Do men appreciate a woman who takes care of herself?

[various]

Do men appreciate a girl who puts effort into her appearance? I'll use myself as an example. I am somebody who likes to take care of her body and health. I like to look good and have good hygiene. I do enjoy buying nice clothes for myself so that I feel both comfortable and good. I am by no means vain or stuck up. But sometimes I feel like I may intimidate men because of the way I dress or style my hair or wear my make-up. Now, let me clarify that it's NEVER over the top. I like to keep myself as real and natural as possible and I always dress for the occasion. But a few people have told me that something about the way I look (referring to my style in general) is too put together (LOL). I don't even know what that means. I am a very laid back person but I obviously don't want my looks or style to stop men from approaching me or getting to know me.

I know that men aren't very fond of women who are high maintenance but I am far from that. So can someone please advice me on what I can do different? Or do I need to do anything different?

If you're with someone right now, wouldn't you want them to put effort into their appearance for you or for themselves (male or female)? I personally don't see anything wrong with looking "put together" for majority of the time and I know that if I am ever in a relationship with someone, I would prefer them to at least look presentable instead of sloppy. But this is why I am asking this question .. maybe it's all in my head.

Any help is appreciated! Thanks in advance!

[art_k]

I wish more girls were like you.

I'm currently single but if I were to have a girlfriend I'd personally like her to be just like you in terms of hygiene, looks and style.

You wouldn't certainly feel that cramped if a well-groomed guy with habits similar to yours showed some genuine interest in you that would end up in a relationship.

If you're really proud to be that attractive I'd suggest you go ahead and never let yourself lower your personal standards as well as your expectations from your potential significant others.

[Frost2013]

Absolutely. If she doesn't take care of herself, how would she take care of her boyfriend/husband? You girls don't realize how much you mean to us guys. We don't just want sex. We want someone who understands us and knows us better than we know ourselves.

[Prof_Don]

i concur with this answer here 8-)

[BigMak-Vlad]

I was going to answer, but this guy sums it up very well. Although I might add "It's the same for guys."

[Bhoot]

I think hygiene and jsut natural maintainance and care for ones appearance is important, so screw the guys who think that no make up daggy clothes and bad hygiene means its normal and not high maintainence clearly have no idea what maintainence actually is.

[kdizzleforizzle91]

I think that guys are automatically more likely to be interested in a woman who takes care of herself. If she can't even take care of herself, she doesn't seem likely to be able to "take care of" a relationship, and probably isn't worth the guy's time.

[Anonymous]

Guys who are intimidated are guys you don't want, trust.a guy who's insecure to that level needs to improve himself before dating lol

[Prof_Don]

i concur with this; I think its sad that a guy wants to be wkth a girl that is less put togethrr just because his mind is full of self doubt. :-/

[prophecy]

a woman needs to take care of herself - this is a must. she needs to be a complete package. no sloppiness whatsoever.

from hygiene to makeup, nails, hair, etc. to clothes. everything. no need for any expensive stuff, just some sense for good style.

so don't change it.

[Anonymous]

Its hard to find girls that take care of themselves. I see women eat nothing but garbage, get ugly from it, and think a touch of make up will make them look better. Also eating the wrong foods puts you in the wrong mood, I don't like negative girls. I know in the marriage vowels it say for healthy and sick, but I wouldn't want to marry a girl that makes herself sick and then my children inherit all the garbage she ate. I want healthy kids that will grow up strong!

[Prof_Don]

You're absolutelty right about food affecting your mood...most people probably don't recognize a correlation between the two! :)

[Zildjian1972]

Oh yes a well dressed woman commands attention. By all means keep that up ... I believe you may be well served to visit some different clothing stores and get some ideas on hot to change it up a bit not completely change yourself ... Just paint with a different color everyone and then

[Anonymous]

trying to look good is fine but it kind of sounds like they were saying in a nice way that you were trying to hard.

[various]

You know what, that could be it, haha. I never thought of it that way.

[Anonymous]

Of course we do, it's only an issue if you become obsessive about it.

[Anonymous]

DON'T CHANGE YOURSELF! I agree with you! I think it's important to take care of yourself. If that's what men are intimidated by then lord help them!

[Zorax]

Yes, of course, I like fit & sporty girls

[Anonymous]

Heck ya not many guys want a fruppy bum chick