This one goes out to the ladies
In response to my last post, I got the following comment: "Tell me if you've ever been attracted to a girl who did the bare minimum to 'smell and look decent in public.'"
Since some people still don't quite get the issue, I think a clarification is in order. It does not require more than a small effort to look good in public. This applies to men AND women. Metrosexuality is not a trait that is exclusive to men; it's just a new name for something that women have been doing since time immemorial - which doesn't make it a positive trait for them, either. It would be somewhat sexist of me to say that guys shouldn't spend an exorbitant amount of time and money trying to look good, but women should. Which is why it's so great that I think girls shouldn't either.
To answer the question above, I'm attracted to girls who do the bare minimum to "smell and look decent in public" all the time. In fact, I would go so far as to say that girls who are obviously not putting a lot of thought into their appearance win points with me, and I'm more skeptical about girls who constantly look "prepared." The key here is to remember that "not putting a lot of thought into one's appearance" does not necessarily equal "unattractive," a distinction that some people are unable to make. Hot is hot. I can tell when a girl is attractive and just didn't spend a ton of time getting ready that morning, just as I can tell when a girl is unattractive yet made a huge effort to make herself look nice. I'm not saying throw preparation to the wind, but I can assure you with 100% honesty that sweats and a T-shirt are more of a turn-on to me than any expensive well-coordinated outfit/makeup/hair combination.
As far as "looking decent," all that means is taking care of yourself: staying clean and working out occasionally. It doesn't even require fanatical gym attendance. The hottest girls I know work out because a) they need to stay in shape for some kind of athletic endeavor or b) they feel better about themselves when they work out, just like I do. This is probably why I love girls who play sports so much. Female athletes tend to be comfortable participating in a forum where the way they look takes a back seat to how well they're playing, so they don't care as much about it. Not only are they hot by virtue of training to be good at their sports, they usually know a fair amount about sports and wear ponytails a lot for convenience. But I digress.
It doesn't require a superhuman effort to look good. Keeping your body in shape by going for a run every once in a while is not the equivalent of spending hundreds of dollars on beauty products, which I could care less about. As long as you have nice skin, which can be accomplished with very little, you're fine. The most I can be attracted to a girl is when she looks "undone:" with her hair pulled back in a loose ponytail and with no makeup. Furthermore - and, ladies, I know this concept may be difficult to grasp for some of you - anything you wear is fine with us. Seriously. It absolutely does not matter.
Here's a quick lesson to all the women who spend huge sums on beauty products: cut that shit out right now, because you're wasting your time and money. I am attracted to nice smells and a hot face as much as the next guy. But if you think anything more than simply making your hair smell good and staying in shape is going to appeal to a dude beyond a cursory physical level (if he even notices it, which is unlikely) you are sorely mistaken. Not only that, the fact that you spend hours on your hair and makeup is more than likely going to drive him batshit-crazy if he spends any significant amount of time with you. The difference in physical attraction that an incredible amount of preparation and effort on a girl's part makes is relatively tiny in a guy's eyes, but the difference in personal value between a girl who obsesses about her appearance and a girl who doesn't is enormous. Looking nice is all well and good, but what matters much more is not being a materialistic harpie who will make you 15 minutes late for the movie because she's applying eyeliner.
So does that mean that getting all dolled up and spending X amount of money on clothes might make you slightly more attractive on a purely physical level? Sure. But that trend is indicative of the fact that you care too much about your appearance - and again, anything more than basic personal hygiene and fitness is too much - so you're worth nothing to me. You're a pretty picture whose crowning achievement is looking 1% cuter rather than anything else you could have done with that time or money. But hey, I guess you can always take pride in the fact that your God-knows-how-expensive mascara makes you look that much better when it's mixed with some guy's jizz and running down your cheek at four in the morning.
Since some people still don't quite get the issue, I think a clarification is in order. It does not require more than a small effort to look good in public. This applies to men AND women. Metrosexuality is not a trait that is exclusive to men; it's just a new name for something that women have been doing since time immemorial - which doesn't make it a positive trait for them, either. It would be somewhat sexist of me to say that guys shouldn't spend an exorbitant amount of time and money trying to look good, but women should. Which is why it's so great that I think girls shouldn't either.
To answer the question above, I'm attracted to girls who do the bare minimum to "smell and look decent in public" all the time. In fact, I would go so far as to say that girls who are obviously not putting a lot of thought into their appearance win points with me, and I'm more skeptical about girls who constantly look "prepared." The key here is to remember that "not putting a lot of thought into one's appearance" does not necessarily equal "unattractive," a distinction that some people are unable to make. Hot is hot. I can tell when a girl is attractive and just didn't spend a ton of time getting ready that morning, just as I can tell when a girl is unattractive yet made a huge effort to make herself look nice. I'm not saying throw preparation to the wind, but I can assure you with 100% honesty that sweats and a T-shirt are more of a turn-on to me than any expensive well-coordinated outfit/makeup/hair combination.
As far as "looking decent," all that means is taking care of yourself: staying clean and working out occasionally. It doesn't even require fanatical gym attendance. The hottest girls I know work out because a) they need to stay in shape for some kind of athletic endeavor or b) they feel better about themselves when they work out, just like I do. This is probably why I love girls who play sports so much. Female athletes tend to be comfortable participating in a forum where the way they look takes a back seat to how well they're playing, so they don't care as much about it. Not only are they hot by virtue of training to be good at their sports, they usually know a fair amount about sports and wear ponytails a lot for convenience. But I digress.
It doesn't require a superhuman effort to look good. Keeping your body in shape by going for a run every once in a while is not the equivalent of spending hundreds of dollars on beauty products, which I could care less about. As long as you have nice skin, which can be accomplished with very little, you're fine. The most I can be attracted to a girl is when she looks "undone:" with her hair pulled back in a loose ponytail and with no makeup. Furthermore - and, ladies, I know this concept may be difficult to grasp for some of you - anything you wear is fine with us. Seriously. It absolutely does not matter.
Here's a quick lesson to all the women who spend huge sums on beauty products: cut that shit out right now, because you're wasting your time and money. I am attracted to nice smells and a hot face as much as the next guy. But if you think anything more than simply making your hair smell good and staying in shape is going to appeal to a dude beyond a cursory physical level (if he even notices it, which is unlikely) you are sorely mistaken. Not only that, the fact that you spend hours on your hair and makeup is more than likely going to drive him batshit-crazy if he spends any significant amount of time with you. The difference in physical attraction that an incredible amount of preparation and effort on a girl's part makes is relatively tiny in a guy's eyes, but the difference in personal value between a girl who obsesses about her appearance and a girl who doesn't is enormous. Looking nice is all well and good, but what matters much more is not being a materialistic harpie who will make you 15 minutes late for the movie because she's applying eyeliner.
So does that mean that getting all dolled up and spending X amount of money on clothes might make you slightly more attractive on a purely physical level? Sure. But that trend is indicative of the fact that you care too much about your appearance - and again, anything more than basic personal hygiene and fitness is too much - so you're worth nothing to me. You're a pretty picture whose crowning achievement is looking 1% cuter rather than anything else you could have done with that time or money. But hey, I guess you can always take pride in the fact that your God-knows-how-expensive mascara makes you look that much better when it's mixed with some guy's jizz and running down your cheek at four in the morning.
posted by Dan at 7:07 PM
2 Comments:
1) The looking-nice-without-looking-like-you-spent-a-lot-of-time-trying-to-look-nice look is just as much a product of carefully constructed wardrobe and skincare choices as your average sorority girl look.
2) Girls know that boys don't know the difference between $5 mascara and $40 mascara. Girls dress up to earn the envy of other girls.
3) Metrosexuality is not so much about spending money accessorizing as it is about making a conscious choice to develop a personal aesthetic. The fact that you find no interest in doing so does not make you any more of a man.
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