high maintenance

requiring a lot of attention. when describing a person, high-maintenance usually means that the individual is emotionally needy or pr-ne to over-dramatizing a situation to gain attention
although he was a nice boy, his low self-esteem made him high-maintenance.
a person who has expensive taste (re. clothing, restaurants, etc.).
this person is never comfortable because he/she is constantly concerned about his/her appearance.
this person feels they are better than most people and usually judge others based on outward appearances.
i am not high maintenance
1. require (ing) a lot of work/attention to maintain.

2. require (ing) a lot of money or attention to appearance.

3. require (ing) a high emotional investment or en excessive amount of money.

examples of high-maintenance behavior:
-having frequent professional cosmetic consultations, such as hair-dressing, manicures and pedicures
-excessive worthless spending (tricking)
-attention craving
-being too delicate or suavé
note: high-maintenance is primarily used to refer to attractive straight women or a person/people that’s stuck on self.
1. requiring much time and many products to keep their appearance at the current level. 2. and/or requiring much attention from others in relationships, romantic or otherwise.
1. i know i’m high maintenance, said the beauty queen.
2. anne was a high maintenance employee, with her nearly daily requests for time-off or time-shifting.
not amanda.
wow amanda isn’t high maintenance
a gluttonous queen, narcissistic and mean.
she’s so high maintenance, i can’t stand being around her anymore.
having expensive taste and multiple costly needs frequently.
the teenage girl had to have the expensive, name-brand shoes instead of the cheaper ones that were just as good.

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