| Culturally speaking in the United States, women are | | | | handbags doesnt mean that you have to come |
| supposed to love the idea of carrying around some | | | | walking away with some cute little strapped number |
| sort of handbag for the majority of their life. Not all | | | | that is barely big enough to slip your keys and wallet |
| women love the idea of a handbag. Some completely | | | | into. The world of handbags has grown in the last |
| resist, shoving everything under the sun in their | | | | twenty years, offering to many new choices that fit |
| numerous pockets and being perfectly willing to leave | | | | their personality and style much better than little |
| a lot more at home than other women. Theres nothing | | | | strapped numbers with sparkles on the side. |
| wrong with this. Some people find it surprising when | | | | Saddle bags are the number one pick for women who |
| their girlfriend resists the idea, but men are often | | | | hate handbags but need one. Saddle bags are |
| relieved at the money saved in handbag expenses. | | | | relatively large handbags and are a creative cross |
| However, sometimes there is a need for a woman | | | | between the traditional purse and the traditional leather |
| who really can not handle the idea of carrying purse to | | | | backpack. These handbags slip over the shoulder with |
| move into the handbag territory simply because of its | | | | the feel of a backpack and offer a blended style. For |
| necessity. Whether for work or for medical reasons or | | | | a lot of women, even those who love the handbag, |
| for other reasons, their life simply can no longer fit into | | | | the extra room afforded by this style is not only |
| their pockets, no matter how hard they try. Thus, it is | | | | perfect, but the ease with which it stays on the |
| time to embark on the mission of buying a handbag for | | | | shoulder and the ease of which it can be flung like a |
| the woman who hates handbags. | | | | backpack makes it feel less intrusive to the woman |
| First, its important to understand why it is that the | | | | who is handbag resistant. |
| handbag is such a bitter idea. Most women and even | | | | When purchasing a handbag for a woman who hates |
| men associate a handbag with traditional female roles | | | | handbags, shy away from anything too traditional |
| and obligations. A handbag is a symbol to many | | | | looking, too feminine, and too glitzy or glamorous. |
| women, a symbol that indicates that women are | | | | Something functional, something comfortable, and |
| supposed to carry the bulk of the crap. This can be a | | | | something that blends well with their pre-selected style |
| big turn off for many women. Who wants to be | | | | is more likely to bring about peace and willingness. A |
| saddled carrying everything around? Emotionally | | | | handbag shouldnt have to be a traumatic idea. |
| speaking, women who feel like they are forced to | | | | Never force a handbag on a resistant woman. Youll |
| carry the bulk of the crap are more resistant to | | | | resent the money you spent and shell resent that you |
| handbags than women who feel that they are in | | | | are trying to change her somehow. Rather, allow her |
| neutral ground when it comes to crap carrying. Of | | | | the freedom to decide ultimately for herself what she |
| course, there are other reasons as well. | | | | wants to try and how she wants to make the |
| Some women simply reject societys standard of what | | | | transition. |
| makes a woman feminine. A woman can be feminine | | | | Using a handbag is just as much about habit as |
| while wielding around a hammer and a stun gun even if | | | | anything else sometimes. Some women dont |
| she doesnt look like Angelina Jolie. Femininity is a state | | | | necessarily harbor negative feelings, they just never |
| of mind more than a skill at accessorizing. However, | | | | got into the habit of grabbing a handbag on their way |
| for most of our society, when we ask about the things | | | | out the door. This is reasonable, and anyone who |
| women will do that men dont, carrying a handbag is | | | | wants to or needs to can get into the habit simply by |
| right up there on the list. This can be frustrating for | | | | leaving the bag where their keys are. You arent |
| women who need to venture into the land of carrying | | | | leaving the house without your keys, thus you arent |
| more items than their pockets will hold. | | | | going to leave the house without anything that you |
| Just because you have to delve into the land of | | | | have assigned your keys to babysit for you. |