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If a guy didn't make an effort to look his best for a date, I would think, 'if he doesn't even make an effort now, he would get even lazier later in relationship.'

bingo.
if this is as good as it gets, then i'm out.

if i'm out in public with my man, i want to be proud to have him beside me. i want the other women to envy me. that's why you make an effort for her. i don't think this is any different for a man. smile

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I certainly wouldn't expect that he would do that all the time, (I wouldn't do that either), but would hope that even in a long term relationship, when we go out together, he wants to look good for me.

yup. i'm not saying you have to make the effort all the time, but first impressions is very important. you don't want into a job interview in your regular clothes and say "this is who i am, take it or leave it". you dress your best for the interview and when you get the job, you look at what your colleagues are wearing and you try to stay at that level. if your colleagues are in shirt and tie every day, are you going to go to work in shorts and t-shirt just because you want to be your authentic self?