# Why do so many American women go for guys in jeans and t-shirts with simple haircuts? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 5, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743 "2012-09-05T13:07:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/21 "2012-09-05T16:03:27Z")
Personality and such aside, jeans and a T do say a lot. I can’t recall off the top of my head the last time that I saw a guy in a plain grey T. Black, yes. But even solid T’s aren’t that common to me. Almost all t-shirts have something on them that will tell you about the wearer: bands, geek humor, etc. Jeans? Here wrangler I associate with cowboy types. Most wear Levi’s. The cut of the Jean says a lot, too. My more hipster students wear skinny leg pants. Others wear the pants hanging down. Shoes also say a lot about the wearer. Cowboy types always wear work boots, fir example. Additionally, most of my guy students have visible tattoos and piercings. ---
**Author:** ![Minnie\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Minnie\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minnie_Luna)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/22 "2012-09-05T16:10:48Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Besides, there is very little sexier than a man in no shirt and even a moderately muscled chest and jeans, especially low-slung jeans that show the shelf bone of the hip. And this is coming from a woman who likes suits and ties. This. I love jeans and fitted plain white t-shirt on a man. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/23 "2012-09-05T16:14:38Z")
All I know is that back when I only wore a seersucker suit and a straw boater, I hardly got _any_ pussy. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/24 "2012-09-05T17:11:11Z")
Hey, hey! My eyes are up here! Quit lookin’ at my jeans. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/25 "2012-09-05T17:13:24Z")
WTF is a “simple haircut?” Or maybe the question should be WTF is a not-simple haircut? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/26 "2012-09-05T17:16:54Z")
> [@Mach Tuck](#): > > On the flip side, I’m a straight guy and I much prefer women who dress simply and without complex hairstyles. Show me a cute girl in jeans and a ponytail and I’ll go after her like a lion goes after a limping gazelle. Especially if it’s only jeans and a ponytail. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/27 "2012-09-05T17:24:01Z")
> [@Sudden\_Kestrel](#): > > WTF is a “simple haircut?” I’m guessing something quaint and old-fashioned like “even on both sides,” “performed with scissors instead of a weed-eater,” etc. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/28 "2012-09-05T17:29:59Z")
> [@Diamonds02](#): > > How can you know anything about his personality, or what kind of subculture he fits into? They have this thing called “talking” now. It’s really something, you should try it. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/29 "2012-09-05T17:34:30Z")
My hair is totally straight. I have the choice between straight short or straight long. I wear it short. Am I supposed to have a Mohawk? ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/30 "2012-09-05T17:34:32Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > They have this thing called “talking” now. It’s really something, you should try it. Is that like texting, or different? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/31 "2012-09-05T18:03:47Z")
> [@brainstall](#): > > Usually a nice bod and a cute face. Add in a charming smile and a sense of humour, and I’m hooked. Picky, picky, picky! ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/32 "2012-09-05T18:10:59Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > My hair is totally straight. I have the choice between straight short or straight long. I wear it short. Am I supposed to have a Mohawk? You’re not interested in a perm, and maybe some highlights? 😃 A good looking guy, in clean, well fitted jeans and T shirt, will have his physique attractively displayed. Yes, a man in a well fitted tux will also look great, but the jeans and T shirt show more of the body, if that’s what a woman is primarily looking for. Back in the stone age, when I was dating, I wasn’t trying to pigeonhole prospective dates. Mostly I was concerned with whether or not they could talk intelligibly, and whether or not they were gonna break out the weed as soon as the date started. This was back in the 70s…perhaps I should call it the stoned age. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/33 "2012-09-05T18:11:34Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > They have this thing called “talking” now. It’s really something, you should try it. Okay, please re-read Diamonds02’s posts on here again. Do you really think D02 would be better off talking IRL? Some people just have texting personalities. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/34 "2012-09-05T18:15:01Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > They have this thing called “talking” now. It’s really something, you should try it. I don’t think that’s a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/35 "2012-09-05T18:27:57Z")
Girls see potential boyfriends as dress-up dolls. Seriously, when talking to them you can sense them visualizing the foldy-tabs on your shoulders and hips for the paper cutouts… A dressed-down initial boyfriend gives them unlimited fashioning possibilities. Rest assured that, shortly after dating has started, the boyfriend is getting deluged with cosby-sweaters, fluevog-shoes, skin care products, knit silk socks, and any other accessory that makes it impossible to spontaneously play a pick-up game of basketball. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/36 "2012-09-05T18:43:09Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > You’re not interested in a perm, and maybe some highlights? 😃 > > A good looking guy, in clean, well fitted jeans and T shirt, will have his physique attractively displayed. Yes, a man in a well fitted tux will also look great, but the jeans and T shirt show more of the body, if that’s what a woman is primarily looking for. > > Back in the stone age, when I was dating, I wasn’t trying to pigeonhole prospective dates. Mostly I was concerned with whether or not they could talk intelligibly, and whether or not they were gonna break out the weed as soon as the date started. This was back in the 70s…perhaps I should call it the stoned age. I have a simple haircut but I do wear a tux everyday. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/37 "2012-09-05T18:46:27Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I have a simple haircut but I do wear a tux everyday. Maître d’? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/38 "2012-09-05T18:46:44Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I have a simple haircut but I do wear a tux everyday. A tearaway tux, right? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/39 "2012-09-05T18:47:30Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I have a simple haircut but I do wear a tux everyday. Only after six pm, I should hope. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743/40 "2012-09-05T18:51:32Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > A tearaway tux, right? Sky blue, ruffled shirt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743.md?page=3)