Societal Scales has witnessed a serious spectacle of women entering male boutiques, not just rummaging through the racks, but solely to buy clothes for men they date or are married to.
One may not comprehend the notion why a woman would spend on a man’s clothes, however, every gesture and thought of doing it fascinates other men.
Those guys she finds inside the shop babhula timpahla nje and it is clear to all and sundry they cannot afford them.
They are, however, left in awe at the dexterity and confidence she picks masculine wear, matches, ahoshule sipatji sakhe lomlobokati and pay unflinchingly.
The guy who later shall be the beneficiary of those well and quality stitched outfits is sitting somewhere and shall be pleasantly surprised when he is presented with such by his lady.
Scales can bet you a dime, this is very romantic and sure to touch a good man’s heart where it is softest the most.
Out of her own volition or for some ultra motive, a woman can decide to look after the man she is going out with in many aspects especially in fashioning his public appearance.
Others do it because they have been studying the guy’s style of dress, admire same and to get closer to the guy, she would intermittently replenish his wardrobe from her own coffers.
This ain’t the parasitical reliance of men unto a woman he dates and discovers she is kindhearted but a gesture that convinces him she is unto him line, hooker, and sinker.
A man of honour would not only be humbled but also make him appreciate the value of having such a woman in his life.
How many women out there, dating or married have the romance, in the kindness of their hearts can make it their initiative to ensure her man looks good?
Of course, the question above is only rhetoric, however, that said there is a man out there whose image and appearances have changed because he met, dated, or married to this certain woman.
Here is Mcacambi Mbuyisa, a banker who was leaving a spartan life due to his sordid economic background.
Abelitubulo laLaMazibuko who single handedly raised him atsengisa emagusumba egedeni lesikolwa come rain or shine.
When he finished university, he focused on improving his mum’s life then gathered enough for dowry ngoba yaseyiganiwe inkakalatha and soon after he was married to this beautiful tall woman, a professional herself in a corporate space.
A few months after their wedding, the woman took it upon herself to go to a boutique and redesign her hubby’s dress code.
Other bankers, netintfombi imbala realised the fresh look and that guy was shining like a new penny suddenly and thanks to his new wife.
You see, even if your wife were to use a joint account or family budget to buy the husband clothes, the very gesture is noble, touching and very romantic.
In some instances, the woman is not even married to the guy, umganile and buys him clothes not because he is needy but because she enjoys the gesture.
She would pick shirts, pants, and jackets of appropriate match with so much ease.
Scales once witnessed a lady at the man’s section of clothes and battling with sizes until she spotted another man she believed was exactly her boyfriend’s mass and height.
She bought a couple of shirts, pants, and shoes even, garments of quality and she enthused the assistant shopkeeper that her boyfriend’s birthday was nigh hence adzilita sitolo amkhitsitela timphahla.
In some instances, the woman may not necessarily buy the clothes herself, but she makes sure that the husband looks good each time he steps outside.
Not only will she just do laundry, but she is careful how she mixes her colors when washing and will assist choose the guy’s clothes for each day he goes to work.
Such women would know which tie matches which shirt.
This is a woman who shall ensure the guy’s cufflinks are put unto place and the tie-knot is perfect before he steps out.
This is not to say ukwenta onkhe malanga loko as if naye lomjita sewafana ne-vest intfo lenganamikhono, but she is steady to ensure ugcoka kahle.
On a different scale of imbalance some women just don’t mind what their man wear.
Instead, they sulk each time angena endlini nesikwanyana setimphahla letinsha, he will be spartan then henceforth in buying himself clothes lest he upsets LaMhlongo umkakhe.
He shall be called by all sorts of names from being selfish to being irresponsible.
For that reason, kungamane kuswenke lomfati kunaye.
Given a chance, women would go shopping every day, fill up their wardrobes and they would not be worried the man wears shirts with wasted and tattered collars.
Truth be told, no marital law compels women to buy their men anything to wear, but some good lady out there can initiate what the husband is apt to wear.
Some of the men who look and smell good have that image kindly and generously sponsored by women, their wives who seem to know what to wear, when and where to wear certain outfits.
But hey, some women will do that for the wrong reason.
She buys the clothes for the guy because she is influencing him kutsi kubekhona lamentela kona.
Msisimba Samson Magagula was dating this woman in her matured thirties who a child from a previous relationship.
She seemed to have everything well put together except that she desperately wanted to get married, bafana bangayihhumi nje yekushada yena.
When he met uMtfombeni, who was, by the way a married man, she was certain utamtsatsa and she would be a second wife.
She welcomed the guy unto her house and bought him enough stuff to wear a battalion would be adorned come any form weather.
However, as time went on, the guy seemed comfortable kumshayela iround nje abuyele ekhaya.
When probed him on the subject, he made it clear that he was not going that direction and he would not put his wife under unnecessary strain.
The lady was livid and started counting everything she had done for him.
Typical of most women, they can remember only two things no matter how old the affair has been; what they have done for a man and what he has ever failed to do for her.
It became clear to the man that the sponsored kindness was a ploy and trap to get him kutsi amtsatse njengemfati wakhe wesibili.
In some instances, the generous lady would be much older than the guy and to lure him unto her bed she buys him njengemntfwana amikiswa for the first time.
Mkhekhelezi Masango got her mother asking where he got the money to buy such expensive shirts and all because he was unemployed.
Having put her ear on the ground, she learnt he was dating a much older woman who drove around with him in a big vehicle which sometimes he would let him drive to wherever he wanted to go.
