men's hygiene survey for DU women....

[mike_c]

Women of DU, which of these male hygiene issues concerns you the most? As a man, I'm concerned about avoiding all of these problems-- well, most of them, most of the time-- but when you can't fit in a complete personal hygiene program EVERY DAMNED DAY it's important to know which elements are most imperative, and which we can let slide in an, um, emergency.

[Bjornsdotter]

1. If you've got hair

.....growing where 95% of the population doesn't, wax it, shave it, somehow remove it.

Cheers

[liontamer]

2. are you saying it's too much effort to brush your teeth,shower, and change your clothes/underwear

etc on a regular basis? Because it's really not.

[lizerdbits]

11. That's what I was thinking

I can see the toenails, I only cut mine on weekends. Trimming things like back hair (I guess you have to get someone else to do that?) I can see too, it's probably a pain in the ass and time consuming. I'd see that as a weekend thing.

I think not showering every day is gross but maybe if I didn't have really thin hair that gets obviously greasy after 10 hours or sweat at the gym most days I wouldn't see it that way. How lazy does one have to be to not change underwear every day?

[mike_c]

14. no no, not at all-- I am the epitome of male groomedness....

But sometimes one might be COMPELLED to let standards slip, just a little-- during alien invasions, biblical disasters, that sort of thing.

[SarahB]

3. Ok, my opinion

Hairy chest- fine (very sexy actually)
Hairy back- please get rid of anything beyond fuzz
Nose hairs- trim please
Ear hairs- please get rid of it
Facial hair- beards, clean shaven, and slight stubble are fine. Massive stubble is not conducive or comfortable for certain activities A-hem!
Hairy legs- fine
Armpit hair- fine
Other hair- personal preference of partner

If you want to touch us, trim fingernails and toenails. Please shower daily and use cologne sparingly. Brush you teeth please also and wear clean clothes. Thanks.

[Pale Blue Dot]

18. I have to BRUSH MY TEETH???!!

:grr:

[SarahB]

22. You're not supposed to talk here...

or people will find out I had sex wih you today with your onion breath and stray nose hairs. How can I maintain my reputation as your demanding dominatrix that way? :mad:

[Pale Blue Dot]

And you didn't let me double-post! nt

[SarahB]

27. Uh-huh!

p.s. You duped. :D

[Pale Blue Dot]

25. You had onion breath too!

And maybe we'd better either:

a) stop drinking, or
b) logoff of DU.

:D :evilgrin:

[Left Is Write]

4. Shower, clean undies and clean mouth/breath are the absolute

most important from your list.

[SmokingJacket]

10. I agree: the Holy Trinity of Hygeine. nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. The sandpaper face thing...

If you want to wear a beard, fine!!! I have dated men with beards.

But my 27-yo nephew does the sandpaper face thing and it is just stupid. What the hell does it accomplish, except make him look lazy and sloppy? He works in a public sales position, so maybe he shaves closely during the week and only does the sandpaper thing on weekends.

Happily, he DID shave closely for his wedding a week ago Saturday.

[Lethe]

37. i am master of the sandpaper face!

I haven't shaved properly in maybe 6 months....perpetually stuck in the scruffy sandpaper look. I just set my clippers on ultra-low and trim everything. It takes like a minute.

I detest shaving with a razor, and i'm too lazy to go out and buy a real electric shaver.

:)

[WildEyedLiberal]

6. Is this for partners or for just people you interact with generally?

I guess it doesn't matter because either way I vote for breath. Bad breath is probably my number one physical turnoff. It has made cute people utterly unattractive to me before.

[mike_c]

19. well, you know, for ladies who might be in a position...

...to break your balls about it express their distaste.

[crispini]

7. Here's one you haven't thought of, but it's related...

if you're inviting a hot girl over and you think you might get lucky, CHANGE THE SHEETS.

[mike_c]

15. sheets?

Oh yeah-- I think I've got some of those around here somewhere-- surely the ex left some, probably in that bathroom cabinet with all the extra towels stacked in it. Hey-- while we're on the subject-- what ARE those extra towels for, anyway? :shrug:

[asthmaticeog]

16. Um, they should be changed regularly anyway.

I mean, unless one wants to spend all night every night wallowing in one's own stale sweat and dead skin cells, it's kind of a must even if one isn't gonna score.

[krispos42]

50. Sheets come off the mattress?

Well, shit, why didn't anybody tell me that? That sounds a hell of a lot easier than using the damn carpet cleaner.

[SOteric]

8. I don't care much about various levels of hairyness.

As long as ear hair, back hair, toe-knuckle hair, chest hair or even butt hair is clean it's fine. Possibly even sexy. But any kind of stench is unwelcome in conjuction with 'sexy.' A daily shower and regular teeth brushing is not unreasonable, and if your feet stink that badly you probably have a foot fungus. A few seconds with a spray can clear that up in no time.

[Dastard Stepchild]

9. How can I say this without embarrassing the man?

Ok. You know how when you scratch your head really deeply and then you pull your hand away and some of your head hairs come loose, cling to your hand and then just sort of fall off onto the floor or table or chair or bed or wherever you happen to be at the moment?

Replace head with, errrr, the jewels.

[mike_c]

21. I was gonna add scratching, um, there to the list but ran out of spaces....

The number of ways in which we can fail to live up to womens' expectations is gloriously infinite!

[XemaSab]

12. Any stinkiness = deal breaker

n/t

[mike_c]

23. one word....

Patchouli!

[XemaSab]

26. one word....

FORMALIN!!!!!

:rofl:

[Roon]

13. I am not very hairy

but I still manscape where it needs it. Nose, groin, butt, etc. :-)

[mike_c]

17. MANSCAPE! Dude that is so cool....

Can you buy power tools for that? That would be the bomb!

[huskerlaw]

20. Take a shower.

Brush your teeth. And shave.

I'm required to do all of these things, so should any man I'm associated with.

On edit: omg, and change your underwear. Isn't that a given? EWW.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

24. I don't mind hair, really, as long as it's not hirsute.

I'm a lazy-ass about shaving myself in all but the summer; I completely understand similar behavior. :D

[Goblinmonger]

31. I just think it is cool

that you use the word "hirsute." See what being well read can do for you!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

32. Haha, that one's actually from Latin class.

Lots of sentences about "Parva puella hirsutos araneos non amat"--"The little girl does not love hairy spiders." :P

[CBHagman]

28. Other: Gentlemen, the world is not your spittoon.

Or shall I say, "Bring it up again and we'll vote on it!"

Come on, guys, occasionally use a trash can or a tissue, not the sidewalk.

:puke:

[mike_c]

29. yup, totally agree-- spitting is gross and disgusting....

Ugh.

[mike_c]

30. whoa- bad breath is a clear downer-- I must admit I'm a bit surprised...

...that it's so OVERWHELMINGLY an issue. I find that mint flavored chewing tobacco is a great way to freshen breath all day long!

[Missy Vixen]

33. A certain party that lives in our house

insists on rubbing his two or three day old stubble on my face, then acts all shocked: "Why's your face all red?" Considering the fact that my skin is REALLY sensitive (and the same thing's been happening for 14 years now,) I'm wondering why he thinks it's going to be any different.

Women are expected to deal with personal hygiene on a daily basis. I can't understand why this is so hard to get across to him.

Julie

[BlueJazz]

34. Jesus..You DU woman are Picky, Picky

Geez...The poor Guy blows his nose on your tablecloth and you make a big deal out of it.

[Glorfindel]

35. Dang, it must be TOUGH being a straight man!

If you're fastidious, you're a sissy. If you're not fastidious, you're an animal. No wonder straight men are usually in a bad mood. :evilgrin:

[mike_c]

39. LOL-- hard to respond to that!

D'oh!

[Maraya1969]

36. I hate bad breath. I still remember having sex with a boyfriend once

who tasted like the zoo that day and I didn't have the guts to tell him. It haunts me to this day.

[Maraya1969]

38. Hey this works real good for general not smelling bad/being clean

I take baths with Epsom salts which you can get at your regular drug store. Use about 2 cups in the bath. It draws out impurities from the skin and I learned how well it worked when I changed from regular deodorant to the natural stuff that is much safer but really doesn't work as well.

I also found this deodorant from "Queen Helene" with tea tree oil. Tea tree oil kills bacteria which is what causes the armpit smell. And it is not that expensive.

[judaspriestess]

40. skidmarks

I don't think I need to go into more detail

[snailly]

41. Please clean your butts, fellas.

I think I speak for ALL women. You would get a lot more down there if you'd take the time in the morning. A little scrubby dubby goes a long way.

[snailly]

42. Boy, did the final simple truth actually work?

Or kill the thread?

[mike_c]

43. well, we're all just speechless for the moment....

I mean, who could have known that cleanliness actually mattered outside of our grandmothers' platitudes?

[snailly]

45. If your grandma is in your britches you got

more problems than stinky balls, my dear.

[mike_c]

47. LOL-- I still remember my grandmother advising us...

...to always wear clean underwear in case we were in an auto accident. Grandmother was less worried about dying than she was about being caught without fresh knickers!

[krispos42]

51. Bill Cosby discussed this topic

Something to the effect of "Whether or not your shorts are fresh, if you get into an accident you're going to have soiled underwear!"

[idgiehkt]

46. roflmao

:rofl:

[Redstone]

48. It did both. Worked, and embarrassed the hell out of the guys to the point where

it may indeed have killed the thread.

Truth that gets too close to the bone will do that now and again. But hey, the OP asked for the truth, so there's no reason for you to have not provided it.


Redstone

[krispos42]

53. I manage to time things...

so that, um, the act that may or may not cause fragrances in the area of the posterior occur immediately prior to my daily shower. Thus, exreme clean.

All for you, ladies!!!! <waggles eyebrows> :-)

[KitchenWitch]

44. Wash your HANDS at least 4 times a day for chrissakes.

[krispos42]

52. Really disgusting and quite funny response to this post...

That I don't dare explicitely post for fear of the Mod Squad! :evilgrin:

[TrogL]

49. I just farted

[BlueIris]

54. I'd rather find out my male S/O was doing the commando thing than er, reusing underwear.

Just thinking about that is making me cringe.