Mine is a woman (why not man?, don't know) who is always perfectly
coiffed, dressed, probably colors or highlights her hair (don't ask me
why, just seems that way to me), gets regular pedicures, manicures,
facials, spends alot (or more than she can afford) on makeup, hair
care, clothes, shoes, is always perfectly accessorized and usually
likes expensive jewelry. Basically expects the best of everything for
herself.

I do some (but not most) of the above, but my friend says I'm high
maintance because I'm "the first one to order room service"!!! What
does that have to do with it???

I totally disagree. What do y'all think?

"Effort, time and money invested that is above and beyond what is
natural for the person in question." kayper

kayper <karz54@comcast.net> wrote:

--

My definition of high maintenance is someone who spends hours and hours in
the washroom fixing their hair, putting on makeup, deciding on what to
wear...basically grooming themselves to make themselves look pretty(for a
gal) or look handsome(for a guy) before going outside. That's my
definition.

Debbie

i tend to agree more with your friends (sorry!). your person sounds like a
well-groomed person who takes care of herself. i see room service as more of a
luxury than, say, having your hair look good. my idea of a high maintenance
person is someone whose concern with their own comfort/appearance causes ME
inconvenience; for example, a roommate who hogs the bathroom fixing her hair
for ages, or a friend who's always late because she's got to try on 15 outfits
before meeting me for dinner.

here's mine:

an example from the Bachelorette:


Trista who picked the fireman Ryan.

Carol

Someone who

A.) has all of the following done by others: browshaping, facials (face and
back), cuts, coloring, leg waxing, manicures, pedicures, body wraps,
application of self tanning lotion.

B.) has weekly massages in her home and weekly lunchtime peels at her
dermatologist.

C.) has veneers, Japanese straightening, botox, collagen, dyed lashes and some
sort of lasering or plastic surgery or both.

D.) has a personal trainer who comes to her home

E.) won't be seen without makeup

F.) can't get dressed in less than an hour

G.) has more makeup and skin products than I do.

H.) Uses La Mer as a foot creme. Also TNS, Cellex-C, Perricone, Strivectin and
every other high-end flavor of the month.

I.) Was dumb enough to get that DNA face cream.


J.) Wears stiletto heels even though
she's wracked with pain.
If you match A through J, see a shrink at once.

"Charm" wrote
<sip>

That's not high maintenance, that's insecurity.

Blushun
--
In a fashion context....She who is all wrapped up in herself might be
considered to be overdressed.....
~ Unknown.

Maladicta1 wrote:


Letter "G" does it for me! <ha, ha> Seriously, Maladicta has done an
excellent job of describing someone who's definitely high-maintenance.
High-maintenance is also a state-of-mind or attitude that is over the
top. No one "needs" to have make-up on during every waking moment or be
the center of attention at every gathering. There is a distinct
difference between having that well-groomed 'je ne sais quoi'
put-together look and being a high-maintenance hussy!

Judy

On 15 Jul 2003 12:11:08 -0700, cmalk@aboutdominion.com (Lola) wrote:

My co-worker who describes herself as "high-maintenance" has a list of
doctors' addresses on the side of her display.

My definition of high maintenance is a friend who made a group of four
late for reservations because of her demand that she be taken to a
boutique at the last minute to get a "different" pair of pants to wear
even though she had a dozen choices in her suitcase. Upon arrival at
the boutique she ignored the three of us begging her to please hurry
and telling her she already looked fabulous, (which she did) and tried
on outfit after outfit looking for the perfect one.
Anyone who goes to those extremes to get ready to go out IMHO could be
called high maintenance. She's still my friend, but I try not to go
places with her where time is of the essence or I'm afraid I would not
want her to be my friend long. ;-)

"Maladicta1" <maladicta1@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20030715191324.25812.00000520@mb-m17.aol.com...
Those are good.

How about not being able to stand even a slight chip on nail or toe polish
even if they won't be seen, but just in case they are. There are also the
types that need to be complimented a lot (might even fish for them, yuck)
and the ones who can't come down for breakfast without being completely done
(guess that's "E", though), and the ones that have to put lots of energy
into shopping for and/or wearing things that are so different for the sole
purpose of being certain that they are different and special and there is a
story about everything they are wearing (yawn).

I do all of "A" except for wraps because I don't like them, but I don't have
them all done by others. I find it a nuisance to have them all done by
others.

My mother used to have her nails done by a person who came to our house and
I used to get excellent massages from someone who came to my house, but that
was because the service providers didn't have and didn't want to have the ov
erhead of a workspace at the time. It didn't cost more for us and we
couldn't have had their services at a salon even if we'd wanted. I can't
think of a better place to have a massage than at home.

Claire in SF

Me at the grocery store.

-Joe in SoFla

"They're such beautiful shirts. It makes me sad because I've never seen such -
such beautiful shirts before." Daisy Buchanan in F. Scott Fitzgerald's _The
Great Gatsby_ (or Trilby, at 29 Newbury...I forget)

Part of the thing about being HM is not just the things one does/has done, but
also the *specifics* of those things.

A Normal Maintenance person will have X done. A HM person will have X done
also, but it has to be with THAT guy, using the Googleplex Demodulator (the
stainless one, not the copper one), and X has to be done exactly the way s/he
wants it done.

These are the people who are giving on-the-fly instructions as they get their
hair cut.

-Joe in SoFla

"They're such beautiful shirts. It makes me sad because I've never seen such -
such beautiful shirts before." Daisy Buchanan in F. Scott Fitzgerald's _The
Great Gatsby_ (or Trilby, at 29 Newbury...I forget)

If I could choose A and B I wouldn't *ever* need to see a shrink! That
much pampering and relaxing would be all the psychotherapy or
antidepressant I'd ever need! :=) kayper

term "hi maint" indicates to me an inordinate amount of time spent in
beauty parlors and similar locations, spending probably more money on
there than for weekly grocery bill.

I also get a sense of natural appearance alteration here i.e. coloring
the hair, nails to other than nature's intent.

If someone wants to fiddle with her hair for an hour, that to me is
just free time spent maybe not too well, but no big bite in the
pocketbook.

val

maud silver wrote:


I'm with you, Maudie. If someone's behavior is that inconsiderate, I
refuse to play along with it!

Judy

"Maladicta1" <maladicta1@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20030715191324.25812.00000520@mb-m17.aol.com...
hee hee...this really made me smile!
I'd love the weekly massages and personal trainer coming to my home.
I wonder how many models and actresses (that we admire and want to look
like) this describes????

DeB

Yikes. I might just have qualified here. Does it count if I'm low-maintenance
in every other area?
Beckett
--
"Ah, yes - but just because I'm frivolous doesn't mean I lack intellect. After
all, anyone can get the *meat* of it all, the secret of life is in the *sauce*.
1-26-03

"Lola" <cmalk@aboutdominion.com> wrote in message
news:3bbf9e17.0307151111.5ab44a30@posting.google.c om...
My definition is a person who you have to "keep" happy by constantly
reassuring them of things, buying them things, or getting them fixed up
because they are not happy with the way they look. It is also a person who
inconveniences others by their behavior, whether that be someone pouting
(ewww I can't stand moody, pouty, cranky people), making someone late
continually, just not blending and always holding up life for other people.
High maintenance would also refer to a big spender.

Re: What is your definition of "high main-
tenance"?
ROTFLMAO!!!! for maladicta1