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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The last five pounds. [/quote]

This. And I would argue that for heterosexual men, the last mile on virtually all appearance-related matters is irrelevant to them. They don't care about the last 5 pounds. They don't care about the one tooth you have that's a little wonky. They might be able to tell the difference between a no-effort look and 15 minutes of hair and makeup, but they really struggle to tell the difference between 15 minutes versus an hour. The can't tell the difference between expensive and cheap clothes, jewelry, and bags (especially bags! omg they have no idea).

Yes, there are exceptions. Those exceptions are usually very status conscious men who care about this stuff only insofar as they think it makes them look better/richer/more successful if their wife or girlfriend is meeting an extremely high standard. Whenever I meet a straight guy who knows and cares about stuff like balayage and Clare V. bags, he also turns out to be pretty shallow and status conscious as well. It's not that he has great taste, it's that he knows brands and what is expensive and he wants his partner to look expensive because he thinks it reflects well on him.

But most men? Their attraction to you will be based on a general impression that's actually pretty immune to details like slight weight fluctuations, makeup application, clothing brands or trends, etc. My DH has learned to up the compliments when he is aware I put extra effort in because he gets that I'm going to extra effort. But he doesn't actually care. He's more than happy when I just shower and throw on a cute dress and some mascara.[/quote]

Another thread directed towards men off the rails. Guess what, this doesn’t matter either. [/quote]

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