Men Without Full-Time Jobs Are 33% More Likely to Divorce

Re:Men Without Full-Time Jobs Are 33% More Likely to Divorce by TheOtherHobbes on Monday March 06, 2023 @08:26AM (#35040661)

None of those are women's clothing. They're formal clothing used for status signalling.

One of the messages is "We are not here to do manual labour, fight physically, or display overt sexuality."

(Kilts are something of an exception, but they're dual-use.)

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Re:Men Without Full-Time Jobs Are 33% More Likely to Divorce by emkemp on Monday March 06, 2023 @10:52AM (#35042462)

Re Kilts, I'm reminded of that scene in _Braveheart_ where the Scots start flashing and mooning the English before a battle starts.

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Re:Men Without Full-Time Jobs Are 33% More Likely to Divorce by red-iron-pine on Monday March 06, 2023 @12:10PM (#35043571)

there is nothing in Braveheart that should be thought of as historically accurate

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Re:Men Without Full-Time Jobs Are 33% More Likely to Divorce by musicale on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @12:03PM (#35071571)

Academic robes and hoods were originally practical for keeping you warm in a freezing university. I can't imagine churches or abbeys were particularly well heated either. Another advantage of robes (or kimonos) is they can trap heat from external sources.

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Re:Men Without Full-Time Jobs Are 33% More Likely to Divorce by musicale on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @12:18PM (#35071808)

Athletic/gym gear, tank tops, bike shorts/leggings, speedos, etc. aren't really formal clothing, and they are practical both for physical activity and for fitness signaling (e.g. attracting mates and discouraging rivals.) (And sports from football to martial arts are a sort of ritualized fight.)

But I think you are on to something - men's attraction strategies are often via resources rather than health/fitness (or overt physical conflict with rivals.)

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