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I only dress up if the occasion requires me to do so.  I don’t like the extra attention otherwise.  And I don’t like how catty some women are if I’m dressed up.  And strange men are far more annoying when I prefer to be left alone in public.

Not all women compete/dress for other women.  I simply dress to be comfortable and tend to always wear green shirts.  lol  If I could go naked all day with my socks, I would!

That is so interesting!

Hah. I earn a living off my looks. There’s gotta be some truth behind it. 

While not dressed up at all (I was in glasses, no make up, slumpy jeans, and a fully zipped sweatshirt) I got free photo prints and a free muffin the other day.  That’s more attention than I ever receive while dressed up.  I call bullshit.

I dress for myself. I don’t care what other people think of what I’m wearing. If I’m comfortable in it, then I’m happy.

Being pretty is always more convenient than being average or ugly. The truth is, just like not everyone is athletic, smart, nice, etc, not everyone is beautiful.

Nothing in this post is surprising.  Sad, perhaps, but not surprising.  

And as someone else mentioned, the attention we (I) receive from men when we’re dressed up is sometimes obnoxious.
That’s not to say that all attention is a result of looks…. sometimes we’re just in the right (or wrong) place at the right (wrong) time… @AnonymousBlonde@xanga 

lol i definitely do not dress up for other women… if my college dorm was all girls i would probably never ever put on make up or dress up while i’m in the dorm. i’m sure i put on make up and dress nicely for the guys. nicely, not slutty.

OH MAN!! I LOVE THE VIDEO! It’s so true. I get free stuff all the time. It pisses my friends off ahahaa. I think it’s cuz I’m tall, though, and guys like my legs. And I’m pretty. I don’t have to try very hard. But yeah, if I’m dressed frumptasticly I definitely don’t get as many looks etc, but if I’m trying even a little bit with my clothes, I can get free stuff. IT’S GOOD TO BE A GIRL!

“We compete among each other for influence and essentially a sense of
domination or accomplishment as a part of our instinctive nature to be
the alpha figure.”

..speak for yourself

I just like to look nice. It’s always a good feeling to look in the mirror and feel like you look put together. I like wearing a bit of makeup and I do it for myself firstly. Any benefits that may come as a result of doing my hair all nice and wearing actual clothes as opposed to sweatpants are just a bonus. The only downside is when weird guys approach you or something, but really, I’d much prefer that than slumping around town with no makeup and wearing just whatever looked clean on the floor.

But I’m not going to be one of those chicks who claim that they ONLY dress for themselves. Who are you kidding, really? Even if you think you do, you aren’t solely dressing for yourself. Stop insisting you are. -_-’

@blackspiders@xanga - lol I’m pretty dang old and I’m pretty dang sure I dress for nobody but myself.  But then again I’ve been dressing for myself since I first learned I didn’t have to wear what my mother told me to!  So, nope I ain’t fooling myself or anybody else when I say that I dress for myself and possibly the occasion too.  I don’t want to be wearing sweats at a formal event or something crazy.

Women dress up specifically to gain the attention of us, MEN. It all goes back to sex. Fact.

When women dress to impress women, they wear more fashionable clothing. When women dress to impress men, they wear tighter, shorter outfits. Obviously this isn’t the thought process that goes through every woman’s mind, a lot of women just wear what they like based on what’s appropriate for the occasion (work/an event etc.), but that’s usually the easiest way to tell who someone’s trying to impress.

I dress pretty because I enjoy the feeling of being pretty. All the other stuff that comes with me dressing pretty is just bonus!

I dress up everyday, maybe I should take advantage of it and see what I can get for free ;]

haha, just kidding XD

Generally speaking I dress up because it makes me feel beautiful and fairy-like & it sets me apart from the everyone else.

Thanks for all the feedback and comments everyone! It’s really interesting to see all your different opinions and responses

Yes, absolutely. 

Is it not obvious women get free things because of their looks o.0

I dress up for myself, my friends & other women (because I am attracted to same sex)

if the fashion doesn’t include waist high jeans I’m cool

I dress up because right now it’s the only creative outlet I have time for.  Nothing in this article really surprises me, unfortunately, because a lot of human nature is kind of shallow and sometimes it’s intentional but sometimes it isn’t.  Personally I think my outfits attract more “She is kind of weird” attention then “She’s hot, let’s give her stuff” attention, so when I do get free stuff or a compliment I recognize it’s from a cool and like-minded individual that appreciated my pairing green Chuck Taylors with a floral skirt and an AC/DC t-shirt   If you happen to get special treatment because you’re pretty or whatever then good for you and enjoy the fun, but if you get dressed up intentionally seeking attention or free stuff, then I think that’s vain and self-absorbed.

Yeah but she worded it differently, and she flirted when she was dressed up, which she didn’t do when she was dressed down. I call bullshit.

Poor guys, they thought they were in fr a shag, that’s why they gave her free stuff. LOL.

There are also unwanted free things women get when playing dressup~ u forgot to mention the bad attention and scrutiny that sometimes accompanies it

I think it’s how she’s asking the questions is also a difference in whether or not she gets something for free.

Hey here’s an idea! I am pretty but I don’t want anything for free, because I can work for my money and think I should! 

@PatentMagician@xanga - I’m sure they are complaining. *eyes roll upwards*

@undeclared1@xanga - Yet, I GUARANTEE if you were actually pretty, you would use those looks to get the things you need. There’s another term for someone who does that. WHORE.

uh, no. The only reason i get dressed up is to look good for my boyfriend. Could give a fuck what girls think.

lol I never dress up. I do get compliments every now and then from other women, but that’s it. Few and far between. I don’t know…I just feel that all this sort of stuff doesn’t really apply to me. If I get something for free, it’s usually just because the person giving it away is feeling generous. 

@FascistCanuck@xanga - What do you get out of commenting stupid things on everyone’s comments?