Friday, June 21, 2013

Thoughts on Modesty for Men

I've been thinking about writing this one for a while. A lot of people write posts/article/blogs/whatnot about modesty directed towards women. They are written by women and men alike. But I haven't seen any (that I can recall) directed towards men. So here it is:

*Disclaimer: I know that this may not pertain to everybody, so I am sorry if you feel I have offended or misrepresented you. I would gladly read it if you'd like to write you own post on the subject.

To men, especially Christian men, but if you are not a Christian and take this to heart, awesome! Firstly, did you know that women sometimes struggle with lustful thoughts too? Did you know that you are at times the cause of that? And other times, you're simply showing too much and we would simply rather not see it.

  • That thing you do where your shirt is choking you and you leave it halfway unbuttoned... not cool. That can cause a women to notice your chest and possibly your chest hair aanndd I think you can figure out where our minds sometimes go from there. I'm not saying it has to be buttoned all the way, just another button or two should be fine. 
  • Also, I know that you just love to show off your manliness by randomly go shirtless around town, at the beach, and while working at home too. If you are not toned or older, it's simply not attractive and we'd rather not see it. If you are toned, we are so looking and what is going on in our minds is not pure. Also not saying you can't ever go shirtless, just think about how you would feel if all the women around you were shirtless before going shirtless. I prefer that you wear a shirt and will try not to trip when you don't. 
  • I know that those jeans with all the holes in them are your favorite and the most comfortable pair you own. But some of those holes are in places that are very tacky. Please get a new pair of jeans once in a while. And if you love those so much, wear them to bed, not in public. 
  • You might think its cool to show you underwear or boxers or whatever. News flash, it's tacky and just plain nasty. Don't want to see it, get a belt gangsta boy! 
  • Oh and showing up in public with tight pants, shorts, or pajama bottoms is like the worst thing ever. It shows off way too much of everything. In our minds that is again tacky and nasty. And if we struggle with lust, it also causes some really dirty thoughts. It's about like a cleavage bearing top. By the way, this one goes for speedos too, please don't ever don one! 
  • And please, tuck your shirt in if you are gonna bend over. 
I think that covers just about everything for now. May add more thoughts to this as I have them. Brothers, please help your sisters out by taking this to heart.