An interesting post about how a lack of physical dexterity in men kills physical attraction in women.
I maintain that a strong enough physical attraction can’t be killed off by a nuclear explosion but the irritants the poster lists (rolling dice off a table repeatedly, walking into a screen door, wearing lip balm, dropping coins out of a wallet) definitely do downgrade a man in terms of attractiveness.
In the opposite direction, a woman is always rendered more attractive by needing help. Men love to help women. If you are searching for a dude to date, simply stand somewhere in a public place with a somewhat despondent, helpless look.
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Nah, you’re at risk of over thinking evolutionary attraction, this would almost certainly cure the Doom Goblin’s unhappiness ;-D
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I’m told that one downside of everybody quitting smoking back in the 80s is that it eliminated one of the easiest ways for people to meet. If you were a woman, all you had to do is stand there holding a cigarette looking like you needed a light and men would instantly appear.
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Meeting was probably always awkward/difficult for many of both sexes, but it was easier when women were more feminine. Unless one was drunk, loud, or otherwise a creep, there were no nuclear rejection, other guys handled it. Women did usually maintain plausible denialability, but they somehow found opportunity to encourage a guy. Many couples met at work and weekend dances were the norm. And Clarissa is correct, women have always known about the male instinct to help, in fact, that was how I met my wife ;-D
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Nothing wrong with lip balm. Chapped lips are awful.
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