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What Do Women Really Want? Pockets.
And not those chintzy ones, either. Real. Pockets.
Fact: There is no time more joyful in a woman’s life than the moment she realizes her dress has pockets.
She could find out she got a raise and that would be great, but give her a dress with pockets and something magical happens. Her face will light up. Her eyes will grow wide. She may squeal with delight.
Basically, when we find out our dress has pockets, we turn into a 6-year-old.
The joy never fades either. If you compliment a woman on her dress and it has pockets, she will freak the hell out!
This happened to me. I was at work and had a new dress on. My coworker complimented my new dress and I nearly burst out of my skin, “Oh my God! It has pockets! Look!”
I have to say I was appreciative of his enthusiastic response that it was, indeed, exciting and that I could keep snacks in there. Damn right, I can!
If you are of the male persuasion you may not understand our exuberance in this situation. It’s because you have not lived your whole life robbed of the unalienable right to have pockets. You don’t have to dig in a purse for five minutes to find your car keys. You know just where they are. In…
