liminalRapture
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I'm sort of a girly-girl who eschews some of the girly-girl stuff much of the time, so a few ideas: Be aware that there are trade-offs. If she is doing girly-girl looks, she isn't as capable of long walks, running to catch a train, etc. Chivalry is a great thing, and the more girly-girl she is, the more she needs it. I literally don't feel as safe walking by myself when I'm in high heels. Keep those things in mind. DON'T plan long walks when she is wearing heels!!!! Walk slower so she can keep up and be aware of things like sidewalk grates. At least in the beginning, put her in heels that make her taller than you. I always try to stay at least a couple inches shorter than the man I'm with--it feels passive-aggressive to me to wear heels that make me taller. If you want her in heels that make her taller than you, pick them out for her and tell her you want her in those specifically--don't say "go buy 4" heels" because she may think you don't realize it will make her taller. Keep earrings light--I see older women with large holes in their ears, and it is really unattractive. Don't ask her to sleep in long earrings. Don't ask her to wear makeup on days with a lot of humidity or rain or snow. I love how I look right when I put makeup on, but hate it when 1% migrates below my eyes. Also, I would say, if she is wearing make-up, don't kiss her on the eyes. Nothing like a sweet, tender, loving kiss on the eyes to make my eye makeup disappear quite quickly! And yes, I would say, positive reinforcement. Set requirements she try something, but not adopt it forever. When my ex was trying to get me to do things, we had a 'one week' or 'one month' deal, where I'd try something for that amount of time, and then if I hated it, it would go away. It was much easier to try new things knowing it wasn't a permanent commitment on my part.
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