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"A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment."
(Carl Jung)
Do you agree with this thought? I would not regard it if it had been said by anyone else. But I happen to have a lot of respect for Carl Jung the psychologist.
My experience has been that a beautiful woman is like a curse. The fact that she is so beautiful means that there might be some difficulty in developing a relationship. It's kind of sad and depressing though. Almost hopeless in my case at times. As if I should settle for someone who is more average/acceptable in appearance, but who is easier to get along with and speak with.
What do you think? (Perhaps even women could respond from the opposite side.)
Beauty is subjective...so maybe any woman that thinks she's beautiful can be a terror, however, wouldn't that simply mean that confident women can be a source of terror?
Maybe I didn't say it right. There are some very beautiful women who I can get along with as far as personality. But the most beautiful one who also might be available, she is difficult personality-wise. We are probably too similar.
What are your thoughts about this? How do you get "over" someone who you are attracted to, but have difficulty communicating with?
Beauty is subjective...so maybe any woman that thinks she's beautiful can be a terror, however, wouldn't that simply mean that confident women can be a source of terror?
It's in the eye of the beholder. I think Jung was saying that the woman who a man is MOST uniquely attracted to, might not have the best personality match. This seems to have some truth to it.
Jung did say that beautiful bodies and beautiful personalities rarely go together.
But the thing that doesn't get reported with this quote is that in the same interview, he said the same also can be said for men.
Luckily he believed that the most important element for a successful marriage is tension.
I did have a guy tell me once that I put the fear of God in him. That was his actual line to transition our relationship from professional to personal.
But I think Jenna's onto something in that it's people who THINK they're beautiful that are the real problem.
The thing that doesn't get reported with this quote is that in the same interview, he said that beautiful bodies and beautiful personalities rarely go together.
But then he said the same also can be said for men.
Luckily he believed that the most important element for a successful marriage is tension.
"Tension". Yes, I love that! I think that is true. You can't just make jokes all day with someone until you are sick of each other. That would get old as well. So you have to have some common elements with each other.
It's in the eye of the beholder. I think Jung was saying that the woman who a man is MOST uniquely attracted to, might not have the best personality match. This seems to have some truth to it.
While I lack a penis to be an expert on this...the only women I've known to have trouble getting along with people were really ugly people. I'm not talking about their ugly personality coloring my perception of their looks, they were wholly unattractive women. Only about six women like this come to mind, but they were dramatic, gossipy liars who would stab you in the back the second you trusted them.
I can't say if my ideal of physical beauty would be what men like....Scarlett Johansson, Catherine Zeta-Jones (like 15 years ago), Jennifer Lawrence....and I know women who are on par with them and they're really great women.
Jung did say that beautiful bodies and beautiful personalities rarely go together.
But the thing that doesn't get reported with this quote is that in the same interview, he said the same also can be said for men.
Luckily he believed that the most important element for a successful marriage is tension.
I did have a guy tell me once that I put the fear of God in him. That was his actual line to transition our relationship from professional to personal.
But I think Jenna's onto something in that it's people who THINK they're beautiful that are the real problem.
I'm not sure why you say, "luckily". A marriage with tension sounds like a recipe for drama. It sounds to me like Jung was out to lunch on relationships. His beliefs are too much of a blanket, simplistic nature.
Beauty is subjective...so maybe any woman that thinks she's beautiful can be a terror, however, wouldn't that simply mean that confident women can be a source of terror?
Beauty is not subjective. It is very objective.
OP, I think objectively beautiful women (I'm talking 9s and 10s) are fine for short-term flings, but they can make you crazy long-term.
I'd suggest settling down with a cute, sweet girl that cares about you and that will look good on your arm, but isn't so hot that she's getting hit on every 5 seconds.
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