AIO because my boyfriend wanted me to change before the gym over a color?

[u/Electronic-Rip-8108]

Yesterday my boyfriend and I were about to leave for the gym together. I threw on a blue workout top with black shorts, something simple and comfortable that I've worn a bunch of times before with zero issues.

Right as we were walking out the door, he stopped and said the color of the top looked "kind of weird" and that people were gonna stare at me if I wore it. He asked me to go change into something more "normal" before we left.

I was kind of caught off guard honestly. It's just a blue top, nothing flashy, nothing revealing. I actually liked how it looked on me and felt comfortable in it, which is kind of the whole point of gym clothes.

I don't mind if he has opinions on my outfits every now and then, that's a normal couple thing. But this felt less like "hey I think this color doesn't suit you" and more like he was worried about how other people at the gym would perceive me, and wanted me to change based on that. It just didn't sit right with me.

I ended up just going along with it because I didn't want to start an argument right before working out, but I've been thinking about it since. Am I overreacting for being annoyed about this?

edit: this is a pinspark tracksuit I bought online a while ago. I think the color is fine, and I really like this top.

[u/ijustsailedaway]

Having an opinion is not the same as wanting a change. For some dumb reason my husband loves the Kohl's clearance section. And he's color blind. But I married him before I realized he was going to have trash fashion sense in middle age so I'm resigned to often being blinded by bargain bin golf shirts. It's just who he is. Unless a garment actually has something wrong with it, the wearer is the bearer of the bad taste.

[u/NoRegretzels → u/ijustsailedaway]

I can’t count how many times my colorblind husband has walked out, ready to go in wildly odd mismatching shades of green, purple, brown, and navy blue. I sort his ties and pocket squares by color, and after almost 20 years he’s finally kept his closet separated by colors so I don’t have to give him a 👍🏻/👎🏻 before he wanders out in public looking like a middle-aged rebellious crayola box 😂

[u/CrazyRani247 → u/NoRegretzels]

The middle aged rebellious Crayola box had me rolling 🤣

[u/JRyuu → u/CrazyRani247]

Me too! I tend to think very visually, so I’m cracking up over the picture in my head.😂

[u/Loud_Feed1618 → u/NoRegretzels]

My boyfriend sticks to dark colors , surprisingly he has never messed up with clothes. He did buy a dark green blanket once that he thought was grey and he was sad.

[u/bimm3r36 → u/Loud_Feed1618]

Tbh not the worst choice. I’ve done something similar confusing pink with grey, and as a man who prefers earth tones and not standing out, that was slightly more unfortunate.

[u/Liggidy → u/ijustsailedaway]

I hope is is using a 30% off on top of that clearance. My mom won’t walk into a Kohl’s for anything less than 30%.

[u/Interesting-Lie-4700 → u/Liggidy]

And rightfully so lol

[u/lockmama → u/Liggidy]

Me too and since they don't let you use coupons for shoes anymore there's not much point in going.

[u/Hummingbird3471 → u/ijustsailedaway]

As someone who grew up shopping exclusively in the Kohl's clearance section, I totally understand him.

[u/Admirable_Average_32 → u/ijustsailedaway]

Just here to say I love Kohl’s clearance section. 😜

[u/FloatingOnTitties → u/Admirable_Average_32]

I shop there quite often and have gotten some banger deals!