How much does DH/DBF/DP's opinion matter?

[ShelbyMay]

I recently ordered 2 swimsuits online and then tried them on at home. I decided I like #1 better, but asked DH for his opinion. He likes #2 better. I don't hate #2, but feel like my boobs look a little saggy in it and just feel more attractive in #1. I want to keep #1, but know DH will then wonder why I asked his opinion in the first place... and I'm honestly not sure! :p

So, when it comes down to making an outfit decisions, how much does DH's opinion matter? If you and he like different outfits, for whom do you end up dressing?

[TriSigmaNC]

Oh boy....my DH has amazing taste (kind of like Clinton on What Not To Wear), so I fully trust him 100%. I rarely go shopping without him, as when I do I end up buying something that I end up not liking in like a month. I truly appreciate the taste and opinion of my DH and love taking him shopping with me.

[LRL]

Ha! I always ask DH's opinion out of habit. The fact is though that if his answer is not line with what I feel about a piece of clothing, then I pretty much disregard it. DH always wants to know: "Why do you even ask then?" It's become a guessing game for him to see if he can guess which one I like better. :p Fortunately he knows that this is onlythe case for clothing, as I take his opinion very seriously in all other things.

I always end up dressing for myself because if I feel good about what I am wearing, it will reflect not only on my physical person, but also in my confidence level. If DH agrees, then that is just icing on the cake! :D

ETA: My first answer from DH is always that I am lovely no matter what I am wearing, and that girls, is the appropriate answer!

[kimthebride]

Sometimes DH can miss the little things I don't like about an outfit, but usually he's pretty good. So i ask, we debate, and then a decision will be made.

Something like saggy boobs though? i'd go for the perkier suit. ;)

[laura]

ITA w/ LRL. I always ask, but I always go w/ the one I like most anyway.

[PookiePrincess]

My husband is like TriSigma's DH. He's better about clothes than I am and I always take him shopping with me and ask his opinion on outfits. However, bathing suits are a completely different animal. If I don't feel comfortable in a bathing suit, I won't get it, no matter how much convincing he does. I say get suit #1.

[Asha]

i actually try to avoid asking his opinion. he doesn't have the best taste. also, i am pretty tailored when it comes to my wardrobe, but his tastes lean much more to towards the conservative than mine do. its especially bad when it comes to home decor. actually, he has put me in very awkward positions at family functions bc i'll ask him what i should wear so i fit in, but he has advised me on the complete opposite of what everyone else is wearing. i already stick out like a sore thumb at family affairs being the only white chick.

now, the only time i ask him is when it is a special day for him, and i want to make him happy with my clothing.

[tenofcups]

He tells me I look great about 99.9% of the time :) so on the very very rare occasion when he thinks something doesn't look good or isn't all that flattering, I take it very seriously. But if he thought something looked good on me that I wasn't comfortable in, I wouldn't buy it (like your swimsuit and feeling that you're sagging -- you're never going to feel great in it if you think that, whether it's true or not!).

[greenbunny]

DH gives me honest opinions about fit and whether the item is flattering (and somehow tells the truth without getting himself in trouble :D) but he gets no say on matching different pieces together because he's colorblind. So when he tells me a dress isn't the best cut for me, I listen. When he tells me the red shirt would go with the orange pants, I don't listen.

[cc8]

DH's opinion on fashion topics does not matter to me - let's just say that fashion isn't his strong point! I'd go with what works for you.

[Brandles]

Is take DH's opinion of new things with a grain of salt. If he offers it, that's fine and that's sincere. But, if I ask him how it looks, especially something new, then it's different. When I asked him what he thought of my hair when I had my high-lights touched up and an inch cut off, he replied, "It looks like sh!t." :eek: He was just commenting on how the stylist had blown it dry (which I don't do) and it wasn't as curly and looked like an older ladies hair do. Of course, it looked better to him the next day, when I let it dry as I usually do. :rolleyes:

[tlew12778]

I don't ask DH. Sometimes he'll offer an unsolicited opinion, but I generally disregard it. He doesn't really keep up with fashion trends and cannot even pick out a tie and shirt for himself.

[wendalah]

I've had this happen before--I show DH two outfits (or whatever item of clothing) and he'll like the one that is somehow more uncomfortable. If I explain to him that "Well, this one is a little tight and I don't feel as good in it, actually," he'll say "Oh, OK, go with the other one then." I'm sure your DH will understand if you say, hey look, I feel a little saggy in the one you liked so I went with the other.