 minutes to get dressed

I love cooking, a great meal, but really appreciate it when i am taken out for dinner. I can wear jeans and no make up and feel just as sexy as in a black cocktail dress and my high heels)
 

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I practice yoga/walking/hiking several times per week. Weightifting once or twice per week. Swimming whenever possible. It takes me 10 minutes to shower. 5 minutes if I add makeup. Hair takes the longest: 10 minutes with the diffuser to make it curly, 15-20 if I want it straight. 0 minutes to air dry. I pack light when I travel and am notorious for doing so at a moment's notice when whimsy strikes. I would consider myself low maintenance but I suppose that's up to the observer.

I assumed the question's emphasis was on how much time one takes to get ready but since we're delving a little further into the issue...

Most people feel comfortable in my presence unless they're insecure and think I should be as well. Good conversation comes naturally to me and people often say I have a positive outlook on life. I find joy in whimsy and much laughter in the absurdities in life.

I am much less "mercurial" than I once was, although I have my moments I consider myself an optimist grounded in reality. I realise that most think optimism is another word for unrealistic expectations but that's not how I operate. I'm no pollyanna. I'm fairly grounded, can see both sides of the coin, won't make a decision until I have all the facts at hand. Many mistake my easygoing attitude for indecision and willingness to tolerate excessive bullshit, wrong on both counts. My boundaries are few but firm.

I'm a designer so I enjoy the "good things" life has to offer, however, the best things in which one can indulge are absolutely free. Sleeping in a tent in the woods is just as fun as sleeping in a 5-star hotel.

When i'm on a date, I don't expect him to pay for it and always make sure I can cover the cost of the outing. I don't believe you can truly be a liberated woman if you still expect men to pay for everything. If he insists, i'll graciously accept and enjoy it. Experience has taught me that men feel more comfortable and secure with you if they know a woman is not trying to siphon all the money from their wallet. Gold diggers infuriate me as they perpetuate the myth that all women are looking for a large bank account attached to a potential mate.

I love to dress up and paint the town red but can be seen getting my hands dirty painting, gardening, repairing furniture, even checking the fluid levels in my car (yes!). I appreciate spontaneity and curiosity in others since I have both in spades.

Some assume my gregarious nature means i'm simple-minded when in fact, i've many diverse, sometimes unusual, interests. Few people understand all there is to know about me.

I would say I make most of my demands in bed but I make my needs known, sometimes without words, and i've rarely had any complaints about those demands. :wink:

High or low? Your call.
 

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Quoting MB from above "I would say I make most of my demands in bed but I make my needs known, sometimes without words, and i've rarely had any complaints about those demands."

Ummm...... that time you wanted me to do that thing with the zuchinni and the dwarf was met with a shitload of complaining on my end. You're lucky it was your birthday and I succumbed to your fetishes anyway.

On an unrelated note, any advice on the timeline for an undigested vegetable to break down inside the body is much appreciated.
 

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I have been higher maintenace than usual on my friends recently because of a few emotional wobbles. But that's why we need friends, and I'm very grateful to them.

Some great points MB - making me think quite hard about cultural expectations and discrimination.
 

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Quoting MB from above "I would say I make most of my demands in bed but I make my needs known, sometimes without words, and i've rarely had any complaints about those demands."

Ummm...... that time you wanted me to do that thing with the zuchinni and the dwarf was met with a shitload of complaining on my end. You're lucky it was your birthday and I succumbed to your fetishes anyway.
Noone made you stay. You could have exited at any time. The fact that you didn't says more about you than me. :tongue:
On an unrelated note, any advice on the timeline for an undigested vegetable to break down inside the body is much appreciated.
Zucchini takes less time than carrots. :biggrin1: