According to Darwinian Evolution, men are programmed to be attracted to women with features indicating fertility. These include (but are not limited to): a certain waste-to-hip ratio, full lips (indicator of high estrogen levels as well), and others. In addition, indicators of health (which also tend to align with universal standards of beauty) are very important: shiny thick hair; clear glowing skin, and overall symmetry of face and body.
What is my point here? Well, as we age, each of those diminishes (well not so sure about the symmetry, but the point is older=less fertile-looking). That means, scientifically speaking, we continually grow less attractive!
What a gut punch that one is.
I was catching up with an old friend a few nights ago and as I expressed this feeling to him, he expressed that it's just as brutal for men - their attractiveness for women stays in proportion to their resources (i.e., wealth). With these as universal elements in human experience, it's no wonder there is so much injustice in the world.
But the good news is, there are so many more factors than that. Men are interested in so much more than fertility, just as women need a lot more than wealth or resources.
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