Would you wear makeup if your husband wanted you to?

[Anonymous]

I have seriously never met this many women who don't wear makeup. I have a few very rich friends who get peels and lasers so they never have to wear foundation, but I doubt that's OP.

I have blonde eyelashes and look strange without mascara.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tell hubby that cosmetics are bad for your skin.

That they oftentimes tend to clog facial pores, thus creating blackheads & acne.

Usually women who do not wear make-up have naturally, beautiful skin it seems.

No, you got it the other way round. Women who have beautiful skin don't have to wear makeup. It wasn't wearing makeup that gave them beautiful skin, it was in the genes and probably a good skincare regimen.

[Anonymous]

I probably would at least some of the time. But I would not want it to feel like a chore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, hit submit by accident.

If someone notices and criticizes that you aren’t wearing makeup to a formal event, it is likely a woman self-conscious about her own appearance.

I’m AA, 48, and have great skin. No wrinkles or blemishes. I want to show that skin off, not bury it under makeup.

First, you have great skin. If you didn't have great skin, you'd look at makeup much more than you do.

Second, you're AA and chances are that you never look washed out or faded in a formal gown the way a fair-skinned woman may. Makeup adds definition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. But he knew when he married me that I didn't wear makeup.

It's possible that when you married, you didn't need makeup the way you do now. We all lose natural color as we age.

[Anonymous]

I would wear it for a night out or special occasion. Every day? Nope. I don't have time for that. No one is looking at men of a certain age and thinking they look unprofessional or have let themselves go if they have greys showing and don't wear makeup, so this whole women need to wear makeup to look ok idea is ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:No. But he knew when he married me that I didn't wear makeup.

It's possible that when you married, you didn't need makeup the way you do now. We all lose natural color as we age.

Hahaha - I wasn't that good looking when we got married! And I know that my husband doesn't want me to wear makeup now. Really, folks, I'm fine with y'all wearing makeup. I wish you'd just accept the fact that some of us don't want to wear makeup and leave us alone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:what kind of stupid question is this? We don't live in a society or culture where arranged marriage is the norm. Presumably, you both know your husband and he knows you before marriage.

In what scenario would your partner, whom you chose and knew you before marriage, would suddenly request you wear make up if you have never before been the kind of woman who wears makeup?

This is such a stupid, baiting question, I have to wonder about the person who asked it. ARe you a teenager or something? Do you have any idea how adult relationships work?

I’m 38 and this was the first my husband asked for this. Like I said above, he bought me makeup for my birthday and I asked him why did he get this knowing I don’t wear makeup. Then he said he wants me to start wearing it every day because he likes seeing women with makeup on. He never said this before.

Prepared to be wife # 2

[Anonymous]

No I would not, but I have never worn makeup, and not going to start now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I asked my DH recently if he would like me to wear makeup. I currently don’t wear it with the occasional exception of some mascara and eye liner/shadow. He surprised me and said no but that he would like me to grow my nails out and paint them a sexy color like pink or red! So the trick with this request is that I am a nail biter. I am trying to paint with a nail strengthener every night but it’s slow growing. I’m trying but this is going to be hard.

In conclusion, I don’t think it’s an unreasonable request. My DH asked me to do something he finds attractive/sexy. It’s good to communicate this stuff right? I think being asked to put makeup on every day would be a higher bar and I would probably refuse on practical grounds but I would do it on weekends and evenings out if that is what he wanted.

If you want a serious recommendation, I bit my nails for almost 30 years and now have perfect nails all the time. I started with the dip powder and it doesn't let you bite them so they can grow out. I go every two weeks now and have dropped the impulse to bite since it's not possible. Total game changer.

[Anonymous]

Mimi Bobeck...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP this is very telling. He “likes seeing women with makeup on”. Which probably means he likes seeing one particular woman with makeup on. I’m not being fatalistic, I’m being realistic. Has his behavior changed at all aside from this?

It’s this.
I don’t think it’s necessarily an affair. It may be a television actress or just someone he works with that he finds attractive. But he wants you to look like her so that he can stop fantasizing about her and feeling guilty about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This question is more so for those that don't wear makeup at all.

I do wear makeup, but if I didn't, of course I'd indulge that. There's lots of stuff we do for each other to try to still remain attractive and sexy to each other. He stated to get fat and I told him it was unattractive and not sexy. He hit the gym and looks great. There is no shortage of things we do for each other than we wouldn't otherwise because we love each other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I asked my DH recently if he would like me to wear makeup. I currently don’t wear it with the occasional exception of some mascara and eye liner/shadow. He surprised me and said no but that he would like me to grow my nails out and paint them a sexy color like pink or red! So the trick with this request is that I am a nail biter. I am trying to paint with a nail strengthener every night but it’s slow growing. I’m trying but this is going to be hard.

In conclusion, I don’t think it’s an unreasonable request. My DH asked me to do something he finds attractive/sexy. It’s good to communicate this stuff right? I think being asked to put makeup on every day would be a higher bar and I would probably refuse on practical grounds but I would do it on weekends and evenings out if that is what he wanted.

If you want a serious recommendation, I bit my nails for almost 30 years and now have perfect nails all the time. I started with the dip powder and it doesn't let you bite them so they can grow out. I go every two weeks now and have dropped the impulse to bite since it's not possible. Total game changer.

What is the dip powder?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, I am not a doll.

This is the correct response.