All over the world beauty is perceived differently in Burma it's stacking brass coils around a woman's neck for the illusion of length, in Brazil a nice figure,parts of New Zealand chin tattoos, Thailand lighter skin the list goes on, among them the most common misconception that it's a woman's shape or that exposing more skin =confidence & beauty.
In 2009 an article was released that stated
"Women should wear clothes that bare 40 per cent of their flesh to maximize their chances of attracting men, new scientific research indicates."
Below was a picture of a celebrity couple the lady bearing quite a lot of cleavage. It goes on to say the study was conducted at a club of all places and states"Women who revealed around 40 per cent of their skin attracted twice as many men as those who covered up." It goes on to say “Show some leg, show some arm, but not any more than that.” Ironically the couple pictured on the article later split because of the man's infidelity! So what is that again about showing more skin helps you keep a man, yes showing more skin can attract more men,but in most cases it will not help you keep a man. Men shouldly solely define our beauty nor our wardrobe our faith should.
One of the comments on this article by a guy was this "I don't think women should have to bare that much of their bodies to attract men. It should be their personality that attracts not the skin."
I say thumbs up to that!!!!!
In another article on universal beauty standards it states
"Beauty preferences span borders, cultures, and generations, meaning yes, there really are universal standards of beauty. And while Western women do struggle to be slim, the truth is, women in all cultures eat (or don't) to appeal to "the male gaze." The body size that's idealized in a particular culture appears to correspond to the availability of food. In cultures like ours, where you can't go five miles without passing a 7-Eleven and food is sold by the pallet-load at warehouse grocery stores, thin women are in. In cultures where food is scarce (like in Sahara-adjacent hoods), blubber is beautiful, and women appeal to men by stuffing themselves until they're slim like Jabba the Hut."
The truth is none of these even come close to what true beauty and confidence is. The truth is most bombshells marry and divorce several times throughout their life. How many men have married beautiful women and were still unfaithful? That's because the worlds got it all wrong. Beauty is according to God standard and meant to be used for good. Esther for example beauty helped her become queen and be wise in saving the destruction of all her people. True beauty starts inside and blossoms without and is modest & discreet.
"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight."(1 Peter 3:3-4)
