Dating in the modern world can be fun, but it can also be a real baseball to the crotch at times. 40% of Americans date online according to recent studies, and so the digital era makes what was once local competition for the best looking girls around a near enough worldwide game. For every attractive female, there’s about 3 million guys sending her messages to her online, so if you do manage to get through the various assault course obstacles (getting a message back, using a successful chat-up line, getting a cell number…) and get a date, you’d better make sure you’re looking your absolute best, otherwise BigBilly53582 will be swooping right in there, possibly as soon as her first visit to the bathroom on your date! We’re of course not totally focusing on looks here, but, consider yourself like a door, you have to be a door she’s going to want to open to look what’s inside. If you’re the kind of door with say, a peeling paint job, or god forbid, a rusty knob, she might be put off from the very start.
So, listen up, and make sure the following 3 aspects of your grooming and style are immaculate before you even think of stepping out of that door to that date:
Shoes
In a study conducted with 1000 participants by a footwear brand, it was found that women judge a man’s shoes twice as much as a man judges a women’s, and what’s more, 64% of women judge a man’s entire fashion sense based on his shoes. Hardly surprised though are you, who hasn’t heard a story of a woman rejecting a guy because she scanned face down to feet and found her own equivalent of socks and sandals sitting there at the end of it. When a woman is looking at you below the waist, as much as you might like to think it, it is not your crotch she cares about on first impressions.
So make sure you:-
- Keep your toes covered. No thongs or biblical style sandals please.
- Don’t wear battered shoes of any kind. Anything muddy, scuffed or even with holes in it suggests a man who does not take care of himself.
- Avoid black shoes if you plan to wear jeans.
- Avoid shoes that show off your socks.
Try to wear classic boots like desert boots, and stick to the rule of brown with a blue suit or trousers, or black shoes or boots with a black suit. If you’re going jazzy with your suit colour or design, you’re on your own buddy.
Teeth
According to a survey completed in a popular US publication, teeth is what men judge women the most on, above grammar, hair, clothes, tattoos, hands, nails, shoes car and gadgets. It also came top as the thing a woman prioritizes when she considers her attraction to man. In fact over 70% of women put teeth first. So, there’s no room for kale teeth or stinky breath bro, you need to make sure you:-
- Get a hygienist appointment close to your date, so your teeth have had a proper scrub before the big date.
- Avoid garlic and onion on the day and the day before. Garlic and onion create gases that stick around, and some people even omit garlicky sweat after consuming it.
- Invest in breath freshener over sugar-free mint gum. A quick spray of breath freshener is easier to conceal than a gurning, grinding chewing motion that’s kind of gross.
- Take floss out on the date with you so you can quickly freshen your teeth up when you visit the bathroom.
Hair
The hair on your head is a sure thing, we’re sure you’re old enough to have your own style going on. So let’s instead, talk about the hair on your face. First things first, unibrows are in no way shape or form sexy. You need two of those brows to express yourself, not one giant M for ‘making her wonder when the date will be over’. Get a professional wax for under $10 dollars and enjoy fiddling with that new smooth bit of skin in between your eyes before your date arrives. After your brows, you’re going to have to think about facial hair; beard, mustache etc.
If you shave, make sure you use the best shaver you have, don’t make do with some old rusty razor you’ve been shredding yourself with for weeks. Check out a good Braun shaver or other reliable brand, and don’t shave right before your date so you have the chance to deal with any redness or pimples that show their jazz hands at exactly the wrong moment. If you are one of the many with beards and mustaches, you need to be one of the many who invest in products to keep that facial fuzz looking great. According to recent studies the men’s toiletries industry grew by 3.4 billion dollars in the last few years, so you’ll want to chuck your cents in and enjoy the rewards of all that product choice. Oils, balms, combs, there’s everything you need to go from homeless to hipster in minutes.
The only thing you need to avoid completely is going ‘in between’. You might think you have stubble mastered, but if you want a first kiss, she won’t be going for it if it means her face has to go through the shredder to get to your lips. Keep your face soft and fuzzy or soft and smooth, not stubbly and stabby.
Remember, you are a wonderful person. You make your friends laugh, your grandma loves you, your job is great, you’re kind etc etc etc.
But…
Ain’t nobody got time for that if you look like Shia Lebeouf crossed with Charlie Sheen after a messy week on the booze, sleeping rough, after raiding the local ‘lost and found’ to dress yourself. Take some time to get yourself looking fine, and she’s sure to want to get to know you more. Enjoy your date good lookin’.
