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From: seb@ahutb.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: re: Female Attractiveness
Message-ID: <641@ahutb.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Apr-85 11:51:18 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  8 11:51:18 1985
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	Being attractive to men takes up a lot of a woman's time
and energy. Most women spend a lot more time working on being
attractive than men spend working on being attractive to women.
With makeup, clothes, hairstyles, and a woman's metabolism, it
takes a lot of work to stay attractive.
	I used to wear makeup. I've stopped. I just don't have
the time anymore. I like to sleep in the morning and don't like
taking 10 minutes to clean off my face.
	I used to buy lots of new funky clothes. I still like
the clothes, but I don't buy much because the money is better spent
elsewhere.  I only buy what I need, not what strikes my fancy.
	I don't diet the way I used to. I like food A LOT, so I
can't bear to give up all the goodies I love. But I abhor being
out of shape. I don't mean fat, overweight, pleasantly plump. I
mean physically in top form. I'm not in that form right now, but
I'm striving towards it. I don't do it just so I'll look good.
That's part of it. But more of my motivation comes from the fact
that I like having a healthy, well-tuned body that responds well
to the demands of my life, like stress and skiing and hiking and
softball. I don't like huffing and puffing after running up 4
flights of stairs in Holmdel. I don't like feeling like an old rag
after skiing all day. Or not being able to ski as well as I want
to just because my body is not in good condition. This became
brutally apparent to me between my first and second season of
skiing. I was a total wash-out the second season because I no
longer got the exercise I needed to stay in shape. Suddenly you
realize you're getting old, and it's all your fault. 
	I think society should emphasize good locks in the framework
of what's really good for you. We all can't have model-thin bodies,
and for most of us, it would be very unhealthy. We should strive
for bodies that respond well to today's world, will remain healthy
and strong for a long time to come. In the process we will get 
good-looking bodies. I'm not saying we should all run out and lift
weights. But a little more exercise could do almost all of us a
lot of good. Personally, it makes me feel a lot healthier.
	I am amazed with the ways we find to torture our bodies
to conform to some ideal. No torture is needed. If we treat them
well, they will last us a long time without needing major repairs.
(Consumers gives the human body a better rating than Toyota, but
only when you do the correct maintenance. :-)) The fad that disgusts
me right now is tanning salons. Society says a nice, dark tan looks
good. So what if you might get skin cancer in 10 years and you're
sure to have more wrinkled skin? How many people out there understand
the risks, physical and emotional, to conforming to society's standards?

Sharon Badian  ihnp4!hocsp!ahutb!seb