Pattie

 Woohoo–I’m baaack! ,

 Once, I knew this foxy young hunk of a guy.  He was a rare sensitive type  (they do exist), and he told me he was about to propose to a sweet young thing. Lo and behold, one day he accidentally glanced into her handbag, and he was so devastated by what he saw, he cancelled the proposal. The image he’d had of this pretty girl was destroyed in an instant, once he’d seen the untidy, lipstick spotted, powder dusted contents. And, worst of all (brace yourself) a fruit drop had stuck to the silk lining of the bag.

 The thing you will miss seeing most frequently in a woman’s handbag these days is …..money.  It’s hardly worth it for a pickpocket to accept the risk of stealing your bag, except for the fact that an astonishing number of women carry their precious belongings in their handbags. We carry all this stuff around for fear that our goodies may be stolen or “misplaced” in our closets or drawers. My personal favorite fear is when I put something valuable in a “special place” in order to increase it’s security. That place is so special that sometimes I can’t remember where it was, if I can remember what it was I put there. Fess up, who out there has pulled off this the same way I just described?   No wonder we read about women who have left their handbags in a taxicab, with jewels in them that were worth thousands of dollars!  Isn’t it strange that women wear junk jewelry around their necks, while at the same time carry precious jewelry in the zippered compartment of their handbags. (not me by the way)

 Some psychologists proclaim that the way a woman carries her handbag is a characteristic.  the term “Bagology” is a cool term that has become a science in itself as far as psychologists  are concerned.  There’s the strap type, the shoulder-strap type, and the woman who tucks her bag under her arm. There are even a great number of women who hold their bags both by the straps, and under the arm. Don’t you just love the way “Bagology” just rolls off the tip of your tongue?  Seen from a psychologist’s point of view,  he way a woman carries her purse demonstrates the entire scale of  her characteristics, from light-mindedness and generosity to caution and  greediness.  One analyst warns men about women who keep their bag rolled around their wrist, and the hand firmly clenched around the lock.  Hey, what would you be thinking if you were a guy, and went  a first date with a woman like this!  There may just be something to these ivory tower theories after all.  I wonder how many of you thought to yourself, “yuk- this one’s too paranoid for me”  Perhaps you are not quite able to empathize with the idea of being a guy, if but for a moment? 

Hmmmm–food for thought, isn’t it?
 

***I hope you’re enjoying reading these as much as I’m enjoying writing to you all. Oh, by the way, it would be really nice if someone would write me back someday. Your comments on my commentaries are always welcome, and you don’t even have to agree with me.

C’mon, let’s play!!