John Y’s Musings from the Middle: Old Man Jeans

A friend recommended I buy jeans at American Eagle Outfitters, a store I have never been to before.

I was excited until I was browsing and was told they not only didn’t have any jeans big enough for my waist (36), they also didn’t have any with a short enough inseam either (29).

And the worst part is I really liked the jeans!! I asked if they had a hybrid “Big and short section” for my size but they didn’t.

To add insult to injury, the waistlines for most jeans there are 26 and 28!!

What happened to us men the past 25 years? Or is this new fashion payback from women who men have idealized as far skinnier than normal for decades?

I smell gender payback all over this!

Come on, guys! I am on a diet…but for a normal male waistline circa 1985.

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It happens

When a guy reduces his waist from 38″ to a 35.5,” he can’t help but develop a little attitude.

And start asking himself if it is time to look into buying a pair of “skinny jeans.”

And feels a smug superiority toward men who sport a 36″ or 37″ inch waist.