Handsome men becoming extinct

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Just look at the new Indiana Jones movie, Harrison Ford (perhaps handsome in his day) plays his old character. And now, they add a stupid "cute" young guy to play his son - who swings from tree's with cgi monkeys while retaining his cool factor.

John Wayne would be crying...

With obesity on the rise, this is probably true of both sexes (assuming most people find thinner body types more attractive, which I think is the case).

I wonder if Walter Cronkite, would have been able to land a spot on the evening news, in the US, if he was a young guy now?

I also wonder if part of it, is how we worship youth as a society. A domesticated face is often more youthful in appearance than a masculine face. With steroids one can have both a domesticated facial bone structure, and a masculine body. And of course, there are a multitude of other enhancements that can be done to satisfy the expectation of culture, and oneself.

well, it kinda seems like if people found fatter people less attractive, then there would be a whole lot of single fat people out there, and it doesn't seem to be the case. fat people are reproducing at the same rate as skinny people, so far.

obesity doesn't necessarily mean unattractiveness.

I should have known a thread like this would have cropped up eventually. Good job, Boo!

I think that's a fair point, actually. Mind you, I never seem to get laid so perhaps my burping, farting and general uncouthness isn't quite as acceptable as it would be if handsome men really were extinct, hm?

People generally pick partners who are somewhat close to them looks-wise.

From an evolutionary perspective, it's best to pick the best partner possible. It's also better to pick a bad looking partner over no partner at all. The same will be true from the perspective of any prospective partner. The end result is that people generally pick people who are on par with them looks-wise, give or take a point on a scale of 1-10.

This means that 2's and 3's will probably pick 2's and 3's while 9's and 10's will probably pick other 9's and 10's. Notice that bad looking people will still reproduce.

I think we kind of instinctively know this. For example, we aren't that surprised when someone like Brad Pitt gets together with Angelina Jolie. If Brad Pitt ended up with Roseanne Barr on the other hand, many eyebrows would be raised.

Exactly! Thing is, Im an 8 or a 9 (my modeling recruiter told me this) and girls who are 2s and 3s try for me all the time. And they never get me because i wont let them. Everyone wants to date a 10, we all know this. Every woman wants a man who is tall, built, rich, good looking, popular, romantic, and confident and with a torso shaped like a V. But because so few of those men exist, most women settle on something less. Same goes for us men. And with the disturbing rise in obesity rates these days, more of us have to settle for less. This is why you see many ugly rich men with hot gold digger wives. And since women love rich men so much, if a man is rich, he doesnt even have to bother to look good.

How else do you think my fat and unnatractive friends came into existance as well as all the fat girls in this world, its because there parents are the same as them as they had to settle for less than what they wanted and then passed those genetics onto their kids.

If we as humans didnt settle for less than what we really wanted, the human race would be extinct.

As my parents are thin and good looking, i inherited their genetics, which i will likewise pass onto my kids in the future most likely.

In reality, there are more good looking people today than centuries ago as women who naturally look rather average can get a tan and put on some makeup to look quite good in many circumstances. Its just that alot of these people have gotten fatter, although they may have reasonable faces.

And when girls like Roseanne try to get with me, my friends tell me I deserve wayyy better, so I don't have the option to settle for that, or else id look bad.

I take back what I said about Roseanne, she is only mildly overweight and isnt bad looking at all. I had her confused with Rosie O'Donnell.

Modeling recruiter? BAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHH!! !! !! !!

Being fat is more the result of behavior than genes. And behavior can change.

You know all those hot girls who already have boyfriends? Or hot guys who already have girlfriends? Some of them used to be fat, but met someone who loved them for their personality instead of their looks. And once they had the love of a significant other to boost their confidence, they became more active and lost weight. Now they're hot everyone wants them but they're already taken.

That explains sooo much about your skewed views of attractiveness and the human body.

My last ex was mildly overweight. I gained a few pounds after dating her for quite a while. She pulled me aside one day, and told me that she knows this will sound shallow but.. I needed to lose a few pounds because she wanted the full package.

Because everyone knows that the only reason to have a partner is to make yourself look good.
People who are so worried about having their image brought down by someone who's a less-than-perfect physical specimen should try compensating by being less crappy examples of human beings.

+1

and i disagree that masses of people are "settling" for someone of a low rating. everyone out there is a 10 in someone else's eyes, and love can make a person the most beautiful or handsome person in the world.

hordes of people settling for less than they want would mean that they are all really shallow and generally dissatisfied, and i don't believe that most people are like that.