I think it's important to note btw that 'makeup' is not a magical skill all women have from birth
QFT. Also, other commenters have addressed the overarching problems with this: why doesn't he freaking talk to her about it like two actual people? Why is he treating all women like a monolith?
So I want to home in on the little tiny piece that sent me from "ugh" to "RAWR": mascara. Even when I was steadily amassing, of my own free will and for purposes that had nothing to do with mating plumage, a collection of bareMinerals eyecolor products sufficient to provide for at least a small drag show, mascara was the one thing I did not use--- in my case, putting that crap on my eyelashes completely obscured all the hard work I had done on the rest of my eyes; there was just this gigantic thing like a black cast-iron fence in front of my eyes. So even when I was using makeup, for the fun of it, that was just about the only thing I didn't use.
And, relatedly, does he know she's not using makeup? I was brought up that the purpose of makeup is to look like you're not wearing any, and even if I did end up exploring other aesthetics as an adult, I don't know how much he knows about the actual routine she does do. And, for that matter, she may have actual health issues that preclude wearing makeup, or makeup she can afford--- as an example, my aforementioned bareMinerals habit started with an attempt to wrangle roasacea and sun-sensitivity into submission, and then I branched out into playing with colors, so the reverse can definitely be the case.
And for that matter, how is he imagining the rest of those makeup-involved date nights playing out? How will he react when she needs to take all that stuff off before post-night-out sexytiems (if any)? Not wanting to break the mood with a necessary skincare routine is still another reason why someone might not want to wear makeup on a night out. (And now I'm imagining one of the old-school sex-symbol movie stars saying something like, "Darling, I don't wear foundation or foundation garments for the same reason--- it's that much easier to get down to business." Snerk.)
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QFT. Also, other commenters have addressed the overarching problems with this: why doesn't he freaking talk to her about it like two actual people? Why is he treating all women like a monolith?
So I want to home in on the little tiny piece that sent me from "ugh" to "RAWR": mascara. Even when I was steadily amassing, of my own free will and for purposes that had nothing to do with mating plumage, a collection of bareMinerals eyecolor products sufficient to provide for at least a small drag show, mascara was the one thing I did not use--- in my case, putting that crap on my eyelashes completely obscured all the hard work I had done on the rest of my eyes; there was just this gigantic thing like a black cast-iron fence in front of my eyes. So even when I was using makeup, for the fun of it, that was just about the only thing I didn't use.
And, relatedly, does he know she's not using makeup? I was brought up that the purpose of makeup is to look like you're not wearing any, and even if I did end up exploring other aesthetics as an adult, I don't know how much he knows about the actual routine she does do. And, for that matter, she may have actual health issues that preclude wearing makeup, or makeup she can afford--- as an example, my aforementioned bareMinerals habit started with an attempt to wrangle roasacea and sun-sensitivity into submission, and then I branched out into playing with colors, so the reverse can definitely be the case.
And for that matter, how is he imagining the rest of those makeup-involved date nights playing out? How will he react when she needs to take all that stuff off before post-night-out sexytiems (if any)? Not wanting to break the mood with a necessary skincare routine is still another reason why someone might not want to wear makeup on a night out. (And now I'm imagining one of the old-school sex-symbol movie stars saying something like, "Darling, I don't wear foundation or foundation garments for the same reason--- it's that much easier to get down to business." Snerk.)