Would you find a mate easier if....... you were blind to physical beauty?


...okay...lets say you were born with a brain defect that made it so all people of the opposite sex were of equal physical attractiveness. Sort of like you were blind except your blindness only applied to a person's physical appearance.
.... Lets us say you still got sexually aroused but not by physical beauty...but instead by personality and mental beauty.

....So I'm curious.....would your dating life be easier without the bonds of physical attraction limiting your choices?

I hope it's not too late to edit to add more information.....I wonder if men in particular would consider the above mentioned defect to be a curse. Men?

YES

I'd be married already if that were so.

it would be nice if I only got physically aroused by a woman's personality/mental beauty

I don't think it would make any difference in my situation at all. While I would be the first to admit that physical attraction plays some part in my decisions, the fact is that none of my "deal-breakers" has anything to do with physical appearance. So all of the people who wouldn't fit my standards now, also wouldn't fit my standards in your hypothetical scenario.

Interesting topic, to be honest, I have dated short men, tall men,gorgeous men and not so gorgeous men. For me I will admit I look at eye candy, but for me to be turned on sexually it is more of a mental thing. So like some above the physical isn't the deal breaker for me.

You can fix ugly body but you can't fix an ugly spirit most of the time.

absolutely..however I also beleive that a way a person looks does reflect to a point on their personality and life experiences.

The Huntchback of Notre Dame just doesnt have the same life experiences as Brad Pitt, hence dealing with them would be difficult.

I also belive there are other thing than looks, like smell, or just "chemistry"

Quote from Lexfontayne out of context.....

"the fact is that none of my "deal-breakers" has anything to do with physical appearance."

A man that doesn't include physical appearance....beauty or the lack of... as a deal breaker.... Can a man such as this really exist? So if you're still single....and you're not constrained by the chains of physical attraction and lust..... you must have other bonds which keep you back.

is this the "brail" method.......

I could probably find someone like this.....



kidding aside......there does have to be a physical attraction, but for some it is not as deep as others. we see someone and thing they are somewhat attractive. as we get to know them and their mind, that original attraction grows and we see them in a different light. The inner beauty begins to reflect into their outer beauty and our minds heart sees it.

JMO

It'd sure be a lot easier for me.

Do you have ANY idea how tough it is to find a woman who is attracted to chubby, bald and broke???

.....First time using the quote feature....excuse me if I use it incorrectly and it explodes...

So you've turned down otherwise good women because of their physical appearance? I'm not judging......for I have done the same with men. One in particular....a great guy but he just has an odd and unattractive look about him that I can't get past.

This is pretty much the way I feel. Sure, someone with a hot body is nice. Though, if there's nothing else there, I'm not going to be attracted or turned on sexually.

So the pics of those handsome studs with no shirts on and muscles in all the right places don't do a damn thing for you cuz you can't hear what they say???

No offense, but I'm not sure I totally buy that.

yes, i feel that it would make dating much easier. because it would go both ways. where as i do like to look at someone thats easy on the eyes all the time, if they dont have the right mental/spiritual beauty, then the deal is off. and also if this scenario were true, then more people would be willing to get to know me for me as opposed to what i look like.

As I said, sure they can be nice. I was talking about dating, though.

you need to cover that chest, an let a woman get to your personality

Fair enough.

I think you need to reread what I posted here. in my post it states...
For me I will admit I look at eye candy, it takes a hell of a lot more than a pretty body to turn me on. Actually since we are all being honest here. I have always said this and I stand by my words. If a man can't stimulate my mind he sure in the hell can't stimulate my body.

Not to mutch but nobody has no limits i mean
its hard to explain

....I'm only quoting the part of your post that I'm responding to....I hope this isn't considered bad form....


I wasn't aware you could fix ugly.... ....I thought the most one could do was spruce ugly up and hide it behind bad lighting..... If ugly could truly be fixed I know of a couple of gentlemen that I'd give a call to immediately.