Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!israel From: israel@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: dressing well and makeup Message-ID: <8098@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Sat, 11-Aug-84 18:19:31 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.8098 Posted: Sat Aug 11 18:19:31 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 14-Aug-84 00:37:46 EDT References: <777@ihuxe.UUCP> <744@dual.UUCP> Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 36 On the subject of dressing well and makeup, a few people have said that they'd rather choose the cute girl in jeans because nice clothes and makeup seems to be "lying to cover up the truth". I tend to look at it the other way. Wearing nice clothes and looking good is one way of saying that "I feel good about myself" or "I care about my appearance". Now I'm not saying that this has to be the case; but it can be because of a sense of self-worth rather than because of a lack of same. Looking at it from person inside; your personality isn't any different either way so would you rather say "I'm a nice person and in addition I look nice" or "I'm a nice person and I'm going to look lousy so that you will have to get interested in me because of who I am and not because of how I look."? As a personal note, I get turned off by any woman who wears so much makeup that the makeup becomes obvious to the conscious perceptions even when you are not looking for it. Also makeup and dress should obviously be tempered by the appropriateness for a given situation. For example, last year I was in a thirty hour dance marathon to raise money for the Special Olympics. I was paired up with someone there by the organizers. Every hour we would get a ten minute break, and the first thing that she would do is head to her stuff to touch up her makeup. She also was wearing a lot of it. She was a very good looking woman, but these things just turned me off completely. In conclusion, I feel that some makeup and nice dress is good, but it must be tempered with who you are as a person, and should be used as an aid but not as a crutch. -- Bruce Israel University of Maryland, Computer Science {rlgvax,seismo}!umcp-cs!israel (Usenet) israel@Maryland (Arpanet)