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Bonobo

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2. Agreed.

Tue Dec 6, 2011, 09:48 PM

Dec 2011

But let's toss out the word, beautiful, because I agree 100%.

Let's be honest and admit that when women refer to them as beautiful, there are two things going on.
1. They want acceptance and freedom from having to fit in with an image that is pushed by the media and society in general.
2. Women are more used to, and therefore more "hooked on" being called beautiful so maybe they want to retain the label.

Well news flash: men also want acceptance -and here is an even bigger news flash -men also enjoy feeling desirable.

Something that is never discussed in the "battle f the sexes" is the fact that the burden of making most advances is on men. Women may get tired of being "objectified" or "desired", but paradoxically, I think, men suffer from precisely the lack of that.

What are your thoughts on that, David?

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Of "tummies", "love-handles" and "manboobs" [View all] Bonobo Dec 2011 OP

There's much that's natural but far from beautiful DavidDvorkin Dec 2011 #1

Agreed. Bonobo Dec 2011 #2

The burden on men is different from that on women but just as great DavidDvorkin Dec 2011 #5

You mean you don't see it all the time? saras Dec 2011 #3

I think that is a very good response. Bonobo Dec 2011 #4

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