ANSWERS: 32
  • 'Cause they aren't as comfortable as pants. We look good in high heels, too, but we bitch about them because they aren't as comfortable as tennis shoes.
  • I am only going to talk for myself here, but I grew up with all boys and I didnt wear skirts much other than for special events. It is uncomfortable for me to wear them, it takes a different level of decency when sitting, walking, kneeling, getting in and out of a car, etc. its just something I have to think about more when I do wear skirts, thus making it awkward.
  • The clothes that men think women look best in are usually the most uncomfortable or painful for a woman to wear. If you wear a skirt, you usually need pantyhose, underwear, and often, a slip. I for one, detest pantyhose. You also need to be careful where you walk, how you walk, how you sit, and of things like doors and wind. Not to mention the dreaded 'stuck between the legs' effect of standing after sitting, and having the skirt stuck in awkward places. I think guys look good in formal suits, so why don't guys like wearing them very much?
  • well for me, i am tired of seeing legs being flashed off in the freezing cold weather. I am talking about tiny miniskirts. These women must be FREEZING! i don't know how it could be comfortable to wear nothing lol :P I like my legs but they would just get too cold in a short skirt. I prefer wearing long ones anyway
  • I don't mind skirts and dresses and wear them more often in the summertime. In the other months it is necessary to wear panty hose which I absolutely detest.
  • I have a suggestion, man's man, to find out for yourself why women don't like skirts and dresses, you should try wearing them (in private)around your house and do your regular activities. See what you think. I suspect you will find the nicest ones are the least comfortable. Next question, do you ever complain about having to wear a tuxedo and all the accessories? How about a dressy suit, fitted shirt and tie? Many people believe men look good all "dressed up" also, but I bet you dress as comfortably as you can, no matter how it looks.
  • G'day Man's Man, Thank you for your question. What makes you look good isn't always what is more comfortable to wear. There are people who probably think that guys look best in a tux or expensive suit but we aren't going to wear that gardening or going to the football with our mates. Regards
  • i dont know why dont they stop complaining and just not wear them? thats pretty dumb of them.
  • I haven't noticed women complaining about that other than when we're asked questions about it. I don't really complain about them, I just don't really wear them.
  • I like wearing skirts,dresses and suits alot.I do look good in them if I do say so myself;)
  • Well, I don't really like to wear skirts....'cause I don't like having to worry about exposing myself to people. You know? Clothes are a lot easier to wear if you can just put them on and be done with it instead of having to engage in acts of subterfuge all day.
  • The only time I would complain about wearing a dress or skirt is if it's too cold. I love to wear skirts and dresses when it's warm, but if it's cold, give me my pants and jeans.
  • I don't complain about wearing skirts or dresses, but then, I very rarely wear either. I was brought up in a household of seven kids and with three brothers they were not practical. I actually like the freedom of jeans or shorts and prefer them. As to helping the relationship, I have been married for 23 years and we have a 21 year old son. I don't think clothes are the measure of a relationship just a personal preference. He married me knowing how I dress and that hasn't changed.
  • I don't understand why not. Skirts and dresses are actually more comfortable. Every suit I own is a skirt-suit. There's no reason not to wear a dress in the cold--that's what long coats (and boots) are for (indoors is heated). I live in a very cold climate and I wear skirts year round. But I happen to LOVE them!
  • i don't like how i look in dresses..i'm not comfortable.
  • I don't understand why so many complain about it either. I love skirts and dresses on girls, and I love them on me. I don't think it's the slightest bit fair that those who can wear skirts and dresses without consequence (and who get praised for doing it) complain about it while I have to fight tooth and nail just to be accepted in a skirt.
  • most of the time i wear skirts and dresses . didn't for a few years but got back into them and wouldn't change back now . yes you do have to be carefully and wearing pantyhose is uncomfortable sometimes . just love the feel . especially when wearing heels too
  • Girls who don't like skirts, blouses and dresses shall not wear it, if they don't have a work that require them to do so. Like many nanny girls/maid girls/hotel girls/secretary girls/office girls/cleaner girls/kitchen girls/restaurant girls and waitress girls have to wear clothes likes skirts and blouses, even if they hate it.
  • I like my jeans, im really sporty and wearing a skirt just makes me feel posh. Lol
  • I think that women should wear what we want to wear, and neither guys nor other women should not try to influence us too much. Sometimes I dress to impress, sometimes for the pleasure of others, and always comfort and practicality are somewhere in the mix of factors when I decide what to wear. We all have different views of who we are and what is normal for us. I am an amputee and have somehow disliked wearing pants with a sewn-up leg. It just feels wrong to me somehow to have such asymmetric clothing, although I am not sensitive about my own asymmetry. I have been wearing dresses and skirts instead of pants for 16 years, and over time I have come to feel that they are just part of who I am. I feel comfortable and normal wearing dresses and skirts, and pants just don't feel like me at all. (I do freely wear shorts in the summer, which is somehow much more OK than pants.) I feel feminine and well, myself, in dresses and skirts. I'm not a delicate girly girl in any way, but my dresses over the years have become fundamental to my identity and self-image. I can easily understand how dresses might feel normal and right for women who come from cultural or religious backgrounds that would discourage pants. People who don't know me sometimes incorrectly assume that I am socially conservative because of my clothing. I mostly wear tights, but pantyhose or a thigh high are sometimes more appropriate for my job. The tights I wear seem completely comfortable and practical to me. I'm used to them and feel strange when the weather gets hot and I go bare legged. I completely understand why other women might find what I wear uncomfortable, but it feels normal and right and fully comfortable for me. There are no absolutes to what one should wear, and we all respond to the context of our lives and environments. The most important thing is that we get to choose for ourselves.
  • It also depends on the type of 'comfortable' we are referring to- I think very few girls would say that wearing skirts, dresses, heels and highly feminine clothes is more physically comfortable than jeans and t shirts- they restrict your movements, are often cold, impractical, and just take a lot more 'thought' to wear. But I would imagine your wife says she feels more comfortable in skirts and heels because she means they make her feel like she looks good, and often that feeling is what makes women feel most 'comfortable'. The other week I was spontaneously invited to a party by a friend, and so I just went straight along dressed as I was for a regular saturday daytime- in jeans and a tee. When I arrived I felt completely underdressed compared to most other girls there- I was obviously comfortable physically but I felt like everyone looked nicer. Basically there are two kinds of women: ones who are happiest when dressed down, and ones who feel happiest dressed to impress.
  • "Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes; Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes; Silver-white winters that melt into springs; These are a few of my favorite things. From “My Favorite Things” by Rogers and Hammerstein (1959) When I started first grade in 1966, girls weren’t allowed to wear pants to school, not even in the winter. A year or so later, we were allowed to wear them in the winter, but only under a skirt and they had to be removed once we got inside. Around 4th grade, we were finally allowed to wear pants. I was thrilled, because I had this horrible scar on my leg that I had gotten when I was 5. I thought the days of requiring girls to wear skirts to school was over. Apparently not. Richmond mayoral candidate Paul Goldman says he wants students to wear uniforms. From the RTD (emphasis mine): Goldman wasn’t precise about his proposed dress code, but he said students would wear standard shirts and pants — no T-shirts — and girls would wear dresses or skirts and blouses to public schools. I just want to know what decade Goldman is living in. Earth to Goldman - this ain’t the 1950s. I’m not sure why men (and some women) are obsessed with girls and women wearing dresses. Twice in the last few days someone has said something to me about it. Now mind you, these folks don’t see me when I go to church and wear a dress, or when I go to client’s offices, or when I go to other events - in other words, when I go places where I think a dress is appropriate. No, they see me in settings where dresses (and the attendant hose and heels) are simply not practical. And, of course, neither of them is aware of my scar, faded but still visible enough that I had someone ask me about it just the other day. Besides, what exactly are we saying about girls and women here? That they are not acceptable as girls and women unless they wear dresses and skirts? Does putting on a dress or a skirt somehow change the equipment? And given the studies that have been done about girls’ self-esteem issues as they relate to these forced gender-role issues, why in the world are we still talking about dresses and skirts today? I ran across this: In a study conducted at Suffolk University in Boston, researcher Krisanne Bursik studied the ego development of 209 undergraduates and compared the results to gender-related traits. She found that students who were more likely to express non-traditional gender role traits had higher levels of ego development. And I’ll bet the women in the study wore pants. Folks need to get over it. Little girls and women wear pants, too. It’s no reflection on them or you if they choose not to. And no one who wants to be mayor should be telling little girls that they have to wear skirts or dresses. If skirts and dresses are so wonderful, boys should be wearing them, too." Source and further information: http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/05/28/richmond-mayoral-candidate-wants-girls-to-wear-skirts/
  • I love skirts and dresses and wear them often. I wore them 5 days a week for so many years it just became like a habit.
  • A jockstrap and a peacock feather would probably make you look good. Do I make my point? Cold knees.
  • I love dresses, but I hate the undergarments. Women look good in all sorts of garments, but if you feel like a trussed-up piece of meat, ya don't look good.
  • I agree with you they should not complain about wearing a skirt or dress as it makes them look more attractive but what do I know I'm a man but I love wearing skirts or dresses around the house plus bras and panties and pantyhose
  • I agree . I lve wearing skirts and dresses . for lots of the reasons other girls hate wearing them .. they are un comfortable sometimes .. make you walk differently .. make you sit differently .. have to be care how you move where you move . what you wear underneath .. giggles and thats why i love them .. giggles .. plus gets all you guys staring .. and chatting to me .. maybe even a few free drinks .. suppose i am just very girlie ... ans i LOVE to look sexy .. just LOVE all the attention .. XX Jue XX
  • As a man I love wearing skirts and dresses so I do not see why women complain about wearing them either
  • Go walk around in a skirt and then ask this question again
  • I used to be like that when I was younger. I was a tomboy, and I just didn't like anything much that was considered feminine in clothing styles. There are women that don't like dresses or skirts and I think that's completely fine. I think you should just not worry about the women in the world who don't like dresses or skirts and accept peoples' differences. How would you feel if a woman came up to you and said, "Why do you not wear skinny jeans? I think they make men look really good." Assuming you don't like skinny jeans, of course. You get my point!
  • That is in the eye of the beholder, and is an opinion anyways. There are many cultures who think the opposite. A lot of women complain out of insecurity as well though, same as men, a lot of people in general are not confident about their physical appearance.
  • You won't hear this girl complaining about it. I prefer a dress or skirt. Wearing a dress or skirt is one of those little pleasures of being a girl. To me a mid thigh flippy little skirt is more comfortable than pants or shorts, it's also cuter.

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