Mr. Fronter

Women get a bad rap. We’re characterized as materialistic, superficial and accused of living above our means. This may be the case for some women who’ve been caught up in the SATC fantasy land. There are many of us who aren’t consumed with shoes, bag and dresses. Nevertheless we get lumped into the same category.

Well what about Mr. Fronter? The man who works 2 jobs so he can go to Cancun and throw three days pay in the air? In my opinion, there are way more men who fake the funk when it comes to their finances than women.

I recently had the pleasure of sitting next to two young black men (clearly b/w the ages of 20 – 25). They spoke with excitement about an upcoming trip to Miami. One mentioned wanting to buying a LV belt that cost $500 while the other wanted some Gucci loafers. Their goal was clear: Stunt in Miami.

Mr Fronter comes in all ages.

Young Fronter: He’s cute for a while because you can see right through the exterior. You hope one day he’ll grow up and realize that not all women fall for crisp kicks and diamond encrusted medallions.

Mature Fronter: Approx 28 – 35 years of age this guy is old enough to know better but smart enough to realize if he works hard for the money he should be able to spend it on $100 t-shirts, limited edition kicks, and a leased luxury car just as long his rent is paid. The draw back with Mr Fronter is they look they have it together until you delve in their credit score, savings and financial plan for the future. They usually make it seem like its nothing for them to save money if they really wanted to.

Old Man Fronter: We’re talking 38+. This dude is good for the bait and switch. His years of fronting have made him extremely attractive to women. He’s clean cut, takes no nonsense and promises to take care of your needs. You look at the house and cars (which are prob in some woman’s name) and think you’ve hit the jackpot. Then, you find yourself in a jam. The only person you can think of to bail you out is Grown Man Fronter. He tells you he’ll take care of it and never returns your calls again.

I had a friend who used to work at an exotic car rental office. He would tell me of the ridiculous requests from young men to rent cars.

“How much to rent a Lambo for 6 hours?”

The fronting-est time of the year was easily Memorial and Labor Day weekend. His phone would ring non-stop.

“Do rims come with your Range Rover rentals?”

He told me of guy who rented an Escalade, put his own license plates on the car, got pulled over and fined. All so that people wouldn’t know it was a rental.

Men, you have it just as bad if not worse. You have to play the role for women as well as men. Dudes are the most critical of other dudes whether you want to admit it or not.

Now if you’re a gay man…forget about it!