Posted on 08/18/2008 5:39:39 AM PDT by Daffynition
Women spend 3,276 hours of their lives just getting ready for a night out.
That works out at 136 days – the time it would take an astronaut to fly to the moon and back 22 times.
Men, however, devote a mere 1,092 hours in a lifetime to getting ready to look their best for the world, which may not come as a huge surprise.
A survey of 1,000 women also revealed that 67 per cent actually find that the time spent getting ready for a night out is a real chore.
Only 33 per cent admitted that they really enjoy pampering and preening before a social occasion.
On average, a woman will spend an hour and a half getting ready for a night out and will put herself through the ordeal once every weekend.
The biggest chunk of that time – up to half an hour – is spent showering, washing and styling their hair, followed by 20 minutes applying make-up and 15 minutes polishing finger and toe nails.
Heather Boden, of body wash brand Skinbliss which commissioned the research, said: “The figures come as no surprise considering the pressure that today’s women are under just to make themselves look good.
“There’s a host of waxing, exfoliating, moisturising, straightening, polishing and plucking involved in getting ready for a night out. When you’re stretched for time or just simply want to get out, see your friends and have a good time, the routine of getting ready can often be an unwanted task.”
Northern women take longer getting ready. Two in three of them spend an average of 146 minutes compared to 117 minutes in the South.
Women in the North also love to party more, with 71 per cent claiming to go out twice at weekends compared to 49 per cent in the South.
And how many men would be happy with women walking out looking like a man?
And all that just so they can come back home and get neked
And how many men would be happy with women
walking out looking like a man?
I am just grateful to be with her at all
What she looks like is her business...
Married 28 years
they would
Ok, you got me there. haha
Mark Gungar “THE TALE OF TWO BRAINS” Very Funny
“Northern women take longer getting ready. Two in three of them spend an average of 146 minutes compared to 117 minutes in the South.”
I am ‘northern’ by birth and upbringing, now SOUTHERN by the grace of God. Married a tall blonde east Texas girl from a small town 30+ yrs. ago. She was the homecoming queen and the valedictorian. I was the new kid in town.
I can verify that northern girls NEED that time, and more, on average.
An east Texas girl just needs blue jeans, cotton shirt and well-worn boots ... and she’s good to go.
She also doesn’t care if her hair is messed by an open window, or if the wait is long at Sonic. Just don’t let the tater tots be cold.
It’s a Southern thing. You wouldn’t understand.
Sheesh, who are these girls? I rarely wear makeup and don’t polish my nails. If my (long) hair needs washing I plan ahead and do it before I’m going to go out so it’ll have time to dry.
I can get ready faster than most men and I’m damn proud of it.
HAHAHAHA!
This is a UK study ... but if the shoe fits .... ;-P
AND ... you are from NY. (see my earlier post — in jest)
I grew up in Pelham, right near ya.
My husband would agree! He has to beg for the bathroom.
HAHAHA! Perfect!!!! HAHAHAHA!
[How do you manage to keep your keen, witty sense of pop culture?]
3 kids, all 6 and under...
Wow. And I thought I had it bad ....6 kids, all 3 and under. ;-P
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