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Dating Down: Why less attractive men make better mates
By Elise Nersesian-Solé

My friend Karen is a gorgeous, tall, auburn-haired beauty with measurements that would put Barbie to shame. And although she has her pick of hot guys to choose from, she's currently in a committed relationship with a man who's pushing 5'6", balding and could afford to park 15 pounds.

And she couldn't be happier.

Their pairing is not an anomaly. All one has to do is step out onto the street or flip through a gossip rag to see a great beauty stepping out with her beast. From couples such as J. Lo and Mark Anthony, Beth Ostrosky and Howard Stern, Salman Rushdie, and well, anyone, one thing is clear: Physically-mismatched couples are everywhere.

for the rest of the story: http://glo.msn.com/relationships/dating ... ?GT1=49006

Funny that it seldom works in the opposite direction.

There's hope!

capnbobby

what this does is fuel the average guy into thinking he is entitled to a beauty queen - and he turns up his nose at the "average" girl....siggghhh....

can we tell I'm a bit bitter these days?

" .... there's a shortage of hot guys to go around these days ..."

WTF? I think I'm offended.

surfpirate wrote:" .... there's a shortage of hot guys to go around these days ..."

WTF? I think I'm offended.

The whole article offends me....

sunseeker wrote:

surfpirate wrote:" .... there's a shortage of hot guys to go around these days ..."

WTF? I think I'm offended.

The whole article offends me....

LOL. Well obviously you and I can speak for the hot guys and gals respectfully.
Now we'll have to see if the average lookers are also offended.

I hate to be cynical, no, really, I do, but ...

This reminds me of something Imus said back when Billy Joel was married to Christie Brinkley. "If Billy Joel was a cab driver, Christie Brinkley wouldn't get in the cab with him. Forget about sleeping with him."

One of the examples in this article was Howard Stern and his wife. If he wasn't Howard Stern, does anyone think that woman would give him a second look? Let's be serious.

Men always get slammed for being shallow in terms of thinking only about the way a woman looks, but a lot of women are just as bad. It's all about the car the guy drives, how much money he has and if he wears the right clothes. The difference is at least most guys, and I'm including myself, are willing to admit we're dogs.

fire away

LIPH wrote:I hate to be cynical, no, really, I do, but ...

This reminds me of something Imus said back when Billy Joel was married to Christie Brinkley. "If Billy Joel was a cab driver, Christie Brinkley wouldn't get in the cab with him. Forget about sleeping with him."

One of the examples in this article was Howard Stern and his wife. If he wasn't Howard Stern, does anyone think that woman would give him a second look? Let's be serious.

Men always get slammed for being shallow in terms of thinking only about the way a woman looks, but a lot of women are just as bad. It's all about the car the guy drives, how much money he has and if he wears the right clothes. The difference is at least most guys, and I'm including myself, are willing to admit we're dogs.

fire away

Nothing to fire from me - you're dead on.

No you are dead on Larry. Watch one episode of millionaire matchmaker. The girls are hot...the guys not so much...but they all are in it for selfish reasons. The guys use their money to get hot girls. And the girl use their looks to trap a man with money....

I thought this thread was going to be along the lines of "Help dating a shirt" but with feathers . . .

SeattleParrotHead wrote:I thought this thread was going to be along the lines of "Help dating a shirt" but with feathers . . .

Here ya go ....... a two for one

sunseeker wrote:No you are dead on Larry. Watch one episode of millionaire matchmaker. The girls are hot...the guys not so much...but they all are in it for selfish reasons. The guys use their money to get hot girls. And the girl use their looks to trap a man with money....

And cavewomen used to mate with the biggest, strongest hunter who could provide for them. It's been happening since the dawn of time.

sunseeker wrote:No you are dead on Larry. Watch one episode of millionaire matchmaker. The girls are hot...the guys not so much...but they all are in it for selfish reasons. The guys use their money to get hot girls. And the girl use their looks to trap a man with money....

works that way in Strip bars too

ragtopW wrote:

sunseeker wrote:No you are dead on Larry. Watch one episode of millionaire matchmaker. The girls are hot...the guys not so much...but they all are in it for selfish reasons. The guys use their money to get hot girls. And the girl use their looks to trap a man with money....

works that way in Strip bars too

not that you've ever been in one

i do ok for myself being a ugly guy!!!!.....

Dating down?????

Hell, my wife invented that 35 years ago!

And I'll be eternally grateful........literally!

LIPH wrote:I hate to be cynical, no, really, I do, but ...

This reminds me of something Imus said back when Billy Joel was married to Christie Brinkley. "If Billy Joel was a cab driver, Christie Brinkley wouldn't get in the cab with him. Forget about sleeping with him."

One of the examples in this article was Howard Stern and his wife. If he wasn't Howard Stern, does anyone think that woman would give him a second look? Let's be serious.

Men always get slammed for being shallow in terms of thinking only about the way a woman looks, but a lot of women are just as bad. It's all about the car the guy drives, how much money he has and if he wears the right clothes. The difference is at least most guys, and I'm including myself, are willing to admit we're dogs.

fire away

No argument from me. Just look at my luck with women. I couldn't even pay a woman to go out with me for more than 3 dates.