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Sohcahtoa

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Attention women!
« on: January 17, 2010, 08:33:59 am »
Help us men help you!

If you ask your man "Does this dress make me look fat?" and he says "Yes," DON'T get mad at him!  Instead, THANK HIM for not letting you go out in a dress that makes you look fat!  "That dress makes you look fat" does *NOT* mean "You look fat."

If a man tells you he likes dress A more than dress B, that doesn't mean he hates dress B.  He might like both of them, but just likes A more.  Asking the question "Why don't you like dress B?" isn't going to be productive.

We men tend to have only 2-4 pairs of shoes.  What makes you think we're going to be qualified to tell you which pair of shoes matches your dress the best out of your collection of 50 pairs?

Before getting your hair cut a certain way, ask us before doing it!  And I don't mean asking permission, I mean asking our opinion of that style.  If we say we don't like it, don't get mad.

In general, if you want our opinion, don't expect us to lie to you.  If we don't like an outfit, a certain perfume scent, or a hairstyle, wouldn't you rather get what your man actually LIKES than to have him lie to you and tell you he likes it, and then for the rest of time, he's resenting that outfit/perfume/hairstyle?

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Re: Attention women!
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2010, 09:49:04 am »
Lol judging from what you posted I'd say you've dealt with someone who wants you to lie to them...so lie to them.

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Re: Attention women!
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2010, 10:10:19 am »
i don't have to ask, he usually takes it upon himself to
tell me i look beautiful no matter what i'm wearing  :thumbsup:
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Re: Attention women!
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2010, 10:22:32 am »
i don't have to ask, he usually takes it upon himself to
tell me i look beautiful no matter what i'm wearing  :thumbsup:
Oh I love that! My husband does that all the time too. I call him a liar but it still feels good to hear. Lol maybe the OP should try that instead.

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Re: Attention women!
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2010, 10:31:32 am »
my husband is so BAD at complimenting me :( but i've gotten used to it.   I tend to know what he likes and I do value his opinion -- when I ask for it :)

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Re: Attention women!
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2010, 10:31:50 am »
Yes, that is all good.  Yet you have to be very careful with this because some men will try then to get you to get permission.  This is not want you want!

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Re: Attention women!
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2010, 12:08:25 pm »
It's even worse when they get mad at you if they find out you lied. Seriously, there is no way you can win in that situation. It's like they're asking you because they WANT to get mad at you.

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Re: Attention women!
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2010, 12:16:12 pm »
In general, it's hard to be honest without hurting a woman's feeling. The best a man can do is be genuin and kind about it. Saying a woman looks fat in a dress can be eloquently put in many ways. Men, you know how to sugar coat things when you want to get with a woman: you can think of kind ways to tell her not to wear the dress.
As for the cutting hair issue. Well, I say if you want your hair cut a certain way, you need to go to the barber. Quit trying to get your free hair cut at home and ask for a profession job. Plus, it's not customer service if its free. Everyone have a certain specialty, they cut the best hair cut they know how. Your job is to find the person that CAN cut your hair the way you want.

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Re: Attention women!
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2010, 01:35:11 pm »
I don't have to deal with any of this cause I told my husband straight up....If something doesn't make me look good or if I look really good in something but want to wear something else TELL ME so I don't end up looking a fool.  He tells me if my make up looks weird or anything of that sort and I'm totally proud of that fact that I can take it and he can tell me without me getting mad.  If he doesn't tell me before I leave the house....who will?  He always tell me how beautiful I am but I need to know if I have makeup running down my face.

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Re: Attention women!
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2010, 03:21:58 pm »
Lol judging from what you posted I'd say you've dealt with someone who wants you to lie to them...so lie to them.

Why should I lie to them?  Why would I want to let my girlfriend to wear an outfit I don't like, a perfume I think stinks, etc?  I mean, if she likes it enough to do it anyway because SHE really likes it, that's fine.  However, I certainly wouldn't want her to always wear that perfume because she thinks I like it. 

i don't have to ask, he usually takes it upon himself to
tell me i look beautiful no matter what i'm wearing  :thumbsup:

Either he's lying to you, or you already have a good sense of what looks good on you.

It's even worse when they get mad at you if they find out you lied. Seriously, there is no way you can win in that situation.

EXACTLY.  By lying and saying we like something that we don't, it only sets you up for a bad situation when the truth comes out later.  "I thought you LIKED that dress!   :'(

In general, it's hard to be honest without hurting a woman's feeling. The best a man can do is be genuin and kind about it. Saying a woman looks fat in a dress can be eloquently put in many ways. Men, you know how to sugar coat things when you want to get with a woman: you can think of kind ways to tell her not to wear the dress.
As for the cutting hair issue. Well, I say if you want your hair cut a certain way, you need to go to the barber. Quit trying to get your free hair cut at home and ask for a profession job. Plus, it's not customer service if its free. Everyone have a certain specialty, they cut the best hair cut they know how. Your job is to find the person that CAN cut your hair the way you want.

I should have mentioned sugarcoating in my first post.  I certainly wouldn't tell a woman "That dress makes you look fat."  I'd be more likely to say something like "That dress doesn't show off your curves as well as that other one."

Also, I would NEVER get my hair styled at home.  However, I do cut it myself because all I ever do is a simple buzz cut.  That's easy enough to do yourself.  My issue with the hair actually happened with my dad though.  My mom would always get her hair permed a certain way, and the rest of the family thought it looked terrible.  She looked like a poodle.  Yet, we kept telling her it looked good to not hurt her feelings.  But eventually, the truth came out, and it hurt even worse.

I don't have to deal with any of this cause I told my husband straight up....If something doesn't make me look good or if I look really good in something but want to wear something else TELL ME so I don't end up looking a fool.  He tells me if my make up looks weird or anything of that sort and I'm totally proud of that fact that I can take it and he can tell me without me getting mad.  If he doesn't tell me before I leave the house....who will?  He always tell me how beautiful I am but I need to know if I have makeup running down my face.

EXACTLY!  Thank you!

Have any of you ever been out somewhere, and you see a woman with an absolutely HIDEOUS outfit, or just a terribly done makeup job, or a hairstyle that makes you go "WTF?" ?  If so, odds are, there's a boyfriend behind that woman telling her she looks good.  Now, there's certainly the possibility that they just have different tastes, but you should really stop to consider the possibility that he's lying to her and telling her that he likes that style.

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Re: Attention women!
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2010, 07:04:14 pm »
i don't have to ask, he usually takes it upon himself to
tell me i look beautiful no matter what i'm wearing  :thumbsup:

Either he's lying to you, or you already have a good sense of what looks good on you.
Why would he be lying to her? I change my previous answer, I think it's you who just doesn't know what to say to women.  Did you not notice how rude what you said to her was? When we ask your opinion, we don't really want it (Especially yours). We want to hear what we want to hear. Most of us are just going to form our own opinion anyway (Yes, we can do that now. Surprise!). You don't have to be brutally honest (or an *bleep*) to get your opinion across. Lol maybe the women you go our are just fat and ugly? I doubt that they are, but I might as well put that out there. And also, please don't forget that what may looks good to you, may look good to others.
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Re: Attention women!
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2010, 07:06:27 pm »
could be the fabric of the dress or the color that makes u look fat when ur not. try another dress.. possibly ur trusted little black dress coz it makes neone look slimmer

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Re: Attention women!
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2010, 09:44:01 pm »
I personally would much rather be told nice things then mean,however be your own judge i have found that to be the most honest answer and thank him sweetly nonetheless he could tell you something bad.Todays woman needs to know her own self.
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Re: Attention women!
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2010, 02:23:10 am »

As well as saying certain things to your man, men don't always think we are nagging if we mention something, and if we say it twice, it is not nagging, you did not do it the first time. HELLO!!!

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Re: Attention women!
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2010, 08:13:55 am »
HAHA! I do not have this problem. I do not think I look good in the majority of my clothes so i dont bother to ask. I also own maybe 2 or 3 pairs of shoes. I dont care too much for makeup or perfume and I very rarely get my hair cut into certain styles.

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