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By definition, there are as many below-average-looking women as there are above-average-looking women.
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Originally Posted by Bideshi
Probably about the same percentage as the average looking men. Funny how that works.
That's the median, not the average. One or two super-above-average-looking women can draw the average up high enough that more women are below average than above.
After looking through many online dating sites, I'm surprised at how many below average looking women there are. More importantly, its amazing how many of them seem to have very high standards. If a women is as big as Sherman Klump, you really shouldn't have high standards. Ugly men lower their standards so women should do the same.
I think people should be happy with their standards so that they don't end up settling. Heck, even if a big woman prefers thinner or well-built guys, that's her prerogative. There ARE thinner guys who are attracted to big girls.
But bigger as in say 20 pounds overweight, not 50+. I'm 6'2" 180. I'm not into a girl that's a footer shorter and the same weight.
I understand. I was just trying to point out that the initial post was crazy because who's to say that a particular woman isn't attractive to a particular man? Not everyone is going to be attractive to everyone else.
That's the median, not the average. One or two super-above-average-looking women can draw the average up high enough that more women are below average than above.
(Yeah, I'm a math geek. I own it. )
But we're talking about all women, billions of them worldwide. Even in the U.S., that's well over 100 million women. It's too big of a group for a few outliers to skew the average.
he's not clear, but i think he's only talking about women who use online dating.
i agree with him, if that's what we're talking about.
Ah, I see what you mean. That's reasonable, too. It seems like more people with above average looks would already be in relationships or be meeting people offline.
After looking through many online dating sites, I'm surprised at how many below average looking women there are. More importantly, its amazing how many of them seem to have very high standards. If a women is as big as Sherman Klump, you really shouldn't have high standards. Ugly men lower their standards so women should do the same.
People have a right to high standards, no matter who they are or how they look. Yes people can be unrealistic with them, which may or may not impact their success at finding a partner, but everybody should have standards. Sorry.
Ah, I see what you mean. That's reasonable, too. It seems like more people with above average looks would already be in relationships or be meeting people offline.
i feel compelled to add: i've noticed that young males show up on this forum in despair from online dating. They form an opinion about all women, based on the women they interact with (or fail to interact with) online.
it's important for them to get off the computer and go meet people in real life, if they want to know where they really stand with the true "average women", as opposed to the sort of women who would use online dating at a young age.
I think it's only reasonable for both sexes to expect only as much as they have to offer. If a woman is fat then she cannot possibly expect a hunk of a man with a 6-pack, if a woman is making a minimum wage then she possibly cannot expect a man who is rich, if a woman is not too good looking then she cannot expect Brad Pitt, if a woman does not have a college degree then she cannot expect the same from a man... etc. etc.
Different people have different things to offer, a woman might be attractive but not financially on the same level as the man but it may be equitable because the man may desire the woman's looks and the woman may desire the man's financial stability.
Many women are alone because they just want it all, many things that they cannot offer themselves. I think in this regard men are far more realistic, they know what they can get...sure, they would like to try their luck at something way out of their league but they know what they should be getting according to their own level.
Your post reminds me of two things. First, there's a recent episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, where Larry David judges the character of good-looking men by how unattractive their wives are. If the man has a homely wife, he has character because he looked beyond the surface and married for love. If the wife was hot, the man was obviously a superficial jerk with no ethics. It cracked me up. I kidded my SO that he must have a lot of character.
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But bigger as in say 20 pounds overweight, not 50+. I'm 6'2" 180. I'm not into a girl that's a footer shorter and the same weight.
