"JT, despite all your optimism about the world, why are you so pessimistic and bitter about relationships, women, and the seemingly unconquerable shallow nature of human beings?"
Because of shit like this:
Click the image to make it a little bigger, but I'll go ahead and say that the part I circled reads, "Help a supermodel find love."
No thanks, I think supermodels should be able to manage just fine on their own. I'll dedicate myself to trying to help out the kind, generous, intelligent people out there who starve of physical attention because they aren't as good-looking. But why would we ever pay attention to those people? Real virtues are less attractive and demanding of viewer/reader attention than vapid, physical perfection.
Disgusting. Our history is saturated with stories in which a homely but exemplary human being lands a desirable member of the opposite sex because transcending reality is art at its finest. But those stories aren't the truth, and the sharpest, most cynical producers of Hollywood have even figured it out, since even the ugly characters in movies are beautiful. Nobody would buy the myth or the movie if the romantic interest fell for a good person who wasn't doable.
And to think, we call ourselves the noblest of the species. Our very nature places superfluities in priority over selflessness, intellect, hard-work, and other virtues, yet we still manage to call ourselves the paragon of animals. What a joke.
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Haha. I'm pretty sure I'll never find someone because of my looks. I hate hearing my good looking friends gripe about vain relationship problems.
Human beings are shallow and superficial in general... obviously.
@MangoWOW - Yeah, I think I'm a fairly patient person, but I lose a great deal of my patience when I hear people gripe about "problems" I wish I had.
JT
@Zerowing21 - I agree. It's kind of like when I hear rich assholes bitch about not being able to afford their 5 million dollar home.
We will all get ugly and wrinkled in the long run.
I don't think this is entirely true. I know that I myself tend to like people for their humor. If they can make me laugh, I'm probably already finding myself attracted to them. They don't need to be drop dead gorgeous. Hell my own boyfriend isn't the Brad Pitt or anything. He's short, a little on the chubby side, and incredibly hairy. Lol. But I love him because he makes me laugh and he's smart.
I dunno. I've never been attracted to movie stars. I tend to like average features on guys more. And my biggest crushes have been on real people who look NORMAL. Even IF I was only attracted to by their looks.
But then again... maybe I'm rare? But I really don't think I am. I know a LOT of people just like me. I know a lot of people NOT just like me, but they're shallow. And it usually shows.
Hmmm ... Hate to be the type of replier who turns the topic to herself, but ...
I think I'm fairly cute, no? (I have pics on my xanga if you feel the need to assess my looks! lol ... And if you don't think you know me, yes you do. You approved of my Facebook status today about the smoking ban. hehe.)
Aaaanyway, I get hit on by "hot" guys on a semi-regular basis, but it's clear to me that most of them aren't worth my time. I'd like to believe that I'm more prone to being attracted to guys because of personality as opposed to astonishing looks.
Take a few of my past boyfriends:
The first one, by "normal" standards, was homely-looking: odd haircut, chubby, rather acne-prone ... but I loved him. He was intelligent, gentle, funny, and treated me well. And as I got to know him, I began to adore his exterior. Another boyfriend was a shy, lanky redhead with a bit of a belly and a smile that was slightly "too wide" (again, by normal standards). But god, after getting to know him, I thought he was adorable too.
When you see the inner beauty, it becomes more visible on the outside. The glimmer of an otherwise "squinty, unattractive" eye becomes the irresistible gleam of an intelligent, loving eye. The "blunt, disproportionate" nose becomes the adorable little button that crinkles up when they smile. Does that make sense?
And I don't know ... There are very, very few people I can think of who don't possess even a trace of physical attractiveness. I'm very easy to please, I suppose. A genuine smile or warm eyes are enough to draw me in, even if the rest of their body doesn't strike my immediate fancy. (Any person who can't muster at least a genuine smile is in a sorry state indeed!)
Once I'm drawn in, it's guaranteed that I'll begin to find myself attracted to the rest of the guy. Like I said -- at least for me -- good personalities have a way of painting people's exteriors to be absolutely gorgeous.
Then wild sex ensues.
I'm kidding. Or maybe not. wink, wink. ;)
But I hope that made sense and .. I dunno .. heightened your optimism a teensy bit? I do believe there are others out there who feel the same way!
Also, I reeeeally hope you're not dissing your own looks. You're friggin' cute, man! Look at those eyes! And obviously you're intelligent, compassionate, etc. I'll punch you if you think I'm merely patronizing you. I swear I will.
yeah jt ur hot
i'd put it in ur butt