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Loving someone and having a sexual attraction for someone is two different things.
Beauty is very subjective. Thank goodness we all have different tastes.
I agree with you.
Beauty and our aesthetics are definitely something that is subjective. However I do think most people respond well (or better) to a face that is asymmetrical, balanced, clean, youthful and exudes pleasant vibe, despite the culture, race, shape, skin tone and preference. Most people are drawn to babies' smiling faces because they are harmless, non-threaten, easy-on-the-eye and mostly very pleasant. People, regardless their natural facial attributes or body types, who carry themselves in a confident, polished, healthy and sincere way tend to have better opportunities in job interviews, dating and social settings because GENERALLY we feel people like these know how to take care of themselves, seem no-nonsense and can "get on the program" (so to speak) faster, more tactful and without drama. That alone to me is a sort of beauty in itself because at this day and age the seemingly mature emotional intelligence, on top of the exterior beauty/appearance, can get you far.
The media or people around you might keep selling you the "popular" type of beauty, or you see from the most random bars some kinds of the girls get picked up the most, but overall, once you hit a certain age or develop your own independent thinking pattern, you would know that the "popular" or more genetic kind of looks definitely have their market and demographic but you don't need to subscribe to them at all, and that's the beauty of the modern society.
Fine, substitute Angelina Jolie for Pamela Anderson. But regardless, men do have a pretty much universal view of what is considered beautiful. Again...if they did not, then playboy and penthouse would not exist because no one could agree on what they wanted to look at :0
Also men by nature crave variety.
That is a huge problem. If you find a faithful man, hold onto him for all you are worth. And I'd hit the gym a couple times a day.
Fine, substitute Angelina Jolie for Pamela Anderson. But regardless, men do have a pretty much universal view of what is considered beautiful. Again...if they did not, then playboy and penthouse would not exist because no one could agree on what they wanted to look at :0
I don't think the circulation numbers of those magazines would support saying "pretty much universal". They have a demographic like any other magazine - off-hand, I'd say the 18-34-year-old single male market.
That leaves a LOT of us out.
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Also men by nature crave variety.
Can't speak for them all, but personally I agree.
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That is a huge problem. If you find a faithful man, hold onto him for all you are worth. And I'd hit the gym a couple times a day.
Yeah, I'm female. I like Dennis Hopper.. and he's old and plays psychos all the time and while I guess he was good looking back in the day... now? Not really. And I'm not even straight! Oh, and Geoffery Rush, Gary Oldman. Odd, I know.
I read a study several years ago where they attempted to quantify what people from different cultures and in different times saw as beautiful. They narrowed it down to a few characteristics, some of which were clarity, symmetry, and balance.
We all seem to agree when a dog or cat is attractive or unattractive, and even a rock can be considered pretty or ordinary. I think, to some degree, there are certain combinations of features that please our eyes and our brains.
sadly beauty and youth are commodities very exchangable and marketable.
when we don't have the currency we can't do much wheeling and dealing.
older people get hit the hardest. cash does not offset the primary currency
looks and youth.
Is Beauty really subjective. No not really. I think there are basic standards that define beauty and although it might not fall into our "type" or favorite we could probably all closely agree on what traits are attractive. I think some people "mostly men" confuse perversions with actual beauty, if they are turned on by it then its beautiful...lol
Fine, substitute Angelina Jolie for Pamela Anderson. But regardless, men do have a pretty much universal view of what is considered beautiful. Again...if they did not, then playboy and penthouse would not exist because no one could agree on what they wanted to look at :0
Also men by nature crave variety.
That is a huge problem. If you find a faithful man, hold onto him for all you are worth. And I'd hit the gym a couple times a day.
well yes in general men want variety.But if a man has a woman that turns him on and specially if he is in love cheating is doubtful.
well yes in general men want variety.But if a man has a woman that turns him on and specially if he is in love cheating is doubtful.
I respectfully disagree. A mans penis is not connected to his heart nor his brain. A man can be madly, deeply in love and very turned on by his significant other and if the circumstances are right (mostly, he thinks he won't get caught), he will cheat on her. It's not a judgment call. It doesn't make men slime or bad or evil. It is just how they are put together. To a man there is no connection whatsoever between love and sex. There would never have been prostitution if this were not the case.
The problem that a lot of women have is that they do not understand this and when their husband is unfaithful they feel "betrayed". Back, 100 years ago when prostitution was not only legal but accepted, married women were often happy to have their husbands take care of their physical needs elsewhere and leave them the heck alone. Men did not have to "cheat" back then, they could simply buy what they wanted. Unfortunately, due to the very awful spectre of venereal disease looming around every corner (and no cure at the time), laws were enacted.
The best thing this country could do (especially now that there are cures) is legalize it again. Before everybody jumps on the AIDS bandwagon here, please keep in mind that statistically, the transmission rate of HIV from female to male is less than .3 pecent, so the odds of this happening (especially if a condom is used), is virtually non-existent.
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