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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
They do want pockets…

They also want shapely clothing that hugs their figure and doesn’t look bulky.

So at the end of the day when they’re at the cash register buying their pants, guess which of those two tends to win out…

There’s no mystery to it: IF women actually bought and preferred functional pockets over the looks of it, they’d be making pocketed jeans for them left and right.  The money doesn’t lie.  Most women would rather have the better looking jeans and complain about its lack of pockets than have functional jeans and feel like they look bad wearing them.
gpt
So what you're saying is my wife wants cargo shorts for her birthday?