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Originally Posted
by UM-WRXer   you
are old. |
Yep. Quite possibly older than your dad. One of the
very short list
of good things that come from not having died yet is the gift of long-range
perspective. It becomes easier to differentiate fads from genuine
trends, aberrations from evolution.
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| Honestly i do obsess
on footware, belts, small items of jewelery, sunglasses. It is
part of my style. |
Your style is something you made up about yourself. It
has nothing to do with what you really are — morally, ethically,
spiritually — or how skilled or intelligent you may be or how others
may perceive you. It's what you
think you
want to be,
not what you are. That is the up-side. The down-side is that it may
reveal your level of superficiality. Be careful how you choose to "style" yourself;
the results may be different from your intentions.
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| Maybe it has to do
with my group and my age. Im a gen y'er this is how we choose
to look. |
It's not an age issue or a generational issue. It's self
perception based on culture. There are tools in every generation —
yours, mine, my parent's...
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| It helps me with
something that is important to me...picking up and getting attention
from girls. |
That is just flat-out delusional. No woman worth spending
time with is fooled by that. They are not that dumb, you know. They
went to the same schools as you, watched the same TV shows, and dated
enough guys that they pretty much know everything you know. They may
like you
despite your camouflage and make-up, not because of
it.
Think of it: have you ever picked a woman based on how
her eye-liner was applied? I don't know; maybe you have; I have not.
And I don't delude myself by thinking they will select me for mating
based on my make-up or whether my outfit is coordinated.
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| Lynch me why dont
cha? Last time i checked its not illegal, nor looked down upon
by society to want to mate with another female. |
Oh hell no. I'm all for mating. I hope your relationships are satisfying and fulfilling.
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| PS, i do put product
in my hair. I use mens Redkin shampoo and conditioner (smells
really good if youve never tried it). After towel drying my hair
i put in a product (forgot the name atm) to style it. I also
wash and moisturize my face with a product called Cetaphil. |
UM-WRXer, stop! Do you have any idea how much of a tool
this makes you sound? Didn't you learn anything from
Fight Club?
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| The things i do are
commonly known as hygiene.... |
No. Hygiene is being clean and healthy and not smelling.
What you are doing is called "make-up" and it's been shoved down your
throat by advertising. You don't seriously think your life will be
materially better by opting for one brand name over another.
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Why would I even care enough about this crap to take the
time to write about it? The answer: I'm selfish. If I can do one little
thing to make one person more aware of their motivations and drives,
then I make the world around me more pleasant for me to be in. I think
of it as being the equivalent of calling in a drunk driver.
Oh.. and I'm avoiding doing real work.