It has been a while since my SO and I had our eyes examined and got new glasses. Since we were both stumbling around like 2 of the three blind mice, it was decided that we would bite the bullet and get it done. After finding a decent special (2 pair for $99) we booked appointments and off we went. I should mention that this eye center was part of a Meijers store and right in the front of the store for all the looky loos to see. My male self has become somewhat of a curmudgeon of late and this day was no exception.
My SO went in to see the optometrist first so while she was in there I decided to browse the frame choices. Being as the deal was 2 for $99 I decided to get one men's frame and one ladies frame. While browsing the ladies section and trying a few on (again I was in drab) a twenty something gay man came over and seeming a bit perturbed said "Sir this is the ladies section". My reply was "Then I'm in the right place". He said "oh are you picking out some for your wife?" I replied "no, since this is a 2 for 1 sale I am getting one of each" while pointing at the ladies section and then the men's. It took a few seconds for it to sink in and then (sorry I have no better way to describe this) it was "flame on". The wall came down and I was suddenly dealing with a "fashionista" and not in a bad way. He hit me with terms like facial shape, eye set, Hair styles vs frames. We tried on frames of both types until he was satisfied with my choices. I have never had such a great experience buying glasses in my life. We never noticed that other customers were laughing at us nor did we care. It wasn't until after that one of the girls came over and told us, to which I replied "hey, we are what we are".
Everyone should be so accepting