As a girl, it absolutely makes a difference. I’m more likely to get approached if I’m wearing contacts + dress than if I was wearing glasses + jeans and t-shirt. The variance in how people treat you is strongest with strangers (because they have no other information about you to go off of; for example, I would think someone who has a hole in their shirt as more likely to be low-conscientiousness). I stand and sit somewhat non-optimally but I haven’t been able to correct this reliably.
Your description of old waterbottles etc. signals that you’re frugal, practical, and don’t care much about optics, and you probably want a wife with those traits. Seems reasonable for you to keep doing what you’re doing if you don’t care about her putting a ton of effort into her appearance.
As a girl, it absolutely makes a difference. I’m more likely to get approached if I’m wearing contacts + dress than if I was wearing glasses + jeans and t-shirt. The variance in how people treat you is strongest with strangers (because they have no other information about you to go off of; for example, I would think someone who has a hole in their shirt as more likely to be low-conscientiousness). I stand and sit somewhat non-optimally but I haven’t been able to correct this reliably.
Your description of old waterbottles etc. signals that you’re frugal, practical, and don’t care much about optics, and you probably want a wife with those traits. Seems reasonable for you to keep doing what you’re doing if you don’t care about her putting a ton of effort into her appearance.