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Old 01-15-2013, 10:27 AM
 
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That's a not a myth at all. People in the past married for security. They didn't even like each other.


Hollywood turned marriage into all this romantic crap you see in the movies.
Actually the Enlightenment kind of started the idea of romance, back in the 17th/18th century.

History books are good to read, they make you appear less dimwitted
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Old 01-15-2013, 10:28 AM
 
Location: Katonah, NY
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Why would anyone want to marry someone they don't find attractive?
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Old 01-15-2013, 10:37 AM
 
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Why would anyone want to marry someone they don't find attractive?
I've wondered this myself.
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Old 01-15-2013, 10:54 AM
 
Location: State of Transition
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I've wondered this myself.
Some men find that when they lower the bar a little, they discover a wonderful personality. The person who falls outside their usual "hottie-but-high-maintenance" index then becomes attractive, by virtue of a wonderful, caring, down-to-earth, intelligent personality. It happens.
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Old 01-15-2013, 11:40 AM
 
Location: Katonah, NY
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Some men find that when they lower the bar a little, they discover a wonderful personality. The person who falls outside their usual "hottie-but-high-maintenance" index then becomes attractive, by virtue of a wonderful, caring, down-to-earth, intelligent personality. It happens.
I don't know anyone who married someone they don't find attractive. I'm not talking about thinking someone is a total hottie at first glance. I'm talking about attraction - which can be there from the beginning or can grow. Do you honestly know people that married people they don't find attractive? I know people that married people that they might not have looked at twice were they to walk by them on the street - but they got to know each other because of working together or meeting through friends or whatnot - and they became attracted to them once they got to know them.

I would never spend my life with someone I wasn't attracted to. I couldn't be in love with someone I wasn't attracted to.
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Old 01-15-2013, 11:52 AM
 
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Why would anyone want to marry someone they don't find attractive?
I would marry someone I find much less attractive than another woman.

Would I marry someone I found completely unattractive? Probably not. But there's very few women like that, because my physical bar is low.

That's what she was talking about, your pure physical bar.

Most people refuse to lower their pure, physical bar because frankly, they don't have to...
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Old 01-15-2013, 11:54 AM
 
Location: Katonah, NY
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I would marry someone I find much less attractive than another woman.

Would I marry someone I found completely unattractive? Probably not. But there's very few women like that, because my physical bar is low.

That's what she was talking about, your pure physical bar.

Most people refuse to lower their pure, physical bar because frankly, they don't have to...
My point is that if you aren't attracted to someone - you aren't in love with them and you shouldn't marry them. Attraction is not the same as attractiveness.
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Old 01-15-2013, 11:57 AM
 
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Hey that's your right and this is your life. I am glad you aren't settling and using a lady because that's the only one that is good to you. It's her win, and I guess everyone wins as well. You won't have to look an "ugly" female in the face, and she won't have to feel like she's bending and contorting herself to make you love her, and daily question your love and loyalty to her. Glad you figured this out before using anyone.

Oh wait, it seems like you have, but were repulsed by their physical features that you bailed on them. Do you think maybe this is karma?
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Old 01-15-2013, 12:01 PM
 
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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I have class and ambition. Plus I have a winning attitude. And of course I know now to treat women. Plus I'm emotionally strong.

Not a lot, but a great foundation.

I don't see anywhere where you say you're GQ or a model, so you aren't attractive yourself, or considered attractive. Yea if you aren't making bucoos of money then you won't get any play especially with your perception as such as it is.
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Old 01-15-2013, 12:03 PM
 
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My point is that if you aren't attracted to someone - you aren't in love with them and you shouldn't marry them. Attraction is not the same as attractiveness.
I'm pretty sure it is for the vast majority of people.

Anyway, we've been on this ride before.
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