Times have definitely changed. If image used to be 50% of the formula its now become 80%. No one had a weird obsession with getting a particular physique in the 60's, or having the ideal jawline, lip fillers etc ...
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hell they didn't lol. The 60s were the peak of athletic, body-building guys like Bruce Lee and boxers or models like Raquel Welch. sh*t, it was the golden-age of Playboy. You really think people didn't aspire to be like that? It's just that they didn't really have the plastic surgery tech back then like they do now.
Trends come and go but what the points you have made previously are still symptomatic not of an increased focus on looks, but rather the impact looks make coming more
into focus for more people since they're more consciously aware of what other people think and desire.
If anyone thinks that you have to be some 9 or 10 to even be considered by certain 'better' looking people then they've probably got some serious image issues stemming from their younger years when they must have felt for whatever reason very inadequate
No, you generally have to be a 9 to get with a 9. That's how it works. Exceptions to this rule are simply that — exceptions that confirm the rule.
The vast majority of incredibly good looking woman i know is typically married to a pretty ordinary looking not that special guy (physically).
This is a mandatory statement of every guy who has succumbed to this delusion and almost every time, the examples he will provide are people who are indeed similar in appearance. Also, you can't include couples that have been together for 20 years in this. What did they look like when they met?
Some people on this forum have got a serious hang up about physical attraction and not feeling like they look good enough, but what i've noticed about these people is more often than not, they're somewhat reclusive and have never even had a single girlfriend or active social life - so no doubt they think up these ideas to such an extent.
Yeah, some of them certainly are, but it doesn't necessarily mean the conclusion is wrong: Good-looking women get with good-looking men and hair is an important part of that for the overwhelming majority.
These same people will also realise when/if they ever get a head of hair they're comfortable with these issues they've dreamt up will still remain because they're success in life socially or otherwise is far more governed by what they're like as actual people.
Yeah, some of them will, but that still is not terribly relevant. Sexual attraction is the foundation of any romantic relationship; you have to WANT to f*** the other person and that depends on sexual characteristics. Things like good personality and sh*t are found in most of the people we'd call "friends"...what separates people you like as just a friend from potential life partners you'd have children with? Think about it.
Now I shall generalize: The kind of guys who would typically share your staunch stance of "It's not that big of a deal! Personality! Etc." when it comes to the subject of dating are the kinds who usually fall into one of two very-closely related camps.
• Men who think that women's sexual desires are completely different from men's, so it provides them with encouragement in going after women way out of their league.
• Men who know that women's sexual desires are driven by the same primal instincts, but are afraid of this because it means they cannot control how she feels toward them sexually, in any honest manner, via money, humour, etc.
Regardless of what may or may not be true about the introverts and sh*t, the harsh reality is that hair, as well as good looks — whether in romance or business — are always in demand and will never hurt you to have them.
