But it is the reality. Being physically attractive gives women power.
True true. Can't argue with you there. However, like you said before, pretty women attract more men, and men will put up with more crap from a prettier woman. IF, those guys would stop letting physical beauty make them temporarily (some permanently) stupid, those women wouldn't have so much power to (quite often) abuse.
I'm sure it is hard to resist the temptation to use it. Haven't you ever met a very pretty woman, and been surprised that she was a very nice and down to earth?
Yes I have. In fact, there are two women that I work with, both drop dead gorgeous and both sweethearts. I would date either of them in a heartbeat, but one has a b/f and the other I work directly with. I'm not sure if she is taken but I am apprehensive about dating coworkers.
Sure, you're not really surprised when a plain woman is nice; she has to be if she wants to get anywhere with men, since she doesn't have the proportions/symmetry that we find optically pleasing.
No, I'm not surprised, but I've seen plenty of plain, fat, nasty, hideous women be total bitches.
Beautiful women can be bitchy because people will still put up with them. At least, until their looks fade.
Like I said, those are the type of guys that I want to punch in the mouth for being so stupid. Both because they shouldn't give their power away like that, and for the fact that I have to deal with these bitchy, arrogant women.
What I was talking about was the ability to separate physical attractiveness from having an attractive personality. I think Paris Hilton has a terrible personality, but I still think she is quite pretty.
Paris does have a terrible personality, but I also think she is fucking nasty. Her eyes need an alignment (she could sit on the front porch and count chickens in the backyard), and is about 5-10lbs heavier than anorexic.
But I know exactly what you mean though.
But the balance of power is never static. A man with a good job can become unemployed, and have his wife leave him as a result. A woman with children takes a definite hit on the dating scene. And older women usually have poorer romantic prospects than men the same age.
True true. But like I said, during the initial stages of dating, women definitely have the advantage. They get hit on/asked out exponentially more than guys do. They do not have to do as much work.
I think that many women, on a level they are not conscious of, put up with being treated poorly because of a thought process that goes something like this: when they are with a man who treats them well, on some level they are thinking, "If he treats me well, that means he is afraid of losing me. If he is afraid of losing me, I could probably do better than him." When they are with a man who treats them poorly, they are thinking (once again, on a level they may only be dimly aware of, or not at all) "He's not afraid of losing me, which means I probably can't do better than him."
Sounds about right. Very illogical thought process though, and one that I've seen get women into trouble. And some women wonder why it's so hard to find a good man; they bring it on themselves.
I guess that's why everyone, ideally wants unconditional love.
True. And I have that from the girl that lives in my house with me. Of course, she has four feet, fur, barks and likes to chew on things. Haha.
