On my very first date with the man who went on to become my husband I wore make up
I didn't think it was a lot, just an adequate amount to make me look presentable
Every date since then I always more the same make up
Even after we went steady with each other, moved in together and got married I've always worn make up in front of him
After a while it began to irritate him and he told me I didn't need to wear so much
I kindly told him it was sweet of him to say it but I wore it for myself
As the months went by it seemed to bug him every now and again and he'd always throw it out there, how one day he wished I would go out with him without any make up
So on one particular day when we had a dinner date with his friend and his wife and he was really looking forward to it I decided to dress nice but didn't wear any make up at all. Not even any lip gloss or mascara. And on that particular day my face was a hot mess, I had pimples everywhere and dry skin.
I said ok lets go and he honestly had the extremest look of shock across his face, he actually couldn't speak for a couple of seconds. then he started going "err... errr... are you ready?" and I said "yes I'm very ready lets go" and opened the door and walked to the car before he had the chance to say anything else
When we were in the car he didn't drive straightaway, he just sat there in silence for a few seconds and didn't say anything then looked at me like he wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.
I saved him the effort and just said "hey you kept saying you wanted me to not wear make up, you got your wish now" then bigged up how happy I was not to have to spend hours doing my make up. We still went to dinner and had a nice time but ever since then he hasn't said one word about me wearing make up. Doesn't even complain when I spend a little extra applying some more. Moral of the story - be careful what you wish for.