Brief Reading #3 - Attractiveness & Personal Appearance

Being in the Communication and Gender class, it has been interesting to observe and discuss the differences between men and women and how they communicate differently in different contexts. Reading the article has pointed out and reaffirmed a lot of qualities between men and women that convey nonverbally. Discussing the fact that women are more comfortable to groom other individuals, no matter their gender, tends to be more than men. I am wondering if society forces women to be more caring of their appearance and appearances of others? Is it a motherly quality instilled in them? Is there an overall pressure for ladies to have perfect hair and makeup? I believe that females enjoy the fact of looking and feeling like others who are similar to them. Men, on the other hand, do also care, but not enough to the point they desire to invade another person's personal space to "preen" them. Men desire to be attractive in the sense of attracting another partner. However, depending on the relationship between two people, their tendencies to preen or adjust items on another person is solely based on that relationship. Personally, in my own life, I find that I allow certain people to be that comfortable with adjusting my being (my mom, a fellow relative, a close friend). It is interesting how we use our proxemics and personal appearance values to allow individuals to enter our personal space.