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
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.
by Mr. Terrence L. Trezvant May 21, 2006
Get the high-maintenancemug. 1.A female that requires more than average hair/nail/pedicuire/skin care services, the latest trends, name brand clothes/shoes and handbags, and lots of attention.
2.A female who requires her man to have an expensive car, expensive house, a good paying job, and lots of money.
2.A female who requires her man to have an expensive car, expensive house, a good paying job, and lots of money.
1.She go to the hair salon 4 times a week.She is a high maintenence person.
2.Jasmine put James in the poor house. She is a high maintenence broad.
2.Jasmine put James in the poor house. She is a high maintenence broad.
by Shayquanita Brown June 27, 2006
Get the high maintenencemug. by wildfirerose October 7, 2008
Get the High Maintenancemug. 
Matt was always expecting Christina to make him new clothes, remind him of important dates, and schedule her life around his. He very rarely kept appointments they had to get together, and never accepted invitations that she initiated to get together. Things were always on his terms, and in his way, and eventually Christina stopped trying to maintain the friendship, because Matt was way too much of a high maintenance friend.
by chrismeena2 January 18, 2006
Get the high maintenance friendmug. Has higher than normal expectations; has a greater requirement for affection or attention; has more needs and/or demands and therefore more difficult or challenging.
Doesn't equate to money or material possessions alone but may be needy in emotional attention and affection;picky, bratty, likes things her way, takes pride in her appearance, finicky. Usually very well put together and usually independent therefore requiring a lot out of aman to keep up with her.
Doesn't equate to money or material possessions alone but may be needy in emotional attention and affection;picky, bratty, likes things her way, takes pride in her appearance, finicky. Usually very well put together and usually independent therefore requiring a lot out of aman to keep up with her.
"If you have to reassure her through texts email or calls that you're lucky to have her, sheks so pretty, etc...- she's a high maintenance woman"
"If you have to put effort into wooing her as a true gentleman should, be lucky that you've snagged yourself a hot attractive high maintenance woman"
"If you have to put effort into wooing her as a true gentleman should, be lucky that you've snagged yourself a hot attractive high maintenance woman"
by B0ssladie December 17, 2011
Get the High maintenance womanmug.