With this being said, however, you really do need to form an opinion after actually looking at the items presented to you by seeing them and deciding what you do prefer.
My only opinion is formed out of function. This was an actually conversation between me and an Ex…
My SO. “Which of these two plate sets do you like?”
Me, “They both look almost identical.”
SO, “No that one is royal blue, that one is Navy.”
Me, ”Uh, well that set has bigger bowls. So those.” (Note for reader, when I eat ice cream, I eat ICE CREAM!)
SO, “Ugh, that’s not what I’m asking. Which pattern do you like better?”
Me, (just giving up and picking one.) “That one.”
SO, “You have no taste, why do I bother?” She then picked the other one. But I knew she would so I picked the pattern of the smaller bowl set and ended up with the larger bowls that I wanted in the first place! 8>)
Duvet: the insert part for a cover that is on the bed. Often made of down but can also be made from a synthetic material.
Duvet cover: The fabric cover that goes over the duvet which generally matches a bedding set
So let me see if I understand this. I make the bed. The bed is now covered by the top blanket (often referred to as “covers”). But that coverage isn’t adequate, so now I have to cover THAT cover, with a Duvet. But, wait, now the poor little Duvet is just hanging out, all unprotected, so I need to cover the Duvet that is covering the Covers!!!
HOLD ON, it’s not over yet, the Duvet cover isn’t enough, throw 40 pounds of pillows (all of which have covers on them) on to the bed. Oh, and don’t forget, some of those pillows need a special covers (Shams!)
Where does it end? Is my bed the target of a kamikaze crash that I’m going to single handily prevent with all this bedding?
I need a spare bedroom just to move the stuff off the bed so I can sleep there.
Then, I need to put them all there again tomorrow night. No wonder I need a maid!
(Note, I’m still working on Walter’s advice to “tease often.”
Define "useful." I have paintings photographs and a Horseshoe crab on my walls I also have displays of shells, fossils (shark teeth) and other cool looking items. They are useful only in that they are decorative, but useful to me none the less. Of course I also display useful items as well, like double hose regulators and books.
Ok, this is different, if it’s something from YOUR past, like a special painting of a place you’ve been (or painted.) Maybe the horseshoe crab was from a beach that you go to all the time. The shark’s tooth maybe one that you found (or you like sharks.) I can understand that. But what does a 6 inch high statue of a little boy have to do with my house?
One other thing, I never said I can’t cook. In fact, I make awesome reservations! Seriously, when I first moved in my house, the neighbors (an elderly couple) invited me over for dinner. The next night I reciprocated and had them over my house. That night, she spent in the hospital with, what she maintains was “a stomach virus.” But I’m sure she is sparing my feelings and not saying, “food poisoning!”
I do make great breakfast, but I can’t seem to do much else.
Oh, I always wash my dishes after I use them. There are never dirty dishes in my sink. I don’t like that at all. But that is why I have no use for a dishwasher. In fact, past girlfriends often make a deal with me. They cook and I clean up. It’s fair and I always dig it!
