Feeling Pretty

Discussion of fashion elements and looks that are traditionally considered somewhat "femme" but are presented in a masculine context. This is NOT about transvestism or crossdressing.
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I can find many things to be “pretty” but only a few of those images “arousing.”
As a matter of fact, the sun DOES shine out of my ...
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dillon wrote:I can find many things to be “pretty” but only a few of those images “arousing.”
See, that's how they get ya. They reels ya in closer with the pretty stuff then they strike and snag ya with the arousing stuff. It all makes perfect scents.
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Daryl wrote:
> [quote="dillon"]I can find many things to be “pretty” but only a
> few of those images “arousing.”[/quote]
>
> See, that's how they get ya. They reels ya in closer with the pretty stuff
> then they strike and snag ya with the arousing stuff. It all makes perfect
> scents.
Scents as in olfactory. Yeah, could be. Perfume worn properly would require you to be reeled in close.👍
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I think I can look 'good' but pretty sure (sorry about the pun) that I'll never really look pretty, I'm quite masculine to look at even though I enjoy feminine things and I think I can look good in feminine clothing but not pretty and I'm okay with this :D
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Epiceneguy wrote: Tue Nov 23, 2021 4:20 pm I think I can look 'good' but pretty sure (sorry about the pun) that I'll never really look pretty, I'm quite masculine to look at even though I enjoy feminine things and I think I can look good in feminine clothing but not pretty and I'm okay with this :D
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moonshadow wrote: Mon Nov 29, 2021 6:30 pmWhen I see people being themselves, free as the wind, and enjoying life, smiling, happy, and joyous, I see beauty.
Masculinity and beauty are not contradictory notions; they can be quite compatible when things go perfectly. The sooner we realise this the better.

I've been called "beautiful" on several occasions, and I'm about as unapologetically masculine as they get. I wear it as a badge of honour.
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crfriend wrote: Mon Nov 29, 2021 6:47 pm
moonshadow wrote: Mon Nov 29, 2021 6:30 pmWhen I see people being themselves, free as the wind, and enjoying life, smiling, happy, and joyous, I see beauty.
Masculinity and beauty are not contradictory notions; they can be quite compatible when things go perfectly. The sooner we realise this the better.

I've been called "beautiful" on several occasions, and I'm about as unapologetically masculine as they get. I wear it as a badge of honour.
True, but there's just something about wearing something light and flowy on a warm spring day along a wooded trail. It just makes me feel easy going and care free, as well as somewhat "one with nature" in a manner of speaking. Listening to the wind and the wildlife, all is right with the world.
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moonshadow wrote: Mon Nov 29, 2021 10:03 pm[... T]here's just something about wearing something light and flowy on a warm spring day along a wooded trail. It just makes me feel easy going and care free, as well as somewhat "one with nature" in a manner of speaking. Listening to the wind and the wildlife, all is right with the world.
Again, I posit that there is no conflict there with masculinity in that assertion. Why should the girls get all the "nice" stuff and we as men wind up with abrasives and rage?
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moonshadow wrote: Mon Nov 29, 2021 10:03 pm True, but there's just something about wearing something light and flowy on a warm spring day along a wooded trail. It just makes me feel easy going and care free, as well as somewhat "one with nature" in a manner of speaking. Listening to the wind and the wildlife, all is right with the world.
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I agree entirely with Moonshadow and Dust on this one.

And for the life of me do not where or how Moonshadow challenged Carl's manhood.

But sometimes I'm just not that quick on the uptake.
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