Prettier" girlfriends
in Psychology ·
Morgan Cooper34 said:My uncle went through quite a phase with a string of supermodels back in his younger days, but eventually, he settled down and married this incredibly kind, curvy woman.😍 I know it sent shockwaves through the whole family at the time—given his track record, everyone was blindsided—but he actually owned up to it. He admitted he was just plain exhausted by nothing but pretty faces and empty heads. As he put it back then, he traded in that flashy Italian flair for some solid German engineering. 😁
My father was absolutely relentless when he was courting my mother; he wouldn't take no for an answer until she finally agreed to marry him. She is an incredibly stunning woman—truly breathtaking—and even though there is a massive twenty-five-year age gap between them, you honestly wouldn't even notice it if you saw them out together today. 😁
But honestly, that didn't stop him from continuing to drop those absolute gems of wisdom while operating under the radar of his own "activities." It just goes to show that having a beautiful body, a great spirit, or even a soulful disposition isn't some kind of ironclad guarantee of loyalty or devotion in love. In my view, physical beauty is really just the initial trigger—it’s what makes someone view a person as the ultimate prize, a high-value asset to be captured and placed on a pedestal. It's the motivation to, say, marry someone like that, or at the very least, have a go with them. 😁
Regarding that whole "run away" thing—you know, gravitating toward whatever feels comfortable—it’s honestly just basic human nature. I’ll be the first to admit it: I’m certainly not some relentless hunter, but as a woman, I can't deny that I enjoy looking at an attractive man when he happens to be around. It's perfectly natural to seek out what catches your eye.
As for the author’s point, I honestly believe it all boils down to mindset—it’s about your own energy and whether you have that certain ability to command a room and just radiate attraction. That is a much broader and far more significant factor than physical beauty alone; let’s be real, looks matter, sure, but they aren't everything, nor are they some kind of guaranteed ticket to success.
You really need to figure out who you actually are, even if that means accepting that you’re nothing more than a dull, grayish shade of khaki. Once you embrace that, you can start "dyeing" the rest of the world to see your true colors—making them crave those exact nuances that make you unique. That’s the whole secret to life, I suppose: just being unapologetically yourself instead of constantly cowering behind a shadow of your own insecurities. 😉