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Old 06-20-2001, 05:16 PM   #3
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deterrents for women in MA

some women are afraid that men will find them too macho and therefore unattractive if they are into martial arts. I have actually heard women talk about this - like, if you could possibly beat a guy up, men will be afraid of you, and you'll never get a date. I have also heard about the no-makeup/no nails thing being a deterrent. Some women don't even like to go to the gym if there are alot of guys there, nevermind having to throw them on the ground and vice-versa. The first half (fear of being macho, no makeup) has to do with traditional ideas of femininity, and the second half (fear of men at the gym) I think stems from not wanting to be checked out/picked up on, etc when maybe they just want to think about their workout.