The Best of How To Fight Like A Girl: 4

How To Dress To Get His Attention

As much as we say we don’t, we do. As much as we pretend that we don’t, we do. We get dressed in the morning, think about a certain someone (or multiple someones) or even the hope of meeting that someone and think, “I wonder if this will get his attention?”

Guys are visual. It’s easy to dress in a way that gets his attention or turns him away. The problem is, way too many girls dress in a way that attracts the wrong kind of guy. Sure, short shorts and tight shirts will get guys looking. But it will be the wrong kind of guy. So here is some advice as to how to dress the grab the attention of the right kind of guy.

Be Yourself

Are you a sporty kind of girl? Rock the sneakers, basketball shorts, and ponytail. Are you into music? Wear shirts with music-type jokes that only you get (I’d insert one here, but I’m not musical and, therefore, have nothing to offer). Into nature? Wear lots of brown and green and get one of those feather extensions that are so popular right now. The bottom line is, wear things that boldly proclaim who you are. Guys want you to be real.

Be Modest

I know I’ve pounded you over the head with this time and time again, but it always deserves repetition. The bottom line is, if it’s not for sale, don’t put it on the menu.

Be Feminine

As much as modesty is important, it’s no excuse to be a slob. Use good hygiene. Make sure your clothes are in good shape. Don’t wear too much make up. Buy clothes in the girl’s department. Dress up on occasion and celebrate your inner girly girl.

Be Humble

The ultimate test of your appearance is asking your dad. Ask him if it’s too much or not enough. Ask him if he has any suggestions. Does dressing like Daddy’s little girl really get a guys attention? If your dad approves, that means that you will be dressing to impress the right kind of guy.

Be Patient

One of the reasons girls change their appearance is the hopes of getting some attention – pretty much any attention from any guy. But if you are modest, feminine, and totally yourself, the right guy will come along at the right time and think you are beyond beautiful just the way you are. So keep being yourself and wait. Even when it seems like it’s taking forever, wait. He’ll be along some day.

I was watching What Not To Wear the other day and there was a girl with orange skin (too much tanning), bleached blond hair, and so much makeup, I’m surprised it wasn’t dripping off. She wore tight pink clothes and talked like a ditz.

More shocking than her appearance was what she had to say. “I’m a nice Christian girl and I just want a nerdy, geeky kind of guy. But it seems like only jerks are interested in me.”

I wanted to shake some sense into her! You really think a nerdy, geeky kind of guy would even approach you let alone ask you out? And, I don’t even know you, but they way you dress and talk screams, “I’m easy!”

The best way to dress to impress a guy is to don’t. Don’t try too hard. Don’t be consumed with it. Be modest, be yourself, and be patient.

What are some of your favorite things that you wear that your perfect guy will just fall in love with?

Related articles

• The Summer Of Skirts (fightlikegirls.wordpress.com)
• You are what you wear (theshenpen.wordpress.com)
• Modest is Honest (mistygatlin.wordpress.com)

This blog was originally posted on June 29, 2011

How To Dress To Get His Attention

As much as we say we don’t, we do. As much as we pretend that we don’t, we do. We get dressed in the morning, think about a certain someone (or multiple someones) or even the hope of meeting that someone and think, “I wonder if this will get his attention?”

 

Guys are visual. It’s easy to dress in a way that gets his attention or turns him away. The problem is, way too many girls dress in a way that attracts the wrong kind of guy. Sure, short shorts and tight shirts will get guys looking. But it will be the wrong kind of guy. So here is some advice as to how to dress the grab the attention of the right kind of guy.

 

Be Yourself

Are you a sporty kind of girl? Rock the sneakers, basketball shorts, and ponytail. Are you into music? Wear shirts with music-type jokes that only you get (I’d insert one here, but I’m not musical and, therefore, have nothing to offer). Into nature? Wear lots of brown and green and get one of those feather extensions that are so popular right now. The bottom line is, wear things that boldly proclaim who you are. Guys want you to be real.

 

Be Modest

I know I’ve pounded you over the head with this time and time again, but it always deserves repetition. The bottom line is, if it’s not for sale, don’t put it on the menu.

 

Be Feminine

As much as modesty is important, it’s no excuse to be a slob. Use good hygiene. Make sure your clothes are in good shape. Don’t wear too much make up. Buy clothes in the girl’s department. Dress up on occasion and celebrate your inner girly girl.

 

Be Humble

The ultimate test of your appearance is asking your dad. Ask him if it’s too much or not enough. Ask him if he has any suggestions. Does dressing like Daddy’s little girl really get a guys attention? If your dad approves, that means that you will be dressing to impress the right kind of guy.

 

Be Patient

One of the reasons girls change their appearance is the hopes of getting some attention – pretty much any attention from any guy. But if you are modest, feminine, and totally yourself, the right guy will come along at the right time and think you are beyond beautiful just the way you are. So keep being yourself and wait. Even when it seems like it’s taking forever, wait. He’ll be along some day.

 

I was watching What Not To Wear the other day and there was a girl with orange skin (too much tanning), bleached blond hair, and so much makeup, I’m surprised it wasn’t dripping off. She wore tight pink clothes and talked like a ditz.

 

More shocking than her appearance was what she had to say. “I’m a nice Christian girl and I just want a nerdy, geeky kind of guy. But it seems like only jerks are interested in me.”

 

I wanted to shake some sense into her! You really think a nerdy, geeky kind of guy would even approach you let alone ask you out? And, I don’t even know you, but they way you dress and talk screams, “I’m easy!”

 

The best way to dress to impress a guy is to don’t. Don’t try too hard. Don’t be consumed with it. Be modest, be yourself, and be patient.

 

What are some of your favorite things that you wear that your perfect guy will just fall in love with?

Related articles

• The Summer Of Skirts (fightlikegirls.wordpress.com)
• You are what you wear (theshenpen.wordpress.com)
• Modest is Honest (mistygatlin.wordpress.com)

Dress To Impress

What do you think about as you get ready in the morning?

 

Do you dress to try and look skinner? Look fashionable? Do you copy things you see in magazines or just throw something together? Do you get dressed thinking about who you will see and what they will think about it (hence the sweatpants and a stained shirt when you are planning on staying home all day)?

 

We all care about our appearance. It’s why we spend so much money on clothes, hair products, and accessories. It’s why we have to add an extra thirty minutes into our morning get-ready routine. It’s why we twirl in front of mirrors, trying to get a glimpse of every possible angle, making sure we look good from all sides.

 

But how much care and attention is too much?

 

“…women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness – with good works.” – 1 Timothy 2:9-10

 

First off, this isn’t a theological debate about whether or not Christian women can wear jewelry or braid their hair. I’ll leave that to the Bible School nerds with more time on their hands.

 

But what we can take from this passage is that, as much as we are concerned with our outward appearance, we need to be concerned with what people see us doing and how we are living.

 

Do you wake up in the morning and think about putting on self-control? When people look at you during the day, do they see good works that are the result of godliness?

 

I want to be more concerned with my spiritual state each day than I am about what I’m wearing. I want people to notice the things I am doing for the Kingdom of God more than they notice my outfits. I want the love of Jesus to outshine my bling.

 

How much care and attention is too much? Instead, why don’t you ask yourself, “How much do I care about Jesus shining through me? What can I do to make that more important than what I’m wearing?”

 

What ways have you found to clothe yourself with godliness each day?

 

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• Clothed in Courage (jalapenosandchocolate.com)
• Getting Dressed (mistygatlin.wordpress.com)

Video Viernes #11

Did you know the book I’m writing is about  spy? Well, an ex-spy. Kind of. You’ll just have to wait and see

But in preparation, I figured why not get your minds turning about how cool it would be to be a spy – even in your own backyard!

Tough Girl Tool Kit

Do you carry a purse?  As a kick-butt girl, you should.  And it’s about a whole lot more than accessorizing (which, we all know, every tough girl LOVES to accessorize).  There’s things we all need in case of emergencies:

• ID: This is always handy in case you find yourself in a foreign country and you lose your passport while kicking butt.  Or if you get drugged by a super villain and wake up with a nasty case of amnesia.  A tough girl always needs to know who she is.

• Waterproof mascara: Not only handy to avoid looking like a raccoon whenever you have bad days, also handy in the event that you get ship wrecked and stranded on a desert island.  After all, kick-butt girls love to look good.

• Gum: First is the obvious breath freshener (because it’s not kick-butt to knock someone over with stank breath).  But it’s also good for holding things together, like if you have to attach a detonator to an explosive device.  Or, heaven forbid, you lose the back to your earring.

• Pen: It writes notes.  It hide notes – unscrew it, roll up a piece of paper, hide it inside, and screw it back together.  Also handy for drawing mean doodles of villains and enemies, preferably with stink lines coming off their heads.

• Keys: They start cars, open doors, work as a weapon and, probably most practically, can serve as an accessory if you pick out a super cute key chain.

• A journal: You never know when a fantastic kick-butt idea will hit!  Plus it makes you look even smarter than you already are.

• Pocket Bible: Because a kick-butt girl knows where her kick-butt passion and strength flows from.  And, again, on the accessory front…well, to match the Bible and the journal and the key chain and the purse?  That’s pure genius.

What about you?  Can you think of anything else that is a must have for kicking butt?