What Darko and Jaiph said.

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Massassi: We don't debate. We *****.

[This message has been edited by Kieran Horn (edited July 05, 2004).]

Actually I would argue that attraction to looks is purely society driven, since in different cultures throughout the world and throughout time have found all sorts of completely different things about people to be attractive.

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Do you have stairs in your house?

There's some variation in what is considered attractive in other cultures, but even that has limits. You won't find a society where everyone is gay or bisexual, and you won't find a society where people are attracted to monkeys.

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ANAKIN: What? You fool, I told you NO CROUTONS! Aaaaaaargh!

There's more to gender than what's between your legs. That's why I don't sleep with a mirror next to my bed.
In all other cases in my life (not counting anything before I was a teenager), physical attraction was the first thing to attract me. But now, with this one particular woman, that wasn't the initial attraction. What originally attracted me to her was her musical talent. Eventually, I learned more and more, and became more and more attracted to her. Now, I do see her as beautiful. This is precisely why I completely believe in the saying, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." It's also why I believe inner beauty radiates outward. I can't see any other reason why I find her beautiful now, when I did not before. She was just average looking, to me. But I suppose this is a more rare situation.

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Uhh, wow. That was stupid. I never said I'd date the monster from the black lagoon, I just said I care alot less about looks then most men.

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I made a thread, that turned into the debate, so I made a second thread, that turned into a debate, then I made a third thread, that caught on fire, burned down, got flamed, crapped on, bashed, then turned into a debate...but the fourth one, the fourth one stayed on topic!

The point, Dog, is that you didn't want to make out with her the first time you saw her. You were interested in her in the begininning on a friendship level instead of a higher level and that is because she was not physically appealing at the time. As time went on, physical appearance was becoming less important because you knew more about the person.

Physical appearance is the first thing men are attracted to.

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Massassi: We don't debate. We *****.

[This message has been edited by Kieran Horn (edited July 05, 2004).]

I dunno, that's what I used to think before I saw a recent documentary series on human behaviour where they polled people from all around the world on how attractive they found certain faces and they almost all ranked them the same.

In one experiment even toddlers chose the more attractive faces as appealing. Go symmetry. It was a fascinating series....though I can't recall which one it was, my wife loves human behaviour docus so we watch pretty much every single one that comes on Discovery

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Corrupting the kiddies since '97

The Golden Ratio.

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Drugs & Stupidity, Tons of it.

Sparta came pretty close...

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0 of 14.

Everyone is bisexual.

this man speaks the truth.

Are you joking?

I'm as straight as they come.

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Interesting choice of words...

[This message has been edited by Master Tonberry (edited July 05, 2004).]

denial.

Not quite. I find her more physically attractive now than before I knew much about her... which is strange. With all other crushes & relationships I've had, this holds true. Like I keep saying, this woman is an exception (even to my own tendencies). Yes, we all know how much you love the ladies. You don't need to remind us.

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For a healty meal, eat mashed potatoes, peas, and catloaf.
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[This message has been edited by DogSRoOL (edited July 05, 2004).]

......uh oh....*hides love letter*

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Massassi: We don't debate. We *****.

This is actually fairly normal. before you know someone you're basically judging them entirely on appearance (intentionally or not). You tend to notice if they differ from your "ideal" person. As you fall for who they are, all the minor flaws become things of beauty.

shhhhh.... they weren't supposed to know yet.



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Yup, all the tiny little 'flaws', quirks and eccentricities physically and emotionally because things you wouldn't trade the world for.



We've known for ages man, young love is hard to hide.

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Corrupting the kiddies since '97

Strawberry blonde and chocolate kiss, thigh high boots and all of this, boogie like a fiend until pure bliss.

Ya, my girlfriend is a natural strawberry blonde with green eyes. Her annoying laugh is endearing and her smile is killer. Not fat, not boney, almost just right (heh). She's my best friend and we... nevermind

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Ideal looks for a woman: Readhead, pale, skinny facial features, sharp nose, strong upper lip, smallish breasts, height about the same as mine.
Me: medium-size, light brown hair, pale, phat cheeks, broad hip and shoulders, blubbery, longish and bigish nose, blue eyes with a hint of yellow (hence they look green sometimes)

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People who get murdered are victims, people who get killed in war are casualties and people who don't get killed at all are just plain boring. -Said by me-

In my dream world people wear trenchcoats and piss on sanity's grave.

*cough* Mellisa Auf Der Mar *cough*

I think the general trend I believed in is a lot of poop. I guess it varies from person to person.

if(getThingFlags(source) & 0x8){
  do her}
elseif(getThingFlags(source) & 0x4){
  do other babe}
else{
  do a dude}

It'sa me!

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NPC.Interact::PressButton($'Submit');

Will you marry me?


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People who get murdered are victims, people who get killed in war are casualties and people who don't get killed at all are just plain boring. -Said by me-

In my dream world people wear trenchcoats and piss on sanity's grave.

I like a girl who doesn't try to become attractive, who isn't 'sexy' or 'hot', whose hair is any colour, as long as it's natural, whose skin is fair, and whose personality is introverted.

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MadQuack has a signature.

I like a girl with a short skirt and a loooooong jacket.

Actually, i utterly agree with everything Flirbnic says.

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-John Wilkins, Mercury, or the Secret and Swift messenger, shewing how a man may with privacy and speed Communicate his thoughts to a Friend at any distance (London, 1641)
NPC.Interact::PressButton($'Submit');