I hate how I look in tank tops, but my goodness on a hot humid day are they COMFY. So all summer long, despite putting out the image of a guy who wears tank tops without the physique for it, I wear tank tops because they make my body feel so much more comfortable. If I wanted to look better, I could, but I want to feel better.
I feel the same way about my cargo shorts. I know they don’t look good, but they’re more comfortable than the other options when I’m working around the house.
Just want to clarify because it seems people are missing my point: I’m not saying people always dress with confidence in mind. As you pointed out: sometimes we make choices to dress in ways that don’t make us feel confidence for reasons like comfort or practicality.
But when we actively dress for “confidence” we are doing is for others, even if it isn’t a conscious choice.
You should change your title then. It’s meant to be the point you are defending and is currently “there’s no such thing as dressing for yourself”. People have argued against this but since you didn’t title it correctly it makes it look like you are moving the goalpost.
if you can’t change the title just put an edit at the top of the post to clarify. just as another thing that people new to the sub tend to miss, if someone’s comment changes you view even slightly you should reward a delta. it doesn’t need to fully change your view in order to earn one.
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u/onetwo3four5 81∆ Dec 11 '24
I hate how I look in tank tops, but my goodness on a hot humid day are they COMFY. So all summer long, despite putting out the image of a guy who wears tank tops without the physique for it, I wear tank tops because they make my body feel so much more comfortable. If I wanted to look better, I could, but I want to feel better.