Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!unc!fsks From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: age and attractiveness Message-ID: <293@unc.UUCP> Date: Sat, 30-Mar-85 22:53:27 EST Article-I.D.: unc.293 Posted: Sat Mar 30 22:53:27 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 2-Apr-85 00:03:23 EST References: Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill Lines: 45 Summary: In article paulh@tektronix.UUCP (Paul Hoefling) writes: >What makes you think that age has anything whatever to do >with attractiveness of *any* kind, let alone sexual? >Speaking for *myself*, I find that a person's personality is *far* more >important than their age. How many romantic relationships have you had with women your mother's age? There must be at least a few with sparkling personalities. >I realize, that physical appearance is all too often the >only thing that's available to base a *first* opinion on, but just be sure >that it is a *first* opinion. How many romantic relationships have you had with women who you thought were really ugly at first glance? >Give everyone a chance, and you'll find some wonderful people who >don't necessarily fit modern society's definition of "beautiful people". If I give everone a chance, I won't have time to get any work done. SOMEONE EARLIER> I can only speak personally for myself, and I suspect others SOMEONE EARLIER> have similar feelings. I do not tend to find wrinkled or SOMEONE EARLIER> heavy women sexually attractive, features which unfortunately SOMEONE EARLIER> tend to come with aging. Hence I do think age has something SOMEONE EARLIER> to do with attractiveness. >What you're really saying is that what you find unattractive is >wrinkles and/or heaviness, not age as such. I have seen selected people >who were wrinkled "before their time", and therefore, age is not necessarily >a factor. Heaviness is not only a side-effect of aging, but of eating habits >and/or diseases or glandular disorders as well. I think what you mean is that age is not necessarily the MAIN factor. But it is a factor. If you get old enough, eventually you're gonna become ugly -- physically ugly, not spiritually ugly, of course. >This society is *far* too hung up on YOUTH and BEAUTY as characteristics by >which people are judged! I agree that people should not be JUDGED by their youth and beauty. But what does judgement have to do with erotic impulses? Frank Silbermann