Agreed! I had a very attractive woman compliment me on the way I was dressed out of the blue a few months ago while sitting at a bar eating lunch and minding my own business. I was feeling pretty down that week and it made my day. I ended up talking to her for the entire lunch. I agree with putting your best image forward. It can do wonders for you and might even find you a nice member of the opposite sex.
Hear, hear! I don't know of ANY woman who isn't impressed with a guy who dresses nicely (you don't have to be a metrosexual, but at least have a decent haircut, be clean, wear a shirt with a collar and get out the iron!! It isn't difficult. And a guy in a decent business shirt wearing a tie, even without a jacket? Nirvana!
So few people take the time to look their best these days, grooming wise, and it pains me. And this is not about being gorgeous or handsome or perfectly fit or any of that. It's about taking the time to look decently put together so that other people see a pleasant, non-offensive image when they look at you!
I'm kind of evangelical about this point, and I know some people are not into grooming, but really, think about it! What does it imply when you go out in public looking like you don't care what other people think about what you look like? Well, it implies that....you don't care what other people think of you.
By my logic, that implies that you don't care to interact with other people.
The moral of this story is: if you want to meet new people, look like you care about what they might think about you! It's so simple and so common sense, really, but many of us fail to recognize it because it's become socially acceptable to be "casual" and "comfortable." I'm all for comfort, but casual comfort can look good. (Casual is not the same as sloppy, BTW.)
Moreover, let's face it: few important goals are reached unless on puts in some level of seriously UN-casual commitment to attaining a goal. This probably involves a bit of UN-comfortable lost relaxation time, a headache from studying now and then, sore muscles from getting back in the gym or cleaning the house, etc. etc. Hardly anyone would criticize a friend who was dedicated to putting fun on the back burner in order to get a degree or get the house painted, for example.
Similarly, it only makes sense to commit to looking and smelling one's best (that means clean, by the way-perfume is optional) in order to say to the world, "I want to interact with you and others. That's why I took the time to put myself together so that your eyes and nose won't be offended by me." And the nore people we meet, the better the odds that we'll make new friends and perhaps even find love and have SEX!
Final note: take it from Taylor Swift-for women, red lipstick is killer. Just sayin'. Not everyone will agree, but I feel ready to take on the world with my red lipstick. I don't know what the equivalent to red lipstick is for men. I hope there is one.