It can't be just wearing makeup and dresses, and I don't buy into the whole "more sensitive" thing. So, what is it about women that men find so feminine?
2007-03-10 20:11:48 · 13 answers · asked by one_love 2 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Femininity has 3 pillars: 1- grace & poise, 2- confidence, &
3- feeling beautiful. When the three pillars combine a female gives off an inviting aura which renders her stunning in a man's caliber for charm. Figure is intrinsic to be beautiful but beauty isnt the generic component for the concept of eye catching or attractive its charm that counts. Beauty that can't charm is a tragedy!
2007-03-10 20:25:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Femininity is basically the idea women should well..... ACT Female, not like some pseudo - male that seems to be all the rage these days in ' modern ' western society!
Femininity involves wearing makeup and dress and being more open about your feelings but it involves SO much more than that! You could say it also involves;
* NOT dressing up in revealing clothing all the time and expect to NOT get attention from males! A lot of women have this problem, they do this in order to shoot down any guys who dare approach them!
* On a similar note, femininity is not about going out every weekend and getting smashed on alcohol and such, what a waste of time and life.
( The next two will offend some people but its the truth )
* Femininity is about submitting to a stronger and more superior male so that a family, the most valuable support network of all, is formed and allows its members to prosper. Forget about all this ' empowered, independent woman ' nonsense as true femininity means ultimately submitting to such a strong male.
* On the topic of strong males, femininity is NOT getting banged up or wasting your prime years way to the thugs and exciting bad boys while you the let the good, honest and hardworking males ROT. Such thugs and bad boys only create an ILLUSION of strength, they are in actual fact the weakest type of male of all. The males with the TRUE strength end up becoming bitter and will reject women as a result, so its a lose lose situation for all!
So, in essence, femininity in today's' world involves rejecting everything that a woman has being raised to believe by society and follow her heart and not just be another part of the herd!
2007-03-11 15:51:45 · answer #2 · answered by NHY 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Femininity is an attitude and a mind set of the human female. It can be just the right shade of nail polish or even the way their nose is shaped. There is no real definition that will pinpoint femininity. It can be the cut or style of a dress,skirt or blouse. It can be just the right hair style, or make-up done in a manner that sets a woman apart from her daily life. it actually comes from within, its not a mindset, a chromosome, or hormonal thing. I feel more feminine after I have a manicure pedicure and then there are times a certain dress makes me feel the same way. I think it just is and every woman has the ability to make it work for them.
2007-03-11 13:08:54 · answer #3 · answered by CheryllDianne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Physically:
Soft skin
Round Face
Curves
Big eyes
Long, thick hair
Clean/well looked after
Emotionally:
Empathetic
Caring
Sensitive
Emotional
Polite/refined
Sociable
Confident (though this is a uni-sex attractive trait)
And no this isn't a social construct, it's biological. Men go for feminine women, just as women go for masculine men. (Tall, strong, mysterious, stoic, in control, rugged etc...)
2007-03-11 12:31:33 · answer #4 · answered by callum828 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cherry I must disagree.
A woman who it truely feminine, it will show in her physical traits as well.
There is just something special about a truely feminine women.
She not only has her self in control but those about her as well.
Wished we had a lot more women in our present day world.
2007-03-11 19:46:30 · answer #5 · answered by smially 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Femininity is not a physical trait, but more knowing and behaving like a lady. Graceful, stylish and refined.
2007-03-11 05:20:13 · answer #6 · answered by Cherry_Blossom 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Women are more delicate than men and it produces in men the desire to care for and protect us. We're smaller in build, we're generally more kindhearted ( although not in all cases), we are more gentle and definitley softer.( again not in all cases but most)
2007-03-11 17:42:24 · answer #7 · answered by Becky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a chemical reaction that cant be avoided,it is just natures way of keeping us going as a race
2007-03-11 05:20:43 · answer #8 · answered by JOHN D 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Curves, softness of skin and features.
2007-03-11 05:19:47 · answer #9 · answered by lilly j 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think the perfect woman would be:
supportive, petite, sweet, pretty,cute,independent, emotionaly and mentaly strong, not clingy, and makes me feel like a man. to me that is what being feminine is.
2007-03-11 05:15:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋