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I think I saw Top Secret years ago, but I don't remember much. If I'm thinking of the right movie, the part that I remember is the guy digging a tunnel from his cell. Val Kilmer looks inside, and they show a shot from a four-lane highway tunnel. In any case, I think I understand what you mean about some elasticity.

I know what you mean about a certain degree of natural attractiveness. The other side of that coin is that modern life doesn't allow most men to have great looks as a result of their jobs. Ninety-five percent of my work is in an office. The harder I work at my career, the less I'll do to keep myself fit. If I don't do something unnatural like lifting weights, I'll have no upper body at all. Most guys today are going to be in that position. You will easily find guys who can design their workouts to look as if they were digging fences all day, but you'll find fewer guys who have actually done that work.

From my perspective, one appearance advantage that women have is that a woman usually doesn't have to do more than be fit to have a reasonably good physique. A woman can have a very nice body without having a great deal of muscle definition. She has to do something to stay in shape, but she doesn't have to develop a great deal. Except for those few guys who still must do a great deal of manual labor in their work, the rest of us must find some kind of exercise program to give us even a reasonable amount of mass and definition.

I could be happy with someone who was nearly perfect in my eyes. Again, my definition of nearly perfect might be more encompassing than some would imagine, but I can't see myself saying, "No, I won't pursue her because I don't want someone that attractive."

I know what you mean about wishing you had more time and money to improve physically. If I weren't so busy and stressed with work and other issues, I'd be in better shape. I don't need a personal trainer. I just need time and need to relax enough to let myself work out effectively.