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Jan. 29th, 2006
Advicenators
Jan. 29th, 2006 10:20 pmI've been getting active on Advicenators again, lately. In fact, I've been considering starting up an LJ community for Advicenators moderators to discuss the questions on the site.
Anyway, I got a question, one of the many that get asked over and over. And I'm not sure, but I think I like my answer. Dorky though it is.
The question was (paraphrased) "What do guys prefer in a girl: face or body? That is, would you prefer a great face and okay body, or great body and okay face?"
My answer:
Anyway, I got a question, one of the many that get asked over and over. And I'm not sure, but I think I like my answer. Dorky though it is.
The question was (paraphrased) "What do guys prefer in a girl: face or body? That is, would you prefer a great face and okay body, or great body and okay face?"
My answer:
You left out personality.
I can't speak for every other guy, but for me, personality is probably the biggest factor. I've known girls who by most definitions were overweight and not that pretty, but men CLUSTERED around them, ignoring girls who were technically prettier.
And more than anything else, I think it was because those girls were a lot nicer and friendlier than the others. There's one that I remember in particular who had a smile that just knocked every guy who saw it out.
Of course, some guys are pigs. But I think that even they would prefer a girl with a nice personality over one with the best looks or body, unless they were looking for a one-night-stand or a hooker.
Because a body you only really see when her clothes come off. A face you see most of the time. But a personality is ALWAYS there. In the dark. When you're in different rooms. Over the phone. Whenever.
In the end, we all want to feel loved. The face and body are secondary.
Advicenators
Jan. 29th, 2006 10:20 pmI've been getting active on Advicenators again, lately. In fact, I've been considering starting up an LJ community for Advicenators moderators to discuss the questions on the site.
Anyway, I got a question, one of the many that get asked over and over. And I'm not sure, but I think I like my answer. Dorky though it is.
The question was (paraphrased) "What do guys prefer in a girl: face or body? That is, would you prefer a great face and okay body, or great body and okay face?"
My answer:
Anyway, I got a question, one of the many that get asked over and over. And I'm not sure, but I think I like my answer. Dorky though it is.
The question was (paraphrased) "What do guys prefer in a girl: face or body? That is, would you prefer a great face and okay body, or great body and okay face?"
My answer:
You left out personality.
I can't speak for every other guy, but for me, personality is probably the biggest factor. I've known girls who by most definitions were overweight and not that pretty, but men CLUSTERED around them, ignoring girls who were technically prettier.
And more than anything else, I think it was because those girls were a lot nicer and friendlier than the others. There's one that I remember in particular who had a smile that just knocked every guy who saw it out.
Of course, some guys are pigs. But I think that even they would prefer a girl with a nice personality over one with the best looks or body, unless they were looking for a one-night-stand or a hooker.
Because a body you only really see when her clothes come off. A face you see most of the time. But a personality is ALWAYS there. In the dark. When you're in different rooms. Over the phone. Whenever.
In the end, we all want to feel loved. The face and body are secondary.
A bit of philosophy
Jan. 29th, 2006 10:30 pmI have not forgotten that story (for the record, it will be called 41° 59' , -71° 31', rising). I've started it. But it's not going to be done tonight.
I don't know if this is going to be worth posting, but I was with Teri in the car today and I put something into words in a way that I hadn't before. Teri didn't think it was a great insight, and I suppose it wasn't. Still, it intrigued me.
What I said was this: Basically, it makes sense to try new things in life. Because if you try something new and you hate it, you won't do it again; you'll have had one bad experience, and that's it. But if you like it, you can do it again and again, for the rest of your life.
So even if you don't like nine out of ten of the new things that you try, in the end you'll come out way ahead.
Of course, that doesn't mean you should try stuff that's likely to get you killed.
Actually, I was mostly thinking of food when I came up with this. And if anyone who knows me well is reading this - particularly any of my family - they're probably either staring in disbelief at the screen, wondering who the hell wrote this, or they're laughing.
I don't know if this is going to be worth posting, but I was with Teri in the car today and I put something into words in a way that I hadn't before. Teri didn't think it was a great insight, and I suppose it wasn't. Still, it intrigued me.
What I said was this: Basically, it makes sense to try new things in life. Because if you try something new and you hate it, you won't do it again; you'll have had one bad experience, and that's it. But if you like it, you can do it again and again, for the rest of your life.
So even if you don't like nine out of ten of the new things that you try, in the end you'll come out way ahead.
Of course, that doesn't mean you should try stuff that's likely to get you killed.
Actually, I was mostly thinking of food when I came up with this. And if anyone who knows me well is reading this - particularly any of my family - they're probably either staring in disbelief at the screen, wondering who the hell wrote this, or they're laughing.
A bit of philosophy
Jan. 29th, 2006 10:30 pmI have not forgotten that story (for the record, it will be called 41° 59' , -71° 31', rising). I've started it. But it's not going to be done tonight.
I don't know if this is going to be worth posting, but I was with Teri in the car today and I put something into words in a way that I hadn't before. Teri didn't think it was a great insight, and I suppose it wasn't. Still, it intrigued me.
What I said was this: Basically, it makes sense to try new things in life. Because if you try something new and you hate it, you won't do it again; you'll have had one bad experience, and that's it. But if you like it, you can do it again and again, for the rest of your life.
So even if you don't like nine out of ten of the new things that you try, in the end you'll come out way ahead.
Of course, that doesn't mean you should try stuff that's likely to get you killed.
Actually, I was mostly thinking of food when I came up with this. And if anyone who knows me well is reading this - particularly any of my family - they're probably either staring in disbelief at the screen, wondering who the hell wrote this, or they're laughing.
I don't know if this is going to be worth posting, but I was with Teri in the car today and I put something into words in a way that I hadn't before. Teri didn't think it was a great insight, and I suppose it wasn't. Still, it intrigued me.
What I said was this: Basically, it makes sense to try new things in life. Because if you try something new and you hate it, you won't do it again; you'll have had one bad experience, and that's it. But if you like it, you can do it again and again, for the rest of your life.
So even if you don't like nine out of ten of the new things that you try, in the end you'll come out way ahead.
Of course, that doesn't mean you should try stuff that's likely to get you killed.
Actually, I was mostly thinking of food when I came up with this. And if anyone who knows me well is reading this - particularly any of my family - they're probably either staring in disbelief at the screen, wondering who the hell wrote this, or they're laughing.
