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Written by James Fohl

Shopping for new clothes.. It is one of a woman's favorite hobbies, while it is probably the last thing a guy would want to do on the weekend. We all know how most women simply love to shop for new clothes, whether it is for a new skirt, a new pair of pants, a new belt, or simply what ever is on sale.

I'm a guy, and I do not like to go shopping for clothes. I simply like to wear jeans and tshirts. I guess you could say if I had to wear the same clothes that in my closet for the rest of my life I would probably still be a pretty happy guy.

Even though I do not go shopping for clothes a lot, I still get to go on the whole shopping experience with my girlfriend. Now I do not mind going shopping with my girlfriend, it is just after a couple of hours I kind of turn in to a zombie. I guess I probably should explain that last statement.

You see, I have no problem going to the mall with my girlfriend to pick up a new pair of jeans for her. You know, if I need a new pair of jeans I just go to the store, find the size I need and buy them; it really is a five minute task. The problem with my girlfriend, (and most women I know) is the fact that it is not a five minute task. It is more of a five hour task.

You see, women like my girlfriend can not just go into one store and buy a pair of jeans. Instead, they have to go to pretty much every store in the mall and try on every style of jeans they can find. After trying on thirty different pairs of jeans, they ultimately can not decide on a single pair of jeans, and buy six.

Whenever my girlfriend is getting rung up at the checkout counter, I kind of get excited, because we were only at the mall for three hours. But then, I forget that because she bought new jeans, she's probably going to want a new belt for those jeans.

So after another half hour looking at belts, she will find a belt that goes great with her six new pairs of jeans. We will pay for the jeans, and while I think we are on our way out of the mall, she will tell me that she needs a new pair of shoes to match her new belt.

One thing will lead to another, and before I know it, my girlfriend will have a new wardrobe. Six hours will pass from the time we entered the mall before we leave the mall. I will have seen so many pairs of jeans, belts, and shoes that I simply just nod my head and say "That looks great."

That is how I become a zombie for the rest of the day.

Now don't get me wrong, I like spending time with my girlfriend, and I don't mind shopping. I am now used to the fact that it takes me five minutes to buy a pair of jeans, but whenever I go shopping with my girlfriend it takes her five hours.

So if you are a woman reading this article, think about shopping from a guy's perspective. Sure, most guys go shopping with their girlfriends just like I do, and say they enjoy it, but inside we're all turning into zombies. You can argue until you are blue in the blue, but its the truth. Most guys hate shopping; we just go into a store and purchase whatever jeans fit us.

So if the next time you go ask your boyfriend / husband / male friend if he wants to go shopping for clothes with you, and he tells you no, don't feel bad. Maybe if you agree to only spend a half hour or so in the mall, then maybe he will go with you. Or, you could always try and strike a deal with him by saying you will go into the sporting goods store, or electronics store with him if he goes shopping with you.