I read somewhere that girls make up/dress up not for the guys, they actually do it to be competitive in the presense of other girls in a social fucntion.

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Added on May 7, 2009, 11:18 am

Again with the misconceptions.

Do you really think poor guys don't deserve love? (Let's not even talk about 'stingy', that's not even relevant.) And do you really think money is so easy to find? There are people out there trapped in a never-ending cycle of poverty - things like house and car that you take for granted, they're far beyond the reach of these people. Are you so inconsiderate, so insensitive, so lacking in empathy, that all you can say to them is "wake up and find more money"?

Money = Quality? I show you Guy A, who works as a car workshop mechanic, earns about RM2k a month, saving up as much as he can every month so he can buy a partnership share in his workshop. Now I give you Guy B, son of a rich timber tycoon, lives in a penthouse apartment and drives an imported sports car, has never held a job for longer than 6 months, and is now just bumming around until his father scolds him again for the umpteenth time to get a job.

Is Guy B a better person than Guy A? In every way? Really??

Okay, I admit, I'm throwing out straw men too. Not every rich guy is a spoiled slacker like Guy B. But the difference here is character. Is that not more important than money, in judging a person? If I had just said Guy A is a kind and decent man, Guy B is a spoiled and arrogant jerk, then asked you who is a better person - do you really need to know who has more money before you can answer that question?

I'm not saying money is not important. You're saying that money is the most important. You're wrong. You could not be more wrong.
I have a cousin. Smartest and most successful amongst his siblings. Worked in the oil business, conducted multi-million dollar deals, had a beautiful wife and son. Then one day he was arrested by the FBI in the States, on suspicion of having ties to terrorists, because of his business contacts in the Middle East. He was in jail for a couple of years while his case dragged on. His wife divorced him and took his son away. He was finally released, and right now he's trying to rebuild his business, and has since married a divorcee with a son of her own.

If you think money lasts longer than love... you're just flat-out wrong.

hatever happened to making yourself look good so that you feel good about yourself? Is attracting men the only reason? I exercise, because being healthy gives me confidence and self-assurance. If a girl finds me attractive because of that, that's just a bonus - it is not the end to which exercising is the means. Same reason why I dress well, wear deodorant, comb my hair every morning - or, for that matter, why I work hard at my job.

Guy B - Yes he sark, but think wisely, he got pent houses, sport car, money and a rich father !
He is such a jerk, but doesnt meant he doesnt love and cherish his wife. She will lead a good life.
Why you think he is such a jerk, it's because his father is rich. If he can live like that, I dont even think you need to worry about him.
His beloved father must have already planned for his son. (I got this kind of friend !) Even if his father did not, I guess you should look at their saving !
++ He is only not working coz he got loads of money ! Why u called him JERK ? He dont even kill, rape or rob ! Who says a spoiled child dont love their parents and family ?

Back to your cousin, why you think his wife left him ?
Look at all the thread above ! It links everything.
Why a smart person like him took the wrong step ?
If I'm his wife I'll do the samething ! Oh, your husband in jail ? ( I cant even accept that )

Make up is not like exercise, make up you can do it ad-hoc basis.
Anyway if I go out on a date you can say I dress up to impress "him"
If I go to work, I dress up for my self confidence.
If I go shopping, I dress up for the fun of it.

sure or not 1st?

From the topic http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/967243 it made me think deep why are girl money minded.

Thousands of years ago, money do not exist, girl will choose their partner base on security, they look for well built male who can protect them from wild animals and wild man or whatever wild things,they're vulnerable when they;re pregnant, and the years when they need to raise children. This has been genetic in female.

Fast forward to today, we no longer require mr. muscle to protect us, security took a new meaning, security = money. So girl will marry a guy when he is rich and this is why the quote ada wang ada amoi.

So girls, be proud when you choose a rich husband, and to those girl who insist love is more important, they're just immature and the mother instinct not kick in yet, after few years of marriage they'll regret of their choice.

of coz la, there r no specific target, I want to look presentable to everybody male or female.

oh ok! but ru a money minded person?

depend on which angle you;re looking

I nvr meet u b4....therefore I can't judge it lor...

but I can say tat,..there is no gals can lie/cheat on me! No matter how pretty or beautiful they are!

People who say this are the ones who tend to get cheated

haha! I met a lot of them...none of them can so far...even those PRC gals who wanna try to hipnosis on me!

This thread is an affront and a total insult to the hard-working and independent modern woman who makes her own keep. 

I have two grown-up daughters and my advice to them is to self-reliant and not depend on anyone as they are educated (up to tertiary level).  They are certainly level-headed enough not to rely or leech off their boyfriends.