Why do married women go through so much to look good?

Question

Heels, make-up, expensive clothes, plastic surgery, etc. If they're married, aren't they off the market? Why all the fuss?

Answer 1

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Have you ever heard of dignity and self respect. I never worry about my wife spending extra time for make-up and clothes and she always buys clothes and shoes on sale. They look expensive, but they weren't and she always looks great. Of all our neighbors and friends, she is the best looking of the wives. I am always pleased to be out with her, oh, and she doesn't need plastic surgery.

Answer 2

Just because a woman is married doesn't mean she should just let herself go.  A married woman still makes the effort to look good because it's healthy for your self-esteem and for you relationship in general.  What I don't get/understand is when married women DO let themselves go and use the fact that their married as an excuse.

Answer 3

Women who care about how they look do so whether they are married or not.  Those who don't - probably didn't care before marriage either!

SOME OF US take pride in our appearance.

Answer 4

Silly. You know the answer to this just as well as I do. Of course, it took me years to figure it out. We women don't dress up and do our hair and makeup to impress men. h**l, they'd be impressed by a low-cut feed-sack if the hem was high enough. We do all that to impress (or maybe compete with) other women!

And to feel good about ourselves, of course ... but I think all this goes hand in hand!

Answer 5

What would you want your wife to look like?

I would like to look my best for my husband even if I am not around him so he could say "Yeah that is MY wife look ALL you want but she is mine."

What would you want a female employee to look like?

I know if I had a place I would want everyone to look their best.

Yes this has to do with marriage because married women work.

I agree though no plastic surgery for me.

Answer 6

Ummm how about they want to look good for themselves...

Not everything revolves around the man...

Heels, a little makeup, nice clothes... but NO plastic surgery for me!!

Answer 7

Yes indeed, they're off the market, but they still have to look "marketable" to their husbands.

Answer 8

Are you for real? So women only fix themselves up for the purpose of getting a man? Pish on that. I like to look good no matter what. And I'm sure my husband appreciates me looking good too.  

Answer 9

First of all, this applies to very few married women. Men complain because their women don't GET s**y anymore. Maybe that's the reason some women feel compelled to do all this! Anyway, did you ever stop to think some women just wanna look good for the man they married? Geez, it's like damned if we do, damned if we don't!

Answer 10

Cause their afraid that if they dont keep on looking good for their husbands then he will lose interest and go out and find a woman who does take care of herself.

Answer 11

They're trying to look good for their spouse.

Answer 12

I still want to look good for myself and my husband.  If I gain 100lbs and look like a hag, it might put a damper on our sexlife and cause him to look elsewhere.

Answer 13

I dress up to look good for my man...

He don't want a frumpy looking wife who has let herself go.

Answer 14

because we have pride in our appearance and our husbands like an attractive spouse.  I expect my husband to keep up his appearance, as well.

Our child is proud of her good looking parents. ;-)

Answer 15

I want to be a hot mom.  Not a fat mom in sweat pants.

Answer 16

Because they seldom consider themselves completely off the market. They are always looking to impress just in case.

Answer 17

There were certain things my husband and I discussed before getting married.  He and I agreed that we never go to the bathroom in front of one another or openly pass wind in front of one another.  He agreed that unless he became incapable of opening the door for me that he would do so until death.  I promised to always look as nice as I could and in 13 years he has seen me maybe 3 times without my makeup on.  Each time I was deathly ill and would have just looked like a 2 dollar hooker if I even tried.

Answer 18

Huh?  So they can get hit on and bedded down by scumbags like me.  

Answer 19

I'm just protecting my interests with that man I call, "my husband".....its been a lucrative partnership- well, for me, anyway!

: )

Answer 20

Such a funny question. I caught my man's eye one night while I was out on the town and now that he is mine, I like to keep up appearances. It does't take fancy clothes or salon hair-just a dab of makeup here and there and a smile. It takes time and effort to keep a relationship working and if I just gave up on myself and got fat and lazy and crabby, he wouldn't want to stay and he wouldn't be interested in me anymore. Besides, it does my ego good to look nice and I'm sure he enjoys seeing other men look at me twice (he knows I only have eyes for him)-isn't that the trophy wife thing?

Answer 21

It's a personal thing. We want to feel and look good too. Plus who wants their spouse looking at another women dressed up?  

Answer 22

There are 3 reasons.

1.  To test the man.  If he doesn't notice, doesn't respond, or doesn't react, his test score goes up.  (women will tell you they want to be complimented... they do, but at man's expense.  his power is diminished)

2.  To infuriate the man, to make him jealous.  Women totally get off on this.  They looove to cause anger, it's like a sick perversion.

3.  To flirt with other people, so they can get energy and feel good, in compensation for what they are not doing with their husband.  This is why women can go longer without s*x.  They "get energy" in other ways.  So men, when you see your honey dressing up for something without you, beware... she is getting juiced elsewhere.

Answer 23

I don't do plastic surgery... and my clothes aren't expensive... but I try to look good for myself... and my husband gets the benefit of it! Of which in turn I get the benefit of him enjoying how I look with loads of marital fun! LOL