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Understandable. Makeup helps too. I think women cannot attain 9 or 10 status without it. Even Kim Kardashian (not my bag or my husband's, but she is a renowned hottie) is just a pretty girl without it.
Um, yeah... Some of the 7s, 8s, 9s, I wouldn't classify as such. Heck, even some of the 6s. If this scale is indicative of female attractiveness then there should be none of the "But all the women on dating sites are fat and ugly" rants. A lot of the women I have seen on such sites resemble the girls in the 6-9 category. So, what's the issue?
The rating thing is, in my experience, only really common among young men, and no other group. I don't usually hear middle aged guys talking about the nine blonde or the eight redhead at the end of the bar.
Older men are just more discreet about it. And they would never "rate" someone else's wife.
The women in my circle don't find him attractive, and it boggles my mind. Part of this is their inability to disassociate the character from the person, but even then...c'mon.
"He's too skinny" (nemesis)
"He's too big" (dark knight rises)
"He's short"
Those first two make me facepalm so hard when I hear them, considering that he's pretty much smack in the middle from day-to-day.
Christian Bale was pretty skinny in The Machinist, so I guess he's unattractive. Haha. Tom is not too short for my taste.
Do people not understand that actors and actresses put on and lose weight for specific roles?
thank you for teaching me 'ottermode'.
You probably realize this, for those that don't, "athletic" men according those scales is very rare in real life, and exists primarily in photoshopped interweb pics, just like "10" bikini model women. Most professional athletes will fall into the builtfat (baseball, football,, hockey), strongfat (football), or ottermode (basketball, soccer) categories depending upon sport.
There are SO many people that are misinformed on that topic, I just came in to agree with your post. The photo listed as "athletic" is probably the worst one, having more in common with "model" than "athlete". The "builtfat" build is best for most sports (especially contact sports), sans the exceptions listed above (I'd throw MMA in there as well). If I were the proverbial "captain" of some sports team looking to pick members, unless it were basketball, soccer, mma, or maybe a couple others...I'd take a team of "builtfats" every time.
The rating system doesn't really work for me. I have a standard, and once that's met, I don't consider attractiveness as a factor. It sounds shallow to some, but as far as a woman's looks go, I don't really care as long as she's athletic and not hideous in the face. Once she meets that standard, I will weigh in all the other factors such as compatibility, intelligence and personality. There has been a very wide gap in the attractiveness of my partners from one LTR to the next, but they're always in good shape. I tend to believe that someones physical appearance in regards to how fit they are says a lot about they're personality, especially now that I'm in my late 30's.
I've always felt that I'm justified in refusing to date a woman that's not fit because I'm very fit. It's more a compatibility thing than a looks thing, as I like being with someone that is very health conscious and fitness oriented. I've only dated one woman long term that was not on the slender side. She was not what I would describe as fat, but she was far from being thin. She had a little on her mid section, and was definitely pear shaped. I never really had a problem with here looks, but her exercising and eating habits drove me nuts. She would never go biking, kayaking, or to the gym with me. I founder her to be physically attractive as she was really pretty in the face, and she had that large athletic shaped bottom that a lot of men actually like. My problem was that I found her to be lazy, and despite the fact that she actually looked pretty good with her close off at 25, I knew it wouldn't last much longer. Here we are ten years later and friends on FB. My prediction was 100% correct as she is very overweight now, and she's married to an overweight man. It would never have worked because of her personality, which directly affects her physical appearance.
thank you for teaching me 'ottermode'.
You probably realize this, for those that don't, "athletic" men according those scales is very rare in real life, and exists primarily in photoshopped interweb pics, just like "10" bikini model women. Most professional athletes will fall into the builtfat (baseball, football,, hockey), strongfat (football), or ottermode (basketball, soccer) categories depending upon sport.
I agree, and I find that look unattractive. Give me ottermode .
Christian Bale was pretty skinny in The Machinist, so I guess he's unattractive. Haha. Tom is not too short for my taste.
Do people not understand that actors and actresses put on and lose weight for specific roles?
It's doubly egregious when it's a personality quality that's called into question based on the character. I think the same thing..."You know that if they're any good at their job (ACTING!) that the character's personality doesn't necessarily fall in line with the actor's?"
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