cdfox7 wrote:
Its fair to say that nature and nurture do have a role in that. Ok yes some men are visually perceptive to stimuli, I hear to side some women are auditory and/or kinesthetic perceptive. However If feel that gender is only one aspect of that as culture and up bringing do have a role with that. BTW am many kinesthetic perceptive to stimuli.
Whether cultural role or not it is still how things work currently. And not saying things cannot work vice versa but even in a public environment the factor is stronger in men. And there is still the biological factor. Even some women who are doing well socioeconomically themselves will seek a male mate that is doing better. And that may be more important that how much she is physically attracted to him. Some men are more likely to take a woman making minimum wage as long as he finds her relatively attractive overlooking her socioeconomic status.
Of course there are plenty of exceptions , still the trend and aspect exists.
cdfox7 wrote:
Ok your example of Gollum is fair tho you have discounted his split personality, he was a different person before having the Ring in the form the Sméagol persona. More suitable examples would be Caliban in Shakespeare's The Tempest and Alberich in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.
Not really a big fan of either guy so I just used one I know.
Women still have their limits when it comes to being attracted to someone/
Main point is physical attractiveness does play a huge part in the relationship arena.
And no amount of personality or charm is going to change that especially in the realm of cold dating. Approaching a stranger to chat them up or ask them out. And that goes with all genders.
.....the gay people i have known seem to be way more picky than the heteros....
and as a man who can be referred to generally unattractive i can attest to being passed over for reasons other than my personality and other aspects. quite a few women have told me so online and off. lol
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