Mentor Me: GA=T+E—Capture the Purse Duty

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Mentor Me: GA=T+E—Capture the Purse Duty

Mentor Me “Purse Duty” Observations

‘Tis the season for shopping and extra crowds at all your local department stores and malls. This holiday season, pay special attention to all the guys by the ladies’ fitting rooms.

As I wrote in Mentor Me: “I like to watch the guys standing by the ladies’ fitting rooms. You know the guys I am talking about, the guys on ‘Purse Duty’—the ones holding the purse for their girlfriend or spouse while she is in the fitting room trying on clothes. It is very funny that no man seems to really know what to do with the purse, or how they should hold it.

They hold it like it is a bomb waiting to go off, or maybe like it is a skunk and they are trying not to get sprayed, practically holding their noses. They typically hold the purse lightly, by their thumb and index finger, or lightly with all fingers, down at their side, almost as if they think they can hide it, or no one will see.

If you are a man, standing with the other men on ‘Purse Duty,’ you look knowingly at each other and crack a smile…as if to say, ‘Yes…I understand.’ You can see the men standing there communicating with each other knowingly, all with nonverbal communication.

You can also spot the ‘new guy’—the one smiling from ear to ear. He is in a new relationship and is possibly experiencing his first ‘Purse Duty.’

Interestingly, you never hear a man begging, ‘Please, please, please, can I hold your purse?’ Usually, when a man is handed the purse, you can see their nonverbal eye-roll and almost hear them sigh, as they surrender to the fact they are not getting out of ‘Purse Duty.’

There is so much nonverbal communication going on there, man to man, and significant other to significant other. This is just one example of a situation where you can read other people’s emotions and almost hear their thoughts.”

Holiday Fun Pictures: “Capture the Purse Duty”

So in celebration of the holidays and to have a little holiday fun while you are braving the crowds at the malls…let’s play “Capture the Purse Duty” this holiday season. Take photos of the guys on “Purse Duty” while you are out shopping and post them on the Mentor Me Facebook Page.

Snap your candid photos: let’s see if we capture/share the funniest and most uncomfortable photos of guys holding purses.

As we know, most guys will not want to be seen (let alone forever memorialized with photos) holding a purse.

Might as well snap the photos and post them online for all the world to see