Tempting Fate

Sunday, February 03, 2008

The Perfect Man

There has been much publicity lately about what exactly makes the 'perfect man'. Analysts have diagnosed statistical measurements, looked at appropriate data, compared ideal matches etc etc. But hang on a moment why aren't we talking about more to the point - what makes a 'perfect woman'? Let's face it pundits can come up with all sorts of dribble on height, colouring of hair, hand size, shape of face and body BUT who's perect really is this. I've met many very good looking men in the course of my work and life and believe me there's usually something lacking i.e. personality in most of them! Surely if someone is only looking for a good looking man or beautiful woman this denotes a very shallow person. After all looks can change and fade with time and what you actually do to your body. Smoking ages people badly, wrong diet makes people look tired and 'grey' lack of exercise makes people look 'bloaty'. So what would you have left once the looks have gone. Nothing but a very dull person. That's why I really don't believe that you can judge a person by a photo only. The usual internet dating sites rely heavily on who's put the most attractive photo by their details to get the most hits. Many dating agencies conentrate on showing you a photo album of their members for you to choose from.

Have you ever looked back on photos of yourself in the last few years. I bet that on some you look good, on others you're tempted to throw them away! However getting back to the perfect man/woman - we all have to ask ourselves this question first.... Am I Perfect? If you are still alive and kicking then you must be a human being and they are just not perfect. So why are people chasing this image of this person.

It's been said many a time that if a man has a great personality where he can make a woman laugh, then he has nothing else to worry about, including his looks. We are attracted to people for numerous reasons and there's very often many times when you can't define what it is.

That's why holding out for anyone who is 'perfect' or really good looking is a waste of your time. It's far more than that we should be looking for but above all else we have to enjoy being with that person.