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Monday, March 27, 2006 12:00 AM

If my wife dressed better, would gay guys stop hitting on me?

I'm a snappy dresser, and the other night, my wife and I were hanging out in this gay bar ...
By Cary Tennis

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  • Monday, March 27, 2006 01:38 AM

    One of SYA's best

    I think this will be remembered as one of the classics of Since You Asked. The letter is absolutely absurd - where do you find these people? "Should my wife dress betters so that gay men don't hit on me when I wear leather pants?" Hahah. Cary's response warps the whole psychology of it and... somehow... turns it into poetry. The readers' responses are *hilarious.* I love the one about the insurance card in the wallet and the other one about rephrasing the LW's question to blame it on the wife.

    Hahaha. Love it, love it, love it.

    —kel

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