Why the emphasis on looks?

[Joanne130]

People seem so caught up in how they look, how others look & who looks better than who, why is this?

[Mick-Talbot]

Looks are becoming less and less important to me ......that may well change if I ever stop being too vain to start wearing glasses.

[ummmm]

lol

[Sharingan]

I like nice looking men, but it's not the most important thing in the world. It's no good being handsome but not a nice person so I could see myself falling in love with someone ugly pretty easily. I like to look nice, but that's MY idea of nice not anyone else's as I don't follow fashion in magazines and often make my own clothes or buy them from vintage shops and alter them until I like them. I really don't care what people think of the way I look, as long as I like it then everything's cool. People allow themselves to be bullied too much by shallow people who think appearence matters a lot instead of just laughing at them for being so vain.

[cazzz1975]

I find vanity quite unattractive, I also find the media's obsession with looks quite disturbing, the younger generation now feel that they are fat/ugly/too thin/too short/too tall/too flat chested ect ect to enjoy life, the air brush has only served to feed their insecurity.

we all get old in the end.

[Mamyalynne]

I would like to apologise for my stroppy reply to TRT on page one. It read badly to me and my knee-jerk reaction was not attractive.

[ummmm]

You can't be perfect 100% of the time :-)

[tinkerbell23]

Ermmmm.

I tan weekly. Do my nails or get them done. Used to get my hair washed snd dryed weekly when i was working (im not now somi do it myself)....i dye it 6weekly, i wear false lashes when i go out...i wear makeup every day but i wouldnt say loads...and i add eyeshadow when im going out.....

I wouldnt call myself obsessed or vain though. Im 5ft 1 and a size10-12 ...its just for me though...takes me literally 5mins to get ready. So i dont think im obsessed...x

[joggerjayne]

I don't mind what a guy looks like.

I mean, obviously I'm not going to go out with him unless he's got a chiselled chin, big shoulders, a nice chunky butt and strong legs, but otherwise I just take people as they are.

[tinkerbell23]

Oh yeah and i do love buying clothes...be it from shops or vintage from ebay etc x

[mccfluff]

I'm perfect 100% of the time

[Mamyalynne]

^^ isn't

[mccfluff]

:-)

this is why i like the internet, you can't see people (generally) so can't make jusdgments based on their looks/age/race etc

[Joanne130]

I agree mcfluff, although some people still like to remind you how they look lol bizarre

[trt]

mamyalynne,
thanks for the apologies but it wasn't necessary as we often have our little friendly disagreements dont we? :-) x

[Mamyalynne]

WE do yes ;-)

[B00]

Not exactly a new thing though is it?

Society has always preened themselves to within an inch of their lives, depending on what the current fashion is.