I agree with this to a point, and that is for initial attraction.
But if a man gets a chance to know a woman, at least sometimes, she “grows” on him.
Also, beauty is still subjective. Witness the article’s admission that some cultures like fat and some like thin. Obviously that is not “hard wired.”
I have seen some women I think are genuinely ugly (NO offense intended, but she can pout all the way to the bank) like Sarah Jessica Parker. If I looked like that I’d feel depressed. Yet she is a famous and apparently gorgeous movie star.
I have known some “Sarah Jessica Parkers” in real life who are apparently loved by good looking men with decent jobs.
Also I have known a handful of very heavy women who have husbands who are much better looking. And I’m not talking about women who got fat after the wedding but who were seriously fat to begin with.
Interesting article with many good points.
Except about French women.
True—making a man feel deeply appreciated is a powerful aphrodisiac and can make a very plain woman the subject of a good man’s love. But looking as though you care how attractive you are, staying in shape, making an effort, corresponding to traditional female ideas of beauty, and appearing happy and healthy will give a woman a bigger pool of good men to choose from. It’s not realistic to expect a man to have ESP and see past the ratty hair and rolls of fat an unfamiliar woman is displaying and recognize the fine character beneath. At least look like you’re in the market, for goodness’ sake.
SJP has a SMOKING hot body, but her face leaves me unimpressed. I actually like Brittney Spears now that she’s 30 and has a few pounds on her.
Dunno.
I think once “beauty” crosses a certain threshold, other things become more important. Like “Can I hold an enjoyable conversation with her?” or “Will both of us be sane at the end of an eight hour road trip?”
I like my women the way I like my coffee, Cold and Bitter!
It's an acquired taste, but remarkably easy to find.