Would you say you are a high maintenance person?

Physically or emotionally?

No, I have been called one and it made me angry. I shop at salvos. I don’t get my nails done. I cut my own hair. But I have really expensive hair irons. And perfume, which lasts for years. I am slender and have long hair and wear make up, which I think could lead to the perception that I am high maintenance. Eff that. I’m not. And people that thought me so, well they can just date someone else and really find out what maintenance is all about, lol

Physically.

Then not at all. Give me comfortable shoes, jeans and a decent haircut once a month and I’m good to go.

I strive to be as low maintenance as possible, because I’m lazy. I am currently doing the mental preparation of planning how to wean myself off of hair coloring now that I’m approaching 50.

Nope, I do not consider myself high maintenance.

Physically? I don’t spend a lot on clothes, but I guess everything is relative, in my opinion I don’t. I do my own nails, my husband cuts my hair half the time. I often where jeans and a tshirt, but I also have some more stylish outfits. I do spend about $2000 a year on doctors and meds, which totally sucks. Some years it is much less, some years more. That is aside from what we pay in medical insurance of course. I like to say in decent hotels when we travel. Doesn’t have to be the Ritz Carlton or anything, probably an average night stay is $130. I don’t need a very expensive car (we have Porsches, because of my husband, but I usually drive the little VW GTI we have that has cloth seats and the older fashion air conditioner, I am surprised it has electric windows).

I cut my own hair, I don’t get my nails done and the only thing I put on my face is store brand lotion and lip balm. I think the answer is no.

No. But my husband is.

I don’t consider myself to require anywhere near the height of maintenance I perhaps once was, but to whatever extent I still am, I’m the only one stuck with having to provide it.

I’m very low maintenance. I’m also a cheap bastard.

I’m pretty much “no maintenance”. And it shows.

(But Willow wears rhinestones, I hope.)

Well my boyfriends mum said that before she met me, she asked Paul (my boyfriend) what I was like. He said I’m a good girl and very low maintenance. I would have said average but who knows what average is.

Low maintenance is good. High maintenance shows a shallow personality, IMO.

Extremely low maintenance. Give me a bed to sleep in and some food to eat and that’s all I need. Everything else is just nice extras that I could do without if need be.

^^And Diet Coke.

No, no and none.

I pay for hair cut and color at an expensive place, but other than that, I may buy clothes at a cheap place, or a good place, but I always try to get good prices, no matter where I shop from. I will try to do clothes shopping when I have a coupon for the store. I will wait to see if things that I want go on sale. My cosmetics, my shampoo and toiletry products are all from discount stores or Costco. I don’t get my nails done and I do my toenails myself, usually. I do like nice soap, and nice perfume, but that also, I try to get on sale or at Costco (Costco has great perfume at good prices around the holidays and around Mother’s Day) or at a department store (again, good deals can be found around Mother’s Day).

I assume when the OP is asking “are you a high maintenance person, physically?” this is what she is referring to.

I don’t understand what the price tag on the clothing or toiletry items has to do with high or low maintenance – that’s a frugality issue. To me it’s about the amount of fuss behind getting it and taking care of it and getting myself ready to leave the house.

I don’t care if an article of clothing comes from a discount or thrift shop as opposed to a high-end department store or boutique… as long as it’s comfortable and wash’n’wear. No “Dry Clean Only” or ironing allowed. I also prefer that it’s well/made from quality materials, so it will last for years so I can avoid shopping again for as long as possible.

My highest personal expenses other then a roof over my head and what not is medical and probably food and or driving tickets/insurance.

I do have a gym membership where I also tan but at the most cost effective place. I do like moderately priced perfumes but two last me a year just because I need some variety.

Makeup I use minimally and haircuts I stretch out. Since I shaved my own head recently it will be a while before I go back. I do my own nails with the expection of a girls night in where I am lucky enough to have a gf who is a certified whatever… Clothes I generally prefer quality and classics my own style to trends and mostly shop second hand but I do splurge on an occasional sale.

Shoes are secondhand except my hiking, and work shoes which I will pay 100 for esp if they are on sale. They last though.

Beauty products I use minimally keep my regimen short tweeze my own eyebrows and am good enough that others ask me to do theirs I use epilator which cuts back on shaving cream and razors. Buy frames online. As far as time getting ready a full regimen without short cuts is ½ to ¾ hour. Gadgets I save for. I do have a fondness for books, music and movies, those I can get secondhand or library or download, live music at bars or restaurants or free tickets from radio shows.

Activities well I know how to have fun without money but occasionally the experience and the occasion calls for a splurge.

Nah. I don’t really have the money to buy me fancy treats and what not especially with college expenses. I do like to buy myself little goodies such as journals every now and again and I like me the real fancy ones that aren’t exactly cheap for a journal.

i am very low maintenance. I take care of myself.

No. Spend your self interest on yourself. I have everything I need. And If I didn’t, I would still have me, and at that, I would probably still wind up with everything I need.

Definitely not.

In most ways, no. Especially emotionally. In fact I’ve been having some minor problems maintaining my relationship with my boyfriend long-distance this summer because he needs so much more attention than I need and he’s feeling a little neglected. I’m very emotionally independent and I don’t rely on anybody for entertainment or happiness. I can keep myself busy and cheerful with all my solitary hobbies.

I don’t think I’m physically high maintenance either. I can be comfortable leaving the house 15 minutes after waking up if I need to. I don’t wear make up or fuss over my hair much. I pretty much just need a shower every day in order to feel presentable.

The only ways in which I’m kind of high maintenance are food and bathroom related. I am pretty insistent upon eating at least three times a day because I’m underweight but can’t eat large portions at a time no matter how hungry I am. So I have to eat frequently. I’m also kind of a picky eater, unfortunately. I wish that weren’t so. I also don’t feel very comfortable being far from a bathroom for long periods of time because of my condition. I can’t go for more than a few hours without a bathroom. And I require a pretty high degree of privacy for that too. In public bathrooms I usually wait for everyone to go away before I can go. Just a thing for me.

I have kind of expensive tastes, I guess, but I usually ignore that because I’m a cheapskate. I don’t think this makes me high maintenance anyway, because I don’t think it affects anybody else how I spend my own money.

The Fluther answer: Why is it important to anyone but whom you are partnered with, so long as they accept you, it doesn’t matter if you are high maintenance or not.

Actual answer in spirit of the question: No, I do not believe I am high maintenance using the common use of the term. I don’t tan, don’t need manicures, I don’t have the to have the latest scents out there, etc. My basic living doesn’t require a boat load of cash.

I’m very high maintenance emotionally though I try not to expose people to that unless they’re very committed. I’m never expensive cash-wise. Ever.

“High maintenance” is a lot more than “high gloss”, and it’s got nothing to do with “demands of personal care to lead an otherwise normal life” such as might be required for medical conditions or other physical defect or infirmity.

It’s more like… this.