mind guys , we ’re sorry . You ’ve gotten an all undue , bad rap for being " disgusting " creature . This is n’t inevitably rightful anymore . The forward-looking male is up on right hygienics and genuinely takes pride in his visual aspect , and we salute you . You ’ve descend a long way , baby !

Still , there are a fewminorgrooming habits that we would like to never see again . Ever . It ’s 2016 . These should be off the carte .

Soul patches

I do n’t bonk who sent around the memorandum that chicks dig a dude with a tiny , absorbent , square - sized patch of hair ' neath their bottom lip , but pity on that individual . always . Nothing that is dub a " flavor saver " should be on any part of your physical structure . Especially not near mouth , which we like to kiss . Nothing like going in for a pie-eyed one and tasting exactly what you had for dejeuner .

Too much cologne

A little musk of man is emphatically a round - on , especially if we trip up a puff of air of it on one of our liothyronine - shirts the next day . That said , there are men who have completely missed the artistry of refinement . We desire tosenseyou are close , not be sucker - punch in the aspect as the insides of our rhinal passageway dissolve with the five - alarm fire you are setting off in your wake .

Poor nail hygiene

Let ’s start with fingernail , which are attached to your fingerbreadth , which you tint us with … ideally . Keep . Them . uncontaminating . Do n’t get me wrong – it ’s hot to be with a serviceman who likes to work with his hands and get them a dirty . But whatever it is you were work on does not belong inside of me in any capacity . Clean your nail . And keep them short because , well , ow . Which carry us into toenails , body parts that ought to stay as inconspicuous as potential . No motivation to call our aid to your feet for any reason , so let ’s also keep those puppy scant and clean . No one is saying you need to get a mani / pedi ( although that ’s not the worst idea ) , but being on top of the situation will go a long way .

Chinstrap beards

We USED to be into the Backstreet Boys . We are not anymore .

Waxing anywhere (except the back)

It ’s not that we do n’t appreciate the aesthetic you ’re go for and the fuss you ’re going through . Women are well versed in wax ; be it supercilium , legs , or our full vulvas . Apparently the prepubescent spirit is altogether in . But you are a humanity . And human beings have dead body hair . And it ’s usually a bragging selling point for us baby - corporal female . Embrace your masculinity . full weapon system , legs , and chests on man belong nowhere unless that post is South Jersey and your name is Pauly , Ronnie , Vinny , or The Situation , and you are on the television for our entertainment . ( discount all of this if you have back hair . Also anyone who has ever see , " Take off your perspirer , " when you were not , in fact , wearing one , may be rationalize . )

Using bar soap for your entire body

So that ’s been on your balls . And your ass . And your font . It ’s all very unsexy and bad . Consider a consistency wash . Not all of them smell out like summer rain and nectarine .

An outrageous amount of pubic hair

We like hair on men , but , like , not TOO much . Especially if it ’s poorly sculpture , ' 90s - era boy - band hair . But we definitely do making love beard . But not if the whiskers is on your back . Got it ? Nope ? Do n’t feel bad . With woman and manful hair , it ’s pretty bare : we desire it where we want it and we do n’t want it where we do n’t . Pubic hair on a man is not as controversial a subject as it is on women . We basically just like to be able to find what we ’re looking for . If your genital area looks like Hagar the Horrible , it ’s probably too much .

Lack of lotion

It ’s not like you DON’T have software . We ’ve go out that nursing bottle of Lubriderm you keep bedside . conceive it or not , it can dish MANY aim . believe rubbing it on other parts of your body so that when we encounter each other raw it ’s not like rubbing our boobs on sandpaper . Just a thought .

Picking things

Skin , nose , ball . We see it . And then we ca n’t unsee it .

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