Clothing...

Dressing for a date:

Recycling clothing... is disgusting. Don't do it. Especially do not wear recycled clothes on a date. They should be totally clean for your date. (recycled clothing is something you have worn before, but that you /think/ is clean enough to wear again before washing). Never recycle underwear, no matter how clean you think it is. It is just disgusting. One needs to remember that ones own scent is nearly impossible to smell, so by the time something smells bad to you, it has been smelling bad for awhile to everyone else. Don't ever set clean clothes onto your dirty clothes pile, as then they will smell dirty whether they are or not. Always wear clean socks and underwear. If for some reason you are unable to bathe for your date at least change your socks and underwear, and wash your crotch and armpits, but don't expect the date to turn out well if you weren't truly clean. Scent matters /immensely/ for sex-appeal.

If your clothes are torn, have holes, etc, then throw them away. Never wear torn or stained underwear on a date, and never wear socks with holes in them. To keep yourself from doing this mindlessly, just get rid of them. If you throw away these problem items then you will slowly force yourself to buy new ones. Even if that means you need to save up for them. If it isn't repairable, then it is trash.

Here is a quick story... one day I was at a friends house around 8pm in the evening and I was sitting on the floor, perhaps watching a movie, or a game that was going on, and he was sitting behind me on the couch. He took off his shoes and stuck his foot on my leg. I asked him to remove it, stating it was disgusting and he sincerely asked 'Why? These socks are clean. They have only been inside of my shoes since I went to work this morning." Gross. Your feet have been inside of your hot sweaty shoes all day long (which you have worn day in and day out for how long?), and you think your socks are still clean? After 5 minutes of being in your shoes your socks have absorbed the smell inside of your shoes. If it stinks, it isn't clean. Would you willing use a dish that smelled like mold? No. Because if it smells, then it isn't clean.

Ok... back to how to dress for a date. How would you want your date to dress? Where are you going? Are you taking her someplace or is she taking you? If you are taking her, then be sure to tell her what is appropriate to wear. If you are going somewhere nice for dinner, tell her to dress up a bit, and you must do the same. If she is taking YOU, then you need to ask her what would be appropriate for you to wear. It is a completely normal and reasonable question to ask "How should I dress?" So don't be surprised if she asks you that, and you need to be willing to ask too.

Ok, so I am not currently going to go in any more detail than that, but if I have forgotten something really important, PLEASE tell me:) How would you like your dates to dress? Do you think it is appropriate for your date to ask you to wear a specific outfit? (asking both men and women, and both ends of the question).


comments that I copied over:
At 4:13 PM, Anonymous said...

yeah, i would like it if i were told what outfit to wear. e.g., "wear that nice red velvet dress." or "wear slacks and a t-shirt." as it is when i ask, the usual male response is, "wear whatever you want." which doesn't help. if his parents are meeting us for dinner and his dad is wearing a tie, i truly feel awkward in blue jeans.