How Long Does it Take You to Get Ready for a Date?

[Weezy1973]

On 11/22/2020 at 10:23 AM, ThereSheGoes said:

 

2. First impressions mean everything.

3. I want to be his Glamazon.

 

First impressions have more to do with the “impressee” than the “impressor”. In other words it’s more about what he finds impressive than what you present. A guy who’s more into natural women may not be impressed at all, or even put off. 

[Cookiesandough]

They obviously find her 5 hour routine impressive if she’s getting follow up dates and bfs from it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Cookiesandough]

I respect your grind @ThereSheGoes 

[Shining One]

4 hours ago, Datergirl said:

If it's a ONS why would someone go to this effort the morning after??? I mean, they're not seeing you again so who cares! Bizarre 😂

I learned not to question the logic behind these things a long time ago.

Once, I was helping a friend move into her new place. After we unloaded the truck and started working in her new place, I sent her to Home Depot (hardware store) to get a list of things she needed. She proceeded to go through her entire 2-hour (some of that time was due to having to unpack all off the stuff she needed) getting ready routine before getting into a dress and heels to go the store.

[Shining One]

3 hours ago, Shortskirtslonglashes said:

I mean, I would wake up with half of it smeared all over my face, but it would still be on my face. Yeah yeah yeah “you shouldn’t sleep in make up blah blah blah blah blah”

This made me remember one of my pre-date activities: Removing the silk sheets (expensive and dry-clean only) from my bed and replacing them with cotton sheets (cheaper and machine washable).

[Cookiesandough]

Haha . You probably don’t want sex juices on those nice sheets either. 

[Cookiesandough]

What about it if her grooming practice raises her confidence  and makes her feel better about herself on a date.  I feel like @ThereSheGoesdidn’t feel like it reaped some sort of reward or was worth the time invested,  I don’t think she would do it. That would be irrational. It’s obviously working for them somehow. That is why I think when I see girls with make up caked really heavily on their face....actually any kind of look people do to themselves that I don’t necessarily ‘understand’. They obviously like it that way, who am I to judge

Edited November 28, 2020 by Shortskirtslonglashes

[FMW]

My going out routine takes about an hour, although most of the time I try to shower/wash my hair several hours ahead of time so that it can dry naturally.  I have long wavy hair that can get frizzy when blow dried.  

I never sleep with makeup on, along with my bra it's the first thing that comes off when I get home from anywhere!  I WOULD put my bra back on to go to Home Depot 🙂, but I run a lot of my errands with no makeup.  

If I'm comfortable enough to sleep with a guy, I'm comfortable to let him see my bare face and crazy morning hair (I have serious 80s poofy hair in the morning).

If I spent 5 hours getting ready, I'd never go out, but hey, whatever works for you, rock it!

 

 

[Shining One]

To clarify on my earlier posts, I don't find it "unappealing" if a woman goes all out in getting herself ready. It's just not "necessary" for me. However, I must find what's underneath the makeup and preparation attractive in order for me to consider her relationship material. Using the numerical scale, I'd prefer a naked 6 over a naked 5 who turns herself into an 8 through preparation.

[basil67]

I think that all that matters is that the person is OK with the time they spend getting ready.   I was always quick at getting ready and wouldn’t mind if someone who took far longer than me got the guy because clearly, my low maintenance style was not a match for him.  Likewise, if someone with a long routine doesn’t care if a guy chooses a girl with easy maintenance...it’s all good. 

[Ruby Slippers]

^ Good point. The men I date usually prefer a more natural look. My last bf genuinely preferred when I wore no makeup whatsoever.