What makes a meterosexual?

This topic was created in the Taurus forum by SirHorns on Monday, February 9, 2015 and has 10 replies.

What Defines a Meterosexual

A meterosexual is someone who invests heavily in grooming and personal care, often emphasizing appearance. It exists on a spectrum where good hygiene becomes grooming vanity. The key difference is intentional focus on style and self-care without necessarily being vain. Understanding this helps clarify the balance between health and vanity in personal grooming.

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@SirHorns
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Is there a spectrum?
A line that can clearly seen before its crossed?
Where does good hygiene and body care turn into metrosexual vanity?

Asking you all, cause you're Venus ruled. Hence you know about beauty by default.

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Chest hair isn't an automatic out. I'd say, getting hair colored, getting botox, nails done professionally, waxing brows or any other body parts, using expensive hair products are all a good sign that one is metro. The more things a guy does, the more metro he is. One thing alone might not make it at all, but start adding them up....and METRO!! By the way, being metro has nothing to do with sexual orientation.

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Posted by MoonArtist
Chest hair isn't an automatic out. I'd say, getting hair colored, getting botox, nails done professionally, waxing brows or any other body parts, using expensive hair products are all a good sign that one is metro. The more things a guy does, the more metro he is. One thing alone might not make it at all, but start adding them up....and METRO!! By the way, being metro has nothing to do with sexual orientation.

It doesn't.
Does make some women uncomfortable when their man has more products and puts more time into her appearance then she does.

...also would styling body hair into shapes or grooming/shaving it to resemble, say a lightningbolt, be appreciated? Mocked? Would it add to the metro counter?

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@Eris
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I'd laugh if a guy had shit shaved into his chest... Respect would def. go down.

More products than me?
That would be easy to do, but would still strike me as odd.

My Libra ex used to spend an hour on his hair in the mirror. That was messed up.

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@grayid2
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I waxed my beard for a few months,just to stop it growing so thick, thinking about the future too, dont wanna shave twice a day when im 55...
Otherwise, not Metro at all...