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my bf just said i look like...

a girly wayne rooney!!! it was a joke, and he was mega apologetic after i told him i was "deeply hurt" (i wasn't, but thought id make him sweat), but then he said he said it coz i dont wear dresses and stuff. he knows im not into that kinda thing (well, not in public) and isn't really phased by it. but it got me thinking...do guys generally prefer girls to wear "girly" things? does it make them feel more manly when with them?... hmm intriguing...any thoughts?:rolleyes:

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Yeah, I much prefer my girlfriend to wear girly clothes, it just looks much better :smile: You don't have to dress up really girly girly but as long as you don't look like a tomboy that's the main thing I think :biggrin:
Reply 2
I just think that when a guy is going out with a girl he wants them to be girly. My boyfriend prefers me in dresses as he says i look better in them, whether he wants me to look more like a girl i dont know but id be offended if he said that lol. (So dont, Ollie) lol.

But i guess girls wear skirts n dresses n lads wear jeans and trousers n shorts - typically anyway.. And for that reason to wear a dress or a skirt makes you look more feminine.
Reply 3
Yeah, I like girls to dress in a girly way n:smile:
Reply 4
Anonymous
a girly wayne rooney!!! it was a joke, and he was mega apologetic after i told him i was "deeply hurt" (i wasn't, but thought id make him sweat), but then he said he said it coz i dont wear dresses and stuff. he knows im not into that kinda thing (well, not in public) and isn't really phased by it. but it got me thinking...do guys generally prefer girls to wear "girly" things? does it make them feel more manly when with them?... hmm intriguing...any thoughts?:rolleyes:


No guys love it when a girl looks like a man: a nice bit of facial hair, scratches her arse, a bit of belching, always wearing guy's clothes.

What kind of question is that?
Reply 5
Sticky
No guys love it when a girl looks like a man: a nice bit of facial hair, scratches her arse, a bit of belching, always wearing guy's clothes.

What kind of question is that?


Sounds like me already! Lol - Just kidding :biggrin:
Reply 6
Sticky
No guys love it when a girl looks like a man: a nice bit of facial hair, scratches her arse, a bit of belching, always wearing guy's clothes.

What kind of question is that?


look you sarcastic annoying person, i didnt say "do guys prefer their gfs to look like men?" i said do they prefer them to wear girly things, like dresses. not wearing dresses does not equate to having facial hair, sorry to shatter your illusion.
Reply 7
Well even if you do look like wayne rooney :wink: it was tactless of him to say it. But take it as a dumb slip of the toungue rather than anything malicious

Anonymous
do guys generally prefer girls to wear "girly" things? does it make them feel more manly when with them?... hmm intriguing...any thoughts?:rolleyes:
I'm afraid attraction is entirely subjective, especially when it comes to clothes. Every man is different in what he prefers. For instance I tend to go for the more tomboyish look we'll say, short hair, not so much jewlery or pink. That and it actually doesn't matter so much to men. Women will tend to notice what men are wearing a lot more than a man would notice on a woman. A general rule is if it shows a bit of skin, or accentuates certain attributes it looks good to us.

I suppose a man does like to show off his girlfriend. Like say if he's bringing you out with his mates, if you're dolled up it reflects well on him though he may not care either way at any other time. I dunno, maybe try it and see how it reacts, if ya want like. It won't make him feel more manly but if his mates are impressed his status among them is raised and that's not bad thing for his confidence.
Reply 8
Yep guys love it if you dress girly. If skirts and dresses aren't your style then save them for special occasions and really make his jaw drop when he does see you in them.
Reply 9
Stamp on his nuts.
Reply 10
I used to know a guy who preferred it when girls didn't make too much effort, so he'd rather one was wearing jeans and a tshirt than a pretty dress and heels/makeup. But I would guess that for the most part, guys do like girls to be girly. I don't really care that much though!
if you've got it flaunt it. If you look good in girly clothes (n feel comfortable in them too) then it makes soo much difference

(then again im a guy... what do i know?)
Reply 12
rosetinted
If skirts and dresses aren't your style then save them for special occasions and really make his jaw drop when he does see you in them.


This would be my advice too. Though they also seem to think it's cool when you wear their clothes from time to time (although if your boyfriend wears shiny tracksuit tops, please don't do it, it looks so trashy). Or at least mine does; I guess the fact that they're oversized & not made for your figure paradoxically accentuates what's underneath...or makes them feel bigger if their jumper swamps you.
Reply 13
If he doesn't like the way you dress he should never have gone out with him.

Let him know that one more shady comment like that and he'll be kicked to the kerb.
An ex-boyfriend told me I looked like a Moomin once. I didn't know what they were and didn't think much of it, but came across them on a website months later. We'd split up by then, but he was still subjected to some pretty abusive text messages :rolleyes:

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomin
Reply 15
sounds like hes incapatable of engaging his brain before speaking. My chap dont care what i wear most of the time, although he prefers nothing over clothes any day. *sigh*
my bf likes it wen i look nice..hes always telling me im perfect but hed never make fun of what i wear. my style changes every day..some days im girlysome days i wear dungerees(sp?) or days i wear trendy shorts with cut ogg leggings things....but he loves mefor who i am...i always make an effort,,,but making an effort doenst always have to mean dressing girly...its feeling and looking good in what u wear....jeans n a pretty top is enuf...as long as u feel good n have the confidence in what ur wearing..thats just as attractive..i think confidence is very sexy!
ROOOOOONEY! In short, yes - Girly things are appreciated...Lets us know we're not dating Wayne...
Reply 18
Definetly
I like a girl MUCH MORE if she was girly
A guy likes to feel that he is the one with the power
and that he has his girl

YES wearing dresses is much nicer for a girl

Regards
Hashem
Reply 19
BTW NOT GIRLY AS IN GIRLY!!! DEFINETLY NO
JUST IN THE CLOTHING CONTEXT NOT PERSONALITY!!!
BE AWWARE ONLY THE CLOTH CONTEXT NOT THE PERSONALITY!!!

Regards
Hashem