August 5th, 2008 -- by Aphrodite
Brassiere As “Rubixcon”
These days getting inside a lady’s bra isn’t quite crossing the Rubicon, but when I was a sexed-up teen it did seem like a big deal to let a boy’s hand wander inside……and taking it off was a pretty big step, too. The “Rubicon” connection is what came to mind when I first saw a recent XKCD cartoon:
But I’ve had plenty of dates that treat a bra clasp exactly like it’s a Rubik’s cube too! I’ve meant to ask about that……how is it that guys can work on the most delicate pieces of machinery with great skill, but when it comes to a simple clasp, their fingers turn all fumbly? Does a bit of that youthful thrill remain? Or is it because most of his blood is elsewhere?
This is one of the great mysteries of mankind.
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Aphrodite, great minds think alike — I saw this yesterday and thought “hmmm, I ought to blog that.” Of course, I think that a dozen times for every blog post I ever make, so I’m delighted you did it!
Everybody, if you’re not familiar with this web cartoon, you’re in for a treat. Follow Aphrodite’s link and don’t forget (once you are viewing this cartoon in its natural habitat) to mouse over the image for an additional pop-up tool-tip comic treat!
I am rather glad all the sudden very few of my lovers have been bra-challenged… I even had one impatient chap that simply ripped the whole thing over my head without bothering with clasps of any kind.
Finally! Nerds have a better chance than the jocks!
I always used to think the same thing. Why is it so hard to take off a bra.
Lesbian acquaintances assure me that it also works the other way to some extent. Taking off your own doesn’t translate exactly to taking off someone elses.
It wasn’t until I watched someone closely, there is an awful lot of flex involved with the back and shoulders timed with removal, especially when taking off 4 and 6 eyelet bras. I suspect that might be part of the answer.
Only time I’ve ever had trouble was the first time I encountered a front closure–the regular type comes off with a snap of my fingers.
As soon as the young lady demonstrated the operation, I made her put it back on and let me practice a bit. :)
some days its easy to unhook the bra, some days it’s not, but the night she had the thing twisted, inside out, and I didn’t know it, was interesting. I knew something was different from all the other times, and my brain kept telling my hands, “dudes, something’s different” but my hands weren’t listening…
I’ve found it pretty difficult, myself, to do it one-handed and with an arm wrapped around my lover – it’s an awkward position. If I had two hands, it was much easier, but there are so many different types of clasps out there, that without actually seeing the clasp, it’s hard to figure out what kind it is without a bit of fumbling around.
And I didn’t put the thing on myself that morning, either, which I’m sure makes it easier to remove.
Women must understand that, at the mere prospect of encountering breasts, men’s brains tend to short out to some extent. The effect may be mild and minor, or it may incapacitate the poor male to the extent that a simple bra clasp may pose a mechanical challenge that is nearly impossible to overcome. However, approached with good humor on the part of both parties, the situation can still be most enjoyable.
Front closure with the one big hook is easy. Back closure is easy one handed if you remember to relieve tension on the eyes (hook and eye) by pushing them against the hooks with the thumb. All bets are off with the bigger breasted girls.Weight of breasts can make that last hook a bear to do one-handed.
Of course last hook being extremely hard and she’s got a little quadraboob effect going on is a sign that she’s wearing too small a cup and too big a band. She’s grown, and in a good way. Take her bra shopping at Torrid. Her 42D or DD might need to be a 38 or 40 DD or DDD (or E or whatever. Bra stuff is weird at this point). Bigger cup and smaller band solves the problem.
I impressed my girlfriends with my one hand behind the back bra release. :)
I’m one of those bigger breast kinda girls so I don’t put anyone through the misery of trying to unclasp my enourmous bras. I just do it for them and let them concentrate on more important things.
I always looked at the fastener as a built-in I.Q. test, to weed out the men who shouldn’t reproduce.
If women weren’t so intent on setting dim “mood” lighting, or “doing it” in total dark because they are insecure about their body, men could get a good look at the mechanics of the snap, and figure out how to work it properly.
When I was a very young teen, I had already heard about fumbling with the hooks before I myself was presented with the problem personally. I therefore promptly went to the lingerie department of my local “catalog” store, examined a couple of brassieres, and planned my “attack”.
Sure enough, the first time I got a chance to head for second and third base (as we called it back then), I was inside with a single fluid move of a one-handed pinch. Thinking that I had just avoided that awkward, unsexy interruption of that beautiful moment of being carried away by each other’s overwhelming desire for each other, I was secretly quite proud of myself… until my date indignantly accused me of being an obviously experienced lothario.
She was wrong, I was still a virgin. That’s why we fumble ladies. We’ve learned that you prefer it.
I love XKCD & I love that you found this! Though I do wish you’d included the easter egg from the scroll over:
‘Don’t worry, I can do it in under a minute.’ ‘Yes, I’ve noticed.’
As I pointed out in the very first comment on this thread, I prefer to let people view the XKCD tooltips in their natural habitat.
Thanks, that picture is now my new avatar for everything web related.
This got me to stop lurking!
I’m a 34 or 36 DDD which means, like, 500 hooks to unhook. I just recently learned how to take off my bra without twisting it around to the front. I STILL can’t put on a bra without hooking in the front and spinning it around. I never expect anyone else to be able to do it.