If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
posted by: VixenSo……..
Fredricks came out with their holiday catalog and it features Dita Von Teese, in a Holiday Pin-Up Parade. Um….HOT. !!!!!!!

*fans self*

*wishes I could buy the whole damn line*
Ok then.
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This weeks topic:
The question this week is in regards to lingerie and gifts. Since I talked about gifts NOT to give women yesterday and the new Fredricks line is on my mind…. Seems like a good tie in. That and when I asked Blueballs what a good topic was, this was the one that clicked best. Haha, so here you have it.
Is lingerie an appropriate gift for a female friend? Or as a gift at all from anyone other than your S/O?
Hmmm???
My answer is yes….and no…..
In all honesty, it depends on the friend. I think if one of you (and this is not a hint, lmao, and it depends on *WHICH* one of you, sorry, I’m like that) sent me lingerie, and there wasn’t a super creepy note attached to it, I’d probably be flattered and think it was cool. For an HNT. Probably not to go get naughty with PC in. *snort* (Just saying…)
I have had girlfriends buy me lingerie. I have and would buy my girlfriends (and I’m not just talking THOSE kind of girlfriends, I’m talking female friends) lingerie. Sexy panties. A casual friend? No. A friend that I don’t have ‘that’ kind of relationship with? No.
I suppose….it gets a bit more weird with a guy friend. I could see many (most) SO’s becoming jealous if a guy friend gave lingerie as a gift (to their female SO, that other implication is an entirely different topic, lol). And I could see it making the female who received the gift, feeling slightly (maybe VERY) uncomfortable.
I dunno. Proper etiquette most likely says that only your SO should give lingerie as gifts. With some exceptions.
[shrug]
What do you think? What are your opinions on this?
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November 28th, 2007 at 5:28 am
Oh Yes First! Sweet! ( I’m still at home this morning! )
ViolettaI completely agree yes there are a few girls that are friends that I could buy a little something for but not many at all. And neither of us would probably discuss it with anyone else. The best stuff should be “reserved” for your “partner” ( yeah use your own definition for that one.)
November 28th, 2007 at 6:18 am
That is a typical American conversation. Nobody would even think about it in my Country.
With one exception maybe: Open undies or pantalon ouverts. This would be the only one you would keep for REAL friends.
But as I know, Victoria Secrets has not this kind of undies, they are only available in sex shops. And the lingerie in sex shop is only cheap synthetics. To bad.
BunnyNovember 28th, 2007 at 7:06 am
I would be uncomfortable receiving lingerie from anyone but a lover. I feel the same way about nice jewelry; not costume jewelry, but ones with real gems/pearls/whatever. But that’s just me. I guess it depends on the type of relationship one has with someone.
Mike YNovember 28th, 2007 at 7:09 am
I suppose….it gets a bit more weird with a guy friend. I could see many (most) SO’s becoming jealous if a guy friend gave lingerie as a gift (to their female SO, that other implication is an entirely different topic, lol). And I could see it making the female who received the gift, feeling slightly (maybe VERY) uncomfortable.
I dunno. I’d be okay if someone wanted to buy me lingerie. LOL! You mean for you? Honestly, if it were anyone else, I’d probably have issues. You’ve got guys IMing, emailing, etc. Why not a lingerie piece or two? I would hope they’d say it was for an HNT. If they were to seriously try hitting on you, I’d probably find it just tacky.
verticaldancerNovember 28th, 2007 at 8:07 am
Its all about the intent. I don’t think I’d buy lingerie without an off chance of at least a little fashion show, and were I the S/O of a “random lingerie receiver” I’d probably assume it was a pretty open relationship. I know that Zizz would NEVER have found it acceptable for me to purchase lingerie for anyone but her.
Professor FateNovember 28th, 2007 at 8:20 am
Sexy lingerie bought by a man is a gift for the man. If I guy would give my SO something I’d think it was a little creepy (but I trust her and I would enjoy it).
You girls have special rules.
stealthNovember 28th, 2007 at 8:32 am
I would plea ignorance and take the gift, not wondering if it was creepy or not, then prance around the house in it.
Not my problem when whatever SO I have at the time beats the crap out of the giver.
I would snap some photos and send them to the giver. Unless..it came from someone in jail. Then I would just report the creepy gift.
In the end, it isn’t always inappropriate for everyone. Depends on the circumstances, and the friend.
um….can I be your honorary creepy ‘guy’ friend Vixen????
SheenVNovember 28th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
I don’t think I’d mind received underwear from a woman. And I *love* the Dita pictures!!
VixenNovember 28th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
Violetta- I love your comments, your views are eye opening and refreshing. Thank you. :)
Prof Fate- “you girls have special rules” haha….true. *smile*
Stealth- absolutely. (you had to ask?! lol)
DNovember 28th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
i think that lingerie is a personal gift. saying that, i can think of only one female friend that i would feel comfortable buying for, other than my wife that is.
i don’t necessarily think that a man giving lingerie to a woman implies that they want to see the woman in said lingerie but i can see where it could be construed that way. to me buying/giving lingerie shows a very close and intimate relationship. there would have to be a very good reason for giving lingerie to someone that isn’t your significant other. for example, friends that are a couple. the male friend mentions problems in the bedroom. the female friend also confides in me about problems. if i was really close (and i mean REALLY close) to the woman, i might buy her some lingerie to wear if i knew that the male would be inticed by it and would not feel threatened about another man buying lingerie for his female.
it is a real slippery slope.
now, a woman buying lingerie for another woman. i can’t tell you how many fantasies that conjures up in my perverted little head. :)
ValynaNovember 28th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Ooooooh………. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE DITA!!!! =)
I think you would look AWESOME in the first one… and me in the last one (cuz it has the most black.. hehe) ;) Hmmmm… you’re in my neighborhood – we should order and do HNT together ;) *kisssssss
Holy Dita… Ooooof! Thank you for her :)
mamatulipxox
November 29th, 2007 at 11:21 am
First of all…I LOVE Dita Von Teese. LOVE LOVE LOVE her. Always have, always will.
LOVE.
Anyway. I think it’s cool for girls to buy lingerie for each other — like, I have a couple of girlfriends who I’d be totally find buying lingerie for and would know what style they’d like and what would look good on them, etc. (I also have girlfriends who I know would NOT like to get lingerie from me; to buy for them would just be flat-out awkward, something I’d never do, and vice versa.) But I think if a guy bought me lingerie, someone other than Dave, it would be weird. Lingerie is so closely associated with intimacy and sex that I think if a guy who wasn’t a boyfriend or SO bought it for a girl then it would just be…awkward.
WendyNovember 29th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Provocateur (sp) may have that fantastic lingerie right? I am going to go look because now I am craving pretty bras.
JamesNovember 30th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Dita Von Teese is amazing. If you get a chance you have to check out one of her shows. I love good burlesque.