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The real thing that says when the Early stage of dating over is when a woman will hit the toilet and not shut the door.
Holding a conversation while she is Peeing means you're in a serious relationship.
I would assume that you'd see what a woman looks like without makeup the very first time she spends the night with you. Besides, not all women wear makeup. I don't, so what people see is just how I am.
I have noticed that a majority of female responders on city-data eschew makeup, and always "pooh-pooh" these type articles. I don't find it ridiculous at all. In my younger decades I WAS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. I had insecurities about skin blemishes among other things. Yes, I went to bed with full-makeup, and adjusted it best I could the next morning.
Of course when I became involved in really long-term relationships, I was confident enough to go makeup free. There are plenty of women like this. These days it can apply to older single women as well. People here act like makeup is the devil or something. If you don't like it, fine, but plenty of us do. That said, I don't "pile it on" like I did when I was younger, but just enough to enhance my natural look.
You must consider the source. Questioning the motivations and methods of a survey is a basic part of information literacy. This "study" was conducted by a make-up company, and quoted by a tabloid; no mention is made anywhere of the methods of the survey. Perhaps the skincare company asked their four shallowest employees? It's like a study by a beer company saying that drinking alcohol will help bald men re-grow hair, quoted in the National Enquirer. There may be a (remote) possibility that the premise is correct, but the article in question is not proof of anything but the greed of the companies involved and the gullibility of anyone who takes it seriously.
From the article (emphasis and Casablanca reference added):
Quote:
Maxine Flint, owner of skincare brand Flint + Flint, who conducted the research, comments: 'We were shocked [shocked!] to find out so many women feel so insecure about their skin . . . . [W]e hope that our Flint + Flint beauty range will help . . . .'
I have noticed that a majority of female responders on city-data eschew makeup, and always "pooh-pooh" these type articles. I don't find it ridiculous at all. In my younger decades I WAS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. I had insecurities about skin blemishes among other things. Yes, I went to bed with full-makeup, and adjusted it best I could the next morning.
Of course when I became involved in really long-term relationships, I was confident enough to go makeup free. There are plenty of women like this. These days it can apply to older single women as well. People here act like makeup is the devil or something. If you don't like it, fine, but plenty of us do. That said, I don't "pile it on" like I did when I was younger, but just enough to enhance my natural look.
Really though, a year doesn't seem like an awfully long time to you? I love makeup; I won't leave the house without it; my own mother hasn't seen me without it since I was about 13. Even I didn't go a whole year before letting my partner see me without makeup. probably several months, but not a year. I would never go makeup free in a casual relationship, but I have a hard time seeing a relationship lasting for a year and not becoming more than emotionally casual (maybe that's just me?). In any case, it's the "most women" that makes me doubt the validity of the survey (among other reasons). Some? Sure. Not most.
Hah! I got snowed in at my now-husband's house in two back-to-back blizzards when we had been dating for about a month. So I spent about a solid week at his place without cosmetics, a hairdryer, or hair products, and basically had only his man body wash and Suave shampoo. I had to borrow his deoderant and disposable razors, even!
I have noticed that a majority of female responders on city-data eschew makeup, and always "pooh-pooh" these type articles. I don't find it ridiculous at all. In my younger decades I WAS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. I had insecurities about skin blemishes among other things. Yes, I went to bed with full-makeup, and adjusted it best I could the next morning.
Could be, but I was well into my thirties when I even MET my husband. One would have hoped that, by that age, the same insecurities and concerns that may have been experienced as a younger, less secure, more immature, and less experienced woman would be long gone! By the time we met, the time for the "Oh, no, the boy saw me WITHOUT MAKEUP!!!" Days were long over. Being middle aged can be quite freeing in that way.
Although I've never gone to bed with full makeup on, intentionally. Makeup is fun and fine, but its not a necessity, nor is its absence something to stress about. I guess I look at it the same way I do most jewelry...a fun addition, but much if the time, I can't be bothered to/don't think to put it on, unless I'm getting ready for some special event.
You must consider the source. Questioning the motivations and methods of a survey is a basic part of information literacy.
Well Said
I just wish people would do that before voting at the local and federal level
I wish they would do that before deciding to follow "trends" or people who are famous because they are famous.
Thinking has gone out of style, it seems.
ah well, each to his own
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