Prints and logos on t-shirts / tops look stupid and immature when you're 30s

[JamesLondon11]

I'm trying to settle a little dispute with a friend of mine,

We're both blokes in our 30s and i basically told him his Boba Fett t-shirt is not what you could call optimal dress sense if he wants to attract women and generally look like a well rounded 30-something bloke.

Same goes to a lesser extent logo tops.. "Calvin Klein"

I like high quality PLAIN tops 100% cotton and well fitting to my body, maybe they'll have a small logo somewhere but that's all.

People like what they like. Many many of us are saying we prefer authenticity. We want a man to just dress how he likes not dress for what he thinks a woman might like & then forever have to hide his true self. Some of us do genuinely like men who are on the bigger/dad box side because we’re not into working out, diets etc ourself so want a partner who has similar interests & reflects us. Most couples tends to have similarities & things in common. I wouldn’t want a perspective partner to be anything other than himself, to dress for anyone else, to change themselves because they’re mate told that’s what women want. I wouldn’t change my clothing style, weight etc to try & find a partner, I want a partner who likes me for the way I am not the way I pretend to be

Perfect for me would be bloke that looks after himself in a Spock T shirt.

I would be insanely interested in a man wearing a GCPD t shirt - yabu and a tad fragile egoy

Dh's favourite T shirt says (upside down)' If you can read this I've capsized' as he's an avid kayaker.

Personally I love my Blondie T shirt... reminds me of when I wasn't a 50-something Granny, and yes reflects my musical taste. Also currently sporting a Hoody from PINK!'s current tour.

Each to their own, hey?

OP: am I right in thinking very generalised thing?
MN: Not really
OP: <flounces>

You’re right, but it also depends on who he wants to date. I certainly wouldn’t date a man that was still wearing graphic tees like a teen. However, I also wouldn’t date a man that likes Space Wars or video games or whatever like a teen.

If he wants to date someone that also wears silly tees and likes that stuff then I guess he’s fine.

I frigging love Star Wars.

My last two shirts bought are Harry Styles Love on Tour and the Spark company “I incite this meeting to rebellion”. I’m 52 and would absolutely prefer the bloke in the Star Wars shirt

Oh. Ouch. My dating life isn't finished I hope....

I'm 60 and have a couple of tees with cat paintings printed on them. It's less the fact of a tee being printed for me than what the print is.

Got up the other morning, showered, still half-asleep raided the Tee-shirt drawer, and was nearly half way to work before I realised I had thrown on one of these -

https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/If-you-can-read-this-fuck-off-your-e-too-close-by-andriypalyokha/48193375.NL9AC

Fire the butthurt cannon

I think where you're going wrong is that you are assuming women judge men in the same way men judge women.

Obviously, I can't speak for all women, but IDGAF what men wear in general.

I know the grand sum of fuck all about men's fashions and care even less.

As long as they are clean and relatively tidy, they'll do.

Posted too soon. Meant to add - I have other criteria.

Well, I prefer nerds. (Though Star Trek rather than Star Wars, if I'm being really picky.) Toned gym bunnies in dazzling white Ts and those weird tight joggers, not so much. Guess there's someone for everyone?

There are loads of women on dating websites who claim to be 'geeky' and love Marvel/DC and video games etc.

A real women doesn't care what T-shirt you're wearing..she ignores it and asks questions about you and your life and sees past the T-shirt. If a women judges you on the T-shirt she's not wife material.

I have a tee that has a big NO on it.

I would kick anyone out of bed if they were farting 😂 except possibly when asleep.

To answer the OP a mix is good, someone wearing slogan shirts every day isn't my cup of tea but I'm not after plain tight-fitting tshirts on DH.

A real women doesn't care what T-shirt you're wearing..she ignores it and asks questions about you and your life and sees past the T-shirt. If a women judges you on the T-shirt she's not wife material
I don't think that's entirely fair.
Most people communicate something about themselves in how they present themselves.

Unless I met them in a different setting such as hobbies or work, I'd probably not be interested in someone with slogan t shirts or t shirts with tv/film/comic references on it. Equally the OP's plain t shirt, show off your physique look is probably going to come across as a little vain to me and also not my type.

It's important to find a romantic partner or spouse attractive in my opinion.

Gym guys have never done it for me at all, prefer needs. But since my dating life is finished, my male friends who are on the nerdy side and wear graphic tees never seem to have any issue meeting women. Some of them are paired off now too, but a few are single and dating every weekend.

Most women I know do need an initial attraction obviously but if you ask their type you will hear that they want someone funny or kind or passionate, nothing about their clothes.

I would disagree that most women aren't shallow or don't have physical preferences. All of my female friends have physical preferences and so did I when I dated by DH. It doesn't mean it's the only or main thing that women base their decisions on.

There's a middle-ground between a gym rat and a chubby guy too. I would always opt for a man that isn't crazy obsessed with bulking out or looking a certain way at the gym. However, I don't want a chubby man either. I like that my DH is a nerd that keeps himself trim, doesn't hit the gym and wears non-designer/unbranded clothes or band tees. He goes for a few short runs every week and eats sensibly, which is easy to fit in to family life.

My DH (in his 40s) spent yesterday in a Care Bears t-shirt - one of the things I find attractive about him is that he doesn't give a shit about other people's opinions on things that don't matter, like his clothing choices.

If I was single I'd definitely pay more attention to a guy in a pop culture t-shirt than one dressed up as 'generic sensible man'

I would choose Boba Fett guy over Calvin Klein guy, every time.

You sound dull and vain.