Back to the OP.....:smile:
I never felt that feminine growing up - so I really felt that I had to try to present myself as I thought women were supposed to. High heels, skirts, long nails etc. I could never bring myself to giggle & flirt - my brain was always where my self-esteem came from, certainly not from my looks.
As I got older and more comfortable with myself, I came to embrace certain femine aspects and tossed away others. I don't like wearing high heels - I walk a lot and heels are impractical. I take good care of my hands, but my nails are fairly short, clean & buffed - I type a lot at work and long nails slow me down; I cook a lot and flaked nail polish is disgusting in food! I like pedicures and polish my toenails. I like wearing dresses - I have great legs, plus you don't have to match anything together except jewelry. I'm a 40 minute woman - alarm to out the door in the morning - includes shower, makeup and hair. I'm a nuturer and a mama bear. I can cry with the best of them. Apparently I walk and move in very feminine ways.
I'm also assertive, decisive, a great handyman, damn good driver, great boss, have sex drive higher than most men and have raised 2 boys to be excellent men. I've been more man than most of the men I've dated.
I may look feminine, but scratch the surface and you are going to find pure steel underneath.