Just recently I had a conversation with a few guy friends about what men and women find attractive in the opposite sex. Not surprisingly, they ended up laughing at the fact that some girls actually find intelligence attractive in men. As animated as this conversation was at first, it turned out to be quite a frustrating one in the end.
Eventually they started mentioning names of people they found attractive, and it just so happened that I knew a few of those people so I openly acknowledged the fact that those girls were very smart too.
The response? I’m sure you’ve seen the title of this Blog entry, and therefore have no need to wonder what reaction I got. I give him credit for being honest at most.
It is hard to ignore the fact that people can be so superficial, and I do not only mean this about men. Why can’t people look beyond the physical and appreciate others for their perceptions or individuality, instead of constantly thinking about sex?
I’m not saying that I am not attracted by good looks or a great body, but what I am trying to say is that you can like someone for their physical and mental attributes. These things are relative, not absolute: meaning you can actually be good looking, charming, and intelligent all at once.
It's disappointing that there are people who are that shallow, or pretend to be that shallow around their friends. Hopefully nature ebbs the remaining monkey brain cells next time humans evolve. Maybe then people would start thinking less like animals.