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Originally Posted by whistleblower
I agree that fashion sense, and probably sense of humour are pretty subjective. But I stand by the fact that you should look healthy and maintain good hygiene. I think if you make yourself look as good as possible you stand a better chance. A confident non-needy guy who is overweight and smells bad cannot stand a better chance than a confident non-needy guy who is in good shape and smells good.
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It could be argued that looking after oneself is a trait of an alpha male also. Not that I want to get into the debate about looks again (it's been done to death on countless other posts), but if someone presents themselves authentically then they can have whatever appearance they like and still be successful. Sure, it can't hurt to take care of yourself for your own benefit (health, feeling good etc), but doing it to earn the approval of other people (in the form of attracting women) is counter-productive and comes across as needy.
Let me put it this way - I could name people I know whom, to improve their chances with girls, got ripped. Guys who could bounce pennies off their abs and put me and my string-bean muscles to shame with their toned bodies. Did it increase the number of chicks who wanted to sleep with them? Without exception, no.
I also present, for evidence, Exhibit B - Tucker Max:
I think we can agree he is far from the best looking guy in the world, and far from the most fashionable. But for sheer pulling power, his prowess is one we should all aspire to. If I become half as good at pulling girls as he is, I'll consider myself pretty good. Do you think this guy cares what his hair looks like, what aftershave he uses or what people think of him? If you read one of his stories, you'll see he doesn't.
Besides, isn't it more fun just living life how you want to live it, not giving a flying monkey about what other people think? Christ, if you tried to please everyone you'd end up pleasing no-one anyway so why bother? If people don't like me for the rubgy-hating, beer-belly-sporting, piano-playing bellend that I am, I'm not interested in them.
Neatly, this has lead me on to a thread I've been wanting to write for a while. It'll be on
PUA General Chat and it's about breaking down the social conditioning that surrounds others.