Atom Smasher
Master Don Juan
This post is probably of dubious ultimate value, but I was thinking about how many of my girlfriends have told me that other girls are checking me out, and yet I have been completely and absolutely oblivious to that fact. Social proof at work here.
I honestly think I've gone through most of my life (until the last 3 years or so) having no idea that women were giving me the eye, and therefore thinking I was completely invisible to them.
Nowadays I see the looks. I guess I wasn't tuned into the subtlety of it in previous years. I've also noticed that the looks of interest and inviting smiles increase exponentially with the quality of clothing I'm wearing, especially shoes. When I'm dressed casually and sloppily, I'm the invisible man. When I'm dressed neatly with nice, clean shoes, I'm the king.
I've decided that clothing is the male analog to female makeup. Even ugly women can paint on femininity and health and simulate these things to a degree. A man projects his power and self-respect through his clothing. Men today don't know how to dress. It's ridiculously easy to rise above the "competition", for lack of a better word.
To be attractive, you do not need expensive designer clothes. That's not really what most women are evaluating. They are evaluating neatness and a subtle sense of style, and they are focusing especially on your shoes. A well-fitting shirt/pants combination along with nice shoes is the equivalent to a female with the perfect amount of makeup on.
Your clothing is the suit of armor that tells a woman all she needs to know about you (in terms of initial attraction). Given that fact, how hard is it to stand out among your peers? Easy peasy.
I did an experiment at a place where I conduct business. I usually spend a few hours a week on-site there. I recently bought a nice new pair of shoes, and decided to wear them to this place to see if there was any difference in how females regard me. Over the course of my two week experiment, here was an obvious spike in interest from the ladies, and it translated into what I would call respect and attention. The respect aspect actually surprised me.
We often throw away old phrases as trite and non-relevant for today, but there is often deep truth in them. I refer to the phrase, "Clothing makes the man". That age-old saying has been around forever for a reason. Your clothing is the shiny, sparkling suit of armor that catches the ladies' eyes and tells her you're a powerful man who cares about how he presents himself to the world. It's sooooooo easy. Women have to go to massive trouble to compete with each other. All we have to do is work out (which has lasting benefit to us) and dress just a little better than the next guy.
WTF? I started this thread about my girlfriends telling me that other women are checking me out, and my obliviousness to that, and it turned into a treatise on clothing. Well, you've all come to expect a little rambling from your Uncle Atom from time to time, haven't you?
At any rate, comments on any of the above are welcome.
I honestly think I've gone through most of my life (until the last 3 years or so) having no idea that women were giving me the eye, and therefore thinking I was completely invisible to them.
Nowadays I see the looks. I guess I wasn't tuned into the subtlety of it in previous years. I've also noticed that the looks of interest and inviting smiles increase exponentially with the quality of clothing I'm wearing, especially shoes. When I'm dressed casually and sloppily, I'm the invisible man. When I'm dressed neatly with nice, clean shoes, I'm the king.
I've decided that clothing is the male analog to female makeup. Even ugly women can paint on femininity and health and simulate these things to a degree. A man projects his power and self-respect through his clothing. Men today don't know how to dress. It's ridiculously easy to rise above the "competition", for lack of a better word.
To be attractive, you do not need expensive designer clothes. That's not really what most women are evaluating. They are evaluating neatness and a subtle sense of style, and they are focusing especially on your shoes. A well-fitting shirt/pants combination along with nice shoes is the equivalent to a female with the perfect amount of makeup on.
Your clothing is the suit of armor that tells a woman all she needs to know about you (in terms of initial attraction). Given that fact, how hard is it to stand out among your peers? Easy peasy.
I did an experiment at a place where I conduct business. I usually spend a few hours a week on-site there. I recently bought a nice new pair of shoes, and decided to wear them to this place to see if there was any difference in how females regard me. Over the course of my two week experiment, here was an obvious spike in interest from the ladies, and it translated into what I would call respect and attention. The respect aspect actually surprised me.
We often throw away old phrases as trite and non-relevant for today, but there is often deep truth in them. I refer to the phrase, "Clothing makes the man". That age-old saying has been around forever for a reason. Your clothing is the shiny, sparkling suit of armor that catches the ladies' eyes and tells her you're a powerful man who cares about how he presents himself to the world. It's sooooooo easy. Women have to go to massive trouble to compete with each other. All we have to do is work out (which has lasting benefit to us) and dress just a little better than the next guy.
WTF? I started this thread about my girlfriends telling me that other women are checking me out, and my obliviousness to that, and it turned into a treatise on clothing. Well, you've all come to expect a little rambling from your Uncle Atom from time to time, haven't you?
At any rate, comments on any of the above are welcome.
