Settling for your OH?
Discussion
Firstly, apologies for the following post, it does indeed reek of mysoginy. It follows on from a conversation in the pub the other night. Perhaps that's where it should have stayed.
The theory: Yes we all love our other halves etc, etc. but there must be more attractive people out there that could be equally nice. Yes, personality is important.
Notwithstanding people have different tastes, generally, a very attractive 9/10 girl looks equally attractive wether you yourself are some sort of muscle bound mahogany carved god, or a bit, well, oogly-boogly (I love saying that)
EG, if you're say a 5 out of ten looks-wise, punching above your weight, you could maybe net a seven. So if you do, you'd still consider your lady to be less attractive than others. Or do you think "oh well, she's the best I'm going to get"? Or perhaps, when you really do fall for someone, they become your benchmark, so you'd look at Angelina Jolie alongside your 3 eyed wonky boobed girl and think, that poor ugly Jolie, she's not got enough eyes and her boobs aren't nearly lopsided enough?
I'm incredibly not fussy when it comes to a one-off, but I think I swing the opposite way (no, not the gay way) when it comes to a relationship, it's so much time invested in a relationship for it to turn out to be with the wrong person.
This post makes no sense. Well, it's lunch time now. Might have some pasta.
The theory: Yes we all love our other halves etc, etc. but there must be more attractive people out there that could be equally nice. Yes, personality is important.
Notwithstanding people have different tastes, generally, a very attractive 9/10 girl looks equally attractive wether you yourself are some sort of muscle bound mahogany carved god, or a bit, well, oogly-boogly (I love saying that)
EG, if you're say a 5 out of ten looks-wise, punching above your weight, you could maybe net a seven. So if you do, you'd still consider your lady to be less attractive than others. Or do you think "oh well, she's the best I'm going to get"? Or perhaps, when you really do fall for someone, they become your benchmark, so you'd look at Angelina Jolie alongside your 3 eyed wonky boobed girl and think, that poor ugly Jolie, she's not got enough eyes and her boobs aren't nearly lopsided enough?
I'm incredibly not fussy when it comes to a one-off, but I think I swing the opposite way (no, not the gay way) when it comes to a relationship, it's so much time invested in a relationship for it to turn out to be with the wrong person.
This post makes no sense. Well, it's lunch time now. Might have some pasta.
crofty1984 said:
Firstly, apologies for the following post, it does indeed reek of mysoginy. It follows on from a conversation in the pub the other night. Perhaps that's where it should have stayed.
The theory: Yes we all love our other halves etc, etc. but there must be more attractive people out there that could be equally nice. Yes, personality is important.
Notwithstanding people have different tastes, generally, a very attractive 9/10 girl looks equally attractive wether you yourself are some sort of muscle bound mahogany carved god, or a bit, well, oogly-boogly (I love saying that)
EG, if you're say a 5 out of ten looks-wise, punching above your weight, you could maybe net a seven. So if you do, you'd still consider your lady to be less attractive than others. Or do you think "oh well, she's the best I'm going to get"? Or perhaps, when you really do fall for someone, they become your benchmark, so you'd look at Angelina Jolie alongside your 3 eyed wonky boobed girl and think, that poor ugly Jolie, she's not got enough eyes and her boobs aren't nearly lopsided enough?
I'm incredibly not fussy when it comes to a one-off, but I think I swing the opposite way (no, not the gay way) when it comes to a relationship, it's so much time invested in a relationship for it to turn out to be with the wrong person.
This post makes no sense. Well, it's lunch time now. Might have some pasta.
The theory: Yes we all love our other halves etc, etc. but there must be more attractive people out there that could be equally nice. Yes, personality is important.
Notwithstanding people have different tastes, generally, a very attractive 9/10 girl looks equally attractive wether you yourself are some sort of muscle bound mahogany carved god, or a bit, well, oogly-boogly (I love saying that)
EG, if you're say a 5 out of ten looks-wise, punching above your weight, you could maybe net a seven. So if you do, you'd still consider your lady to be less attractive than others. Or do you think "oh well, she's the best I'm going to get"? Or perhaps, when you really do fall for someone, they become your benchmark, so you'd look at Angelina Jolie alongside your 3 eyed wonky boobed girl and think, that poor ugly Jolie, she's not got enough eyes and her boobs aren't nearly lopsided enough?
I'm incredibly not fussy when it comes to a one-off, but I think I swing the opposite way (no, not the gay way) when it comes to a relationship, it's so much time invested in a relationship for it to turn out to be with the wrong person.
This post makes no sense. Well, it's lunch time now. Might have some pasta.
crofty1984 said:
Firstly, apologies for the following post, it does indeed reek of mysoginy. It follows on from a conversation in the pub the other night. Perhaps that's where it should have stayed.
The theory: Yes we all love our other halves etc, etc. but there must be more attractive people out there that could be equally nice. Yes, personality is important.
Notwithstanding people have different tastes, generally, a very attractive 9/10 girl looks equally attractive wether you yourself are some sort of muscle bound mahogany carved god, or a bit, well, oogly-boogly (I love saying that)
EG, if you're say a 5 out of ten looks-wise, punching above your weight, you could maybe net a seven. So if you do, you'd still consider your lady to be less attractive than others. Or do you think "oh well, she's the best I'm going to get"? Or perhaps, when you really do fall for someone, they become your benchmark, so you'd look at Angelina Jolie alongside your 3 eyed wonky boobed girl and think, that poor ugly Jolie, she's not got enough eyes and her boobs aren't nearly lopsided enough?
I'm incredibly not fussy when it comes to a one-off, but I think I swing the opposite way (no, not the gay way) when it comes to a relationship, it's so much time invested in a relationship for it to turn out to be with the wrong person.
This post makes no sense. Well, it's lunch time now. Might have some pasta.
Go for a Penne with a creamy sauce.The theory: Yes we all love our other halves etc, etc. but there must be more attractive people out there that could be equally nice. Yes, personality is important.
Notwithstanding people have different tastes, generally, a very attractive 9/10 girl looks equally attractive wether you yourself are some sort of muscle bound mahogany carved god, or a bit, well, oogly-boogly (I love saying that)
EG, if you're say a 5 out of ten looks-wise, punching above your weight, you could maybe net a seven. So if you do, you'd still consider your lady to be less attractive than others. Or do you think "oh well, she's the best I'm going to get"? Or perhaps, when you really do fall for someone, they become your benchmark, so you'd look at Angelina Jolie alongside your 3 eyed wonky boobed girl and think, that poor ugly Jolie, she's not got enough eyes and her boobs aren't nearly lopsided enough?
I'm incredibly not fussy when it comes to a one-off, but I think I swing the opposite way (no, not the gay way) when it comes to a relationship, it's so much time invested in a relationship for it to turn out to be with the wrong person.
This post makes no sense. Well, it's lunch time now. Might have some pasta.
L4URA said:
crofty1984 said:
Stuff.
Go for a Penne with a creamy sauce.
Seriously though, in the early days I was wondering if I was 'settling' for my good lady, but over time we've grown closer and stronger and wouldn't want to change her for the world.
L4URA said:
crofty1984 said:
Firstly, apologies for the following post, it does indeed reek of mysoginy. It follows on from a conversation in the pub the other night. Perhaps that's where it should have stayed.
The theory: Yes we all love our other halves etc, etc. but there must be more attractive people out there that could be equally nice. Yes, personality is important.
Notwithstanding people have different tastes, generally, a very attractive 9/10 girl looks equally attractive wether you yourself are some sort of muscle bound mahogany carved god, or a bit, well, oogly-boogly (I love saying that)
EG, if you're say a 5 out of ten looks-wise, punching above your weight, you could maybe net a seven. So if you do, you'd still consider your lady to be less attractive than others. Or do you think "oh well, she's the best I'm going to get"? Or perhaps, when you really do fall for someone, they become your benchmark, so you'd look at Angelina Jolie alongside your 3 eyed wonky boobed girl and think, that poor ugly Jolie, she's not got enough eyes and her boobs aren't nearly lopsided enough?
I'm incredibly not fussy when it comes to a one-off, but I think I swing the opposite way (no, not the gay way) when it comes to a relationship, it's so much time invested in a relationship for it to turn out to be with the wrong person.
This post makes no sense. Well, it's lunch time now. Might have some pasta.
Go for a Penny with a creamy sauce.The theory: Yes we all love our other halves etc, etc. but there must be more attractive people out there that could be equally nice. Yes, personality is important.
Notwithstanding people have different tastes, generally, a very attractive 9/10 girl looks equally attractive wether you yourself are some sort of muscle bound mahogany carved god, or a bit, well, oogly-boogly (I love saying that)
EG, if you're say a 5 out of ten looks-wise, punching above your weight, you could maybe net a seven. So if you do, you'd still consider your lady to be less attractive than others. Or do you think "oh well, she's the best I'm going to get"? Or perhaps, when you really do fall for someone, they become your benchmark, so you'd look at Angelina Jolie alongside your 3 eyed wonky boobed girl and think, that poor ugly Jolie, she's not got enough eyes and her boobs aren't nearly lopsided enough?
I'm incredibly not fussy when it comes to a one-off, but I think I swing the opposite way (no, not the gay way) when it comes to a relationship, it's so much time invested in a relationship for it to turn out to be with the wrong person.
This post makes no sense. Well, it's lunch time now. Might have some pasta.
No I know what he means.
Every 'hot' girlfriend I've been with has been a pain in the arse one way or another.
My current gf is still (IMO) v pretty, but not the best i've been out with. But is by far the best in every other facet of existence. I've been with her nearly a year now and the most I could manage with any of the other psychotic bints was about 4 months.
Every 'hot' girlfriend I've been with has been a pain in the arse one way or another.
My current gf is still (IMO) v pretty, but not the best i've been out with. But is by far the best in every other facet of existence. I've been with her nearly a year now and the most I could manage with any of the other psychotic bints was about 4 months.
Mate you dont just settle on someone because you think they are the best you're going to get 
When you have met the right person it falls into place, i wont go into detail at the risk of sounding like a bit of a gayer but im sure other people including the double hard b
ds amongst us will be secretly agreeing.
When you have met the right person it falls into place, i wont go into detail at the risk of sounding like a bit of a gayer but im sure other people including the double hard b
ds amongst us will be secretly agreeing.
That's exactly what you do, you just don't realise it at the time. When my ex split up with me 2 months ago, I'd have told you she was perfect for me. Now, I'm seeing someone who is a hell of a lot more attractive (and the ex certainly wasn't bad) and is equally as great a person. Luckily for me, there's no way on earth I could do any better than this one, so in that respect, I'm not really settling, because I'm already punching well above my weight.
BJG1 said:
That's exactly what you do, you just don't realise it at the time. When my ex split up with me 2 months ago, I'd have told you she was perfect for me. Now, I'm seeing someone who is a hell of a lot more attractive (and the ex certainly wasn't bad) and is equally as great a person. Luckily for me, there's no way on earth I could do any better than this one, so in that respect, I'm not really settling, because I'm already punching well above my weight.
She'll be starting threads like this on www.handbagheads.co.uk, then. 
voyds9 said:
I married a woman who could live with me. This elevates her to the state of goddess.
Anyone who can live with me deserves canonisation.
I'm of the Groucho Marx school of thought. Anyone woman who would marry me isn't worth marrying.Anyone who can live with me deserves canonisation.
TBH I've been out with a variety of women (not so much in number, but in looks) ranging from a 23-year old millionairess who wouldn't look out of place on the cover of Vogue to a skank journo who had no arse and smelled of fags. Nowadays I don't care so much about looks - or money - but a bit of self-respect is a must. Being over 30 is no excuse to let yourself go, ladies.
There is a lady I shall always refer to as the love of my life, she is very pretty but I have (somehow) dated some very very pretty ladies.
Yet the feels I had/have for her means that she just seems more beautiful to me, and if asked to do a list of top totty I would place her at the top, though anyone else would perhaps rank her lower on looks alone.
Who she is means that being with her was never 'settling for 2nd best looks' as she was just so damned amazing.
Sadly, life and circumstance can get in the way
Yet the feels I had/have for her means that she just seems more beautiful to me, and if asked to do a list of top totty I would place her at the top, though anyone else would perhaps rank her lower on looks alone.
Who she is means that being with her was never 'settling for 2nd best looks' as she was just so damned amazing.
Sadly, life and circumstance can get in the way
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