• toofpic@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    I had a goth friend who would always get laid without much trouble. At some point he got a normal job and had to “become a normie”, and I learned that it wasn’t because he was a goth, it was because he was a complete asshole with women, and some women, for some reason, can’t resist assholes.

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    3 hours ago

    been low key wanting to do Egyptian pharaoh shit for years but I work blue collar in hick country and don’t dare until I can move out of the states

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      Well, there’s two ways that could go. You could be ‘that we>rdo, mike i think’ or ‘pharoah mike’.

      Build a mythology about why. Tie it into local values. You lost a bet and then liked it?

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        6 minutes ago

        bro I’m talking about queer-stomping throw Matt Shepard into the fence and kill him, country. the only way that’s going is to a bad time. I like your idea, I’m just not trying it here

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    5 hours ago

    This depends on the guy. Some can pull it off, others can’t. I’m one of those who can’t. If I put make up, I wouldn’t look goth, I would look like a serial killer lol

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    7 hours ago

    Can confirm.

    I’ve let several women do my make up and they’re always super enthusiastic that I’m down for that.

  • blarghly@lemmy.world
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    As others have said - this is not really how to get girls to be into you. This is one particular person’s fetish. They like goth-y, androgenous guys.

    If you are a goth-y, androgenous guy, and you have wanted to wear black eyeliner but felt nervous about it and have been putting it off - here’s your cue. Go do that.

    If you aren’t, then don’t do that. It might help you out a little since, as OP implies, it will make you stand out. But since you aren’t presenting yourself, but rather a charicature of someone else, you will feel inauthentic in the look, women will notice that you feel weird, and you won’t be much better off than you started. Maybe worse off, if your normal outfit was already working.

    In the… Let’s call it the “autistic guys getting laid community”, there is a lot of chatter around “archetype”. How you dress and style yourself is a conscious decision you make every day, and it is how you make your first impression on any women you want to sleep with. So if you were to introduce yourself to a sexy somebody, what would you want to tell them about yourself? Well, first you need to tell them that you give enough of a shit about what you look like to put some time into looking good. Next, you’d want to tell them interesting things about yourself - what you value, what your job or hobbies are, what communities you are part of. But at the same time, you want to make sure you are communicating well - putting together an outfit based on “I just like it” and “this has something to do with who I am” is like introducing yourself in mandarin to a girl in Barcelona. Fitting your outfit to something that is immediately understandable within your broader culture is called dressing to your “archetype”. Are you a skateboarder? Then dress like a skateboarder - stylishly ripped jeans, t shirt, flannel, beanie. A businessman? Wear a suit or a polo. A communist revolutionary? Rock your Che beret!

    What makes women universally cream themselves? Say it with me: confidence. And a confident man is going to dress in a way that stands out and expresses who he is, because he knows that this is a great way to attract others to him who are similar. So: look good; look different; look like something identifiable.

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    5 hours ago

    I’m too old, out of shape, bald, and too much gray hair to pull off goth. Though somewhere out in the universe is a photo of an 18-yo me dressed as Frank from RHPS. Make-up, died hair, fishnets… the whole nine.

  • Kowowow@lemmy.ca
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    What about blue jeans and solid colour tshirts with no logos like a cartoon character

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      It’s not a bad look, but it also isn’t helping you out. You’ll need to work with your body, facial attractiveness, and personality - which can do a lot. But not improving how you dress (not necessarily as a goth, but in some way that makes you look good and expresses yourself in a way that others understand) will leave a lot on the table.

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        Well with a beard and a second layer like a jacket I can pull off the “yes chad” look pretty easy even if it is an illusion, personality wise I’m a pretty shy guy that would rather pet a dog at a party than approach anyone but still capable of having proper conversations with random people though I have pulled an irish goodbye during one on one conversations at the end

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    6 hours ago

    Early 00s were a great time. I rocked those painted nails and eyeliner 🤘 along with the baggy jeans, chains and spikes

    Nowadays all I dress in is luminous shorts and anxiety 🤘

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    3 hours ago

    Best I could realistically pull off is a wig to look like someone from Queen, when they had long hairs. If I put makeup, it’s instant Twisted Sister