I left New Zealand mid-2003, bound for Istanbul and a new lif. After two years, a Belgian guy lured me into his world, deep in the heart of Europe. For a long time I was an in-process immigrant. One day we married. These days it's about photography, a little red wine and wandering ... and so the journey goes.
I used to have an older 'friend' who bluntly said one day: "ok, but I relate mainly to the outside, the physical package. I don't want to wake up next to someone with a 'beautiful' brain'
Needless to say he divorced before his 50th birthday and married someone half his age. Never saw him afterwards.
Related: it's a well known fact that people who conform to classic beauty standard get better jobs, are highly overrated on all kinds of qualities they often do not possess and generally enjoy a smoother ride through life.
Classical (symmetrical) physical beauty: it should be taxed :-))
Interesting.
ReplyDeleteAnd a sad comment on the value we put on physical beauty.
Perfect video.
ReplyDeleteI used to have an older 'friend' who bluntly said one day: "ok, but I relate mainly to the outside, the physical package. I don't want to wake up next to someone with a 'beautiful' brain'
Needless to say he divorced before his 50th birthday and married someone half his age. Never saw him afterwards.
Related: it's a well known fact that people who conform to classic beauty standard get better jobs, are highly overrated on all kinds of qualities they often do not possess and generally enjoy a smoother ride through life.
Classical (symmetrical) physical beauty: it should be taxed :-))
And the amount of work required to be so 'beautiful'.
ReplyDeleteI imagine your 'friend' is suffering Peter as I can't imagine how he can stand ageing now he's over 50.
It's sad ... these are the images the children are growing up with.