Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Playing Dress-up

Not everyone is Alice falling through a rabbit hole and ending up at a tea party with Johnny Depp but, with some imagination and the right outfits people can come pretty close. Role-playing is one of the first games people play as children. I personally remember my Indiana Jones day climbing through the lilac brushes searching for whatever made-up item I could think of. Somewhere between puberty and adulthood some people forget how to become someone else and feel trapped in their own lives. This is when role playing becomes very handy.
Leg Avenue is a well-known brand among adult novelty store customers, and romance consultants. This company produces a wide variety of costumes for women and men. Yes, they even have age appropriate costumes for children and pets. For the price of a nice dinner in a restaurant without a drive through ladies can become Alice and build their own Wonderland. Johnny Depp not included.
Role Playing is not limited to couples. Whenever someone goes out to a bar they can become a character for the night. Who cares what your day job is? No one at the club is playing enough attention to know if you are lying and you are probably not going to start a relationship right there on the dance floor.  In no way am I saying this should be used for a one-night stand. Role-playing is a way to escape from what is defined as “reality” and create the fantasy of your choosing. Where you go with it from there is up to you.
There is no real need to live in reality all the time. A little fantasy never did that much damage.

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