Sydney Sweeney wants a man who fits into her ‘world’
“Sometimes you don’t need a man,” she said, “you just need a dog.”
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“Sometimes you don’t need a man,” she said, “you just need a dog.”
Actress Sydney Sweeney is out with a new lingerie line and it's all about control. That control doesn't end at the undergarments, either, for Sweeney even romantic relationships must be on her own terms.
In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan, Sweeney revealed what she's looking for in a man, and what she isn't. "Look, I am a boss in my life. I take control. I go after what I want. I am confident, and I am successful, and I don’t actually need a man. I’ve got myself. I’ve got an incredible group of girlfriends. I’ve got a team of badass women.
"That is very intimidating to a lot of guys," she said, "so a guy needs to be able to stand in that with me. It takes a very specific person who can handle the world that comes with me. There was a guy who I really, really liked, but he told me he can’t handle my world. It’s a hard thing."
"Sometimes you don't need a man," she said, "you just need a dog." In fact, she revealed to Cosmo that this was the revelation she had that led her to getting her German shepherd.
And as for what romantic love is, Sweeney said "Like freedom. You know in The Princess Diaries when Anne Hathaway says that when she kisses the guy she knows she’s supposed to be with, her foot will flip up? That’s what love feels like. The lights will magically turn on. The birds will start flying. The fountains start shooting water. Love is a Disney movie."
"This is how I communicate to my audience," she told Cosmopolitan about the new lingerie brand Syrn. "I want to show women that we can take back our power and fully free ourselves." She doesn't say what she wants women to free themselves from, but goes on to say that she wants "Syrn to stand for the power of choice." Cosmo made sure to clarify with Sweeney her perspective on abortion: she's all for it, believing "a woman has the right to decide."
They also asked her "whose gaze are you prioritizing" when it comes to the new fashion line. "People will say 'Oh, she's doing this for guys' or 'Oh, she's a guy's girl.' But I'm like 'What's more girl's girl than owning your body and doing it for yourself?' I want it to be their choice—the choice of the wearer—whether this is for them, for somebody else, or for a camera lens."
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