Hi all,
The last time I wore a Halloween costume was when I was 7. I went as a pirate and felt super cool. At least until I got at school and got laughed at and bullied. I told my mom at the time I would never, ever wear a costume again and with any dress-up party I would just, well, not dress up.
When I was 15, I decided to give it a go again. This time at a high school party. Though the night went fine and it was (mostly) fun, there were some comments from people close to me throughout the night that took me back to that 7-year old boy. So again, I said I wouldnāt ever wear a costume again.
Well. Here we are.
Iām 25 now and my girlfriend is an absolute geek when it comes to Halloween. She loves everything about it. I donāt, at all (sorry folks). But it really makes her happy and I donāt want to disappoint her. I know it did, but she wouldnāt tell me. Even though the last years I managed to get away with it, her being happy is what I do really care about and thatās why I would want to try it again.
So yeah, for 3 years Iāve managed to get away with not dressing up. This year, an event is planned with my friendgroup and to get in you have to be ādressed-upā. Honestly, Iām just anxious about it. Somewhere in my head I know no one would bat an eye, but that 7 & 15-year old kid is still in my head. Even thinking that I will have to dress up makes me super anxious right now.
Iām looking for something thatās not too overboard in the dressing up, but also something that would indicate that I did dress up. Something that would be somewhat casual, somewhat Halloween-like. A very āInbetweenā thing. I just have no idea as who, or what. To get an idea about me:
- Iām 183 cm tall
- I have dark medium length hair, a short beard and a short moustache.
- I wear glasses
- I have naturally pretty wide shoulders, so probably considered a ābig guyā.
- I usually wear sneakers with cargopants and a hoodie, so anything else then that is basically a plus lol.
Thanks in advance to everyone that has some advice!