Saturday, April 05, 2008

Profound thought

All women wish they were more beautiful and desirable than they are.

All woman are more beautiful and desirable than they think they are.

Do you agree? Disagree?

20 comments:

Fusion said...

Can't answer part one, cause uh, duh, I'm a guy... But I'd guess so.

But part two, yes, definitely.

The woman I'm with now may not think so, but she's wrong...

D said...

Disagree.

The women with the hottest bodies tend to be the ugliest people. And as I was discussing with my son, they tend to look used up quickly, too.

Beauty comes from confidence without arrogance.

Alfie said...

I agree one hundred percent. I have been telling Emma she is beautiful for most of her life. She still doesn't believe me.

flossbitch said...

Absolutely, as much as I want to believe the whole "I am beautiful no matter what" thing, I just have a hard time buying it. But I have no problem seeing the beauty in other folks, but I just tend to much more critical of myself.

Anonymous said...

This guy has to agree.

Holly: The Dirty Princess said...

As I'd hoped, this post is garnering some good discussion.

I'd started writing a reply here but then realized it was more of a follow up post than a comment. So I think I'm just going to let this one ride a little longer and see what other comments this post will get. Then I plan to post my thoughts on those comments.

vie said...

i entirely agree! If our hair is straight- we wish it were curly and vice versa. If we are plump- we wish to be thin and vice versa. If we are tall- we wish to be short and vice versa. Ugh! i think this is the curse of being a woman!
~vie

j said...

A: Agree, yes.

B: Disagree, for myself at least. Experience thus far would tell me that I am not particularly beautiful or desirable.

I'm still in the WFIW category. I am unwanted.

Innocent Loverboy said...

I agree with both.

j said...

Oooh, I shouldn't comment when I am dehydrated and hungry...

Not that it isn't true but that's way more bitter sounding than I think that I am.

Redhead Editor said...

Being taken for granted is one of, if not the, worst things that can happen to a relationship. And not that we women need constant reassuring (for our fragile or weakened egos), but it sure does help when our partners think we are beautiful (hot, sexy, exceptional). And since women are the hardest on themselves, it really helps to hear this. And being loved and wanted makes us even more beautiful and desirable.

Anonymous said...

It just depends where you are in life!!


In high school-- f'ing geektoid.

Now-- 40 years old-- ha! guess it!! 20 year olds are harping over my body??
WTF??? Don't know except Big boobs?

I love your account of you and your hubby=-- maybe more for me & my hubby to comment on!!!

I love your blog! Keep up the good work!! For the monogamous relationships I really love the insights you give into "married folks" . And the
"help" you give to us via the sexual content!! love ya
t

Liesel said...

I completely agree with the first statement. No matter how beautiful a woman may or may not be, it's in our human nature to be discontent. I am hoping in my heart of hearts for the second statement to be true, since I have long struggled with self-esteem issues and related. I beginning to realize it probably has more to do with the way you carry yourself and how you interact with other people. HOWEVER, I do believe that a certain stages in life, HOW people carry themselves will make little difference to the people around them. Perhaps it's just situational.

Mishel said...

I agree. It's the whole grass is greener on the other side thing. I'm 5' 0", and am trying to get my body back after my 1st child and I look at other women, even those who haven't had kids, and I think I'd like to be taller, thinner, etc. BUT in the end I'm happy being me:) My husband loves me and so does my son so it's all good on this side of the fence:)

Theresa said...

This is a great topic for discussion.
All my friends are beautiful women, and I can see why their men are completely ga-ga over them. It breaks my heart when they are critical and negative about themselves.

However, I'm a bold hypocrite. I battle with a terrible body image. I think my current lover is WAY out of my league and wonder what he sees in me. I console myself with the belief that I have great hair and a good personality.

meandering man said...

I have this theory that women who haven't got the stunning looks are more fun. No idea if that is true or not.

I once spent an incredibly romantic time with a girl I didn't find that beautiful but was nonetheless attracted to. It had more to do with the way she was.

Maybe some women who don't get all the attention all the time, have much more imagination and a stronger longing to be fancied by a man. They make more of an effort to show how good th3y are in bed and in love.

Does anyone agree with my theory?

Jezebel VonTizzle said...

i do wish parts of my body were different, but i have never in my life had any problems getting laid.

Mel said...

For meandering man: Your thinking is spot on. Women (and I suspect men) who don't fit society's mould of what beauty is, tend to spend less time thinking about and 'working' on their superficial selves, more time thinking about and working on their inner selves and more time thinking about other people and other interesting and important issues. Definitely more fun...and that's sexy. Well said.
Mel

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Anonymous said...

Finally at 52, I agree with these sentiments (We are more beautiful and desirable than we think we are). When I was younger (and had more of the beauty and glow of youth) I was so insecure, I never felt beautiful enough at all. Never really believed it. Now, I'm in good shape, nice hair and clothes...sure, my skin tone and all that stuff related to getting older is there. But I have so much more confidence and contentment, I feel more beautiful than ever. I think I radiate a self-love that I never had before and that in itself makes you very attractive.