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redqueen

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10. It's one of the worst things someone can be IMO.

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Tue Oct 8, 2013, 05:03 PM

Oct 2013

Right next to greediness, selfishness, and cruelty.

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Do you find superficiality attractive? [View all] BainsBane Oct 2013 OP

oh god yes...the more shallow the better. wanna go shop for shoes? xchrom Oct 2013 #1

well hold on now BainsBane Oct 2013 #2

A SISTER!....or a brother xchrom Oct 2013 #4

Right there with you Aerows Oct 2013 #20

I don't get it Warpy Oct 2013 #53

Lord have mercy Aerows Oct 2013 #18

prada should be having a sale along about now. xchrom Oct 2013 #38

Love the sweater and shoes Tree-Hugger Oct 2013 #56

There are people my mother described Warpy Oct 2013 #55

Forget shopping! Look at all my pictures of my shoes I bought! n/t dogknob Oct 2013 #88

I'm with you. SheilaT Oct 2013 #89

Yes, yesphan Oct 2013 #3

I find that unpleasant. I know what I find attractive but I don't have a specific look that I like. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #5

I wouldn't hire a superficial person. MineralMan Oct 2013 #6

what if that person is under 40? BainsBane Oct 2013 #7

Only if that person has a tattoo. MineralMan Oct 2013 #54

So the wrecking ball is optional? BainsBane Oct 2013 #74

There's all sorts of levels to attractiveness MNBrewer Oct 2013 #8

I find people who get upset about people who get upset Lex Oct 2013 #9

It's one of the worst things someone can be IMO. redqueen Oct 2013 #10

It also tends to be a signal of other attributes BainsBane Oct 2013 #11

That has also been my experience so I totally agree. Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #77

You nailed it. bunnies Oct 2013 #13

I think they are sad, self-hating, and fear based. WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #12

Yes, but is that just your superficial impression? Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #16

No, it is what I perceive their motivation is for their fear of WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #65

being from So Cal , i see a lot of it JI7 Oct 2013 #14

The same in Florida BainsBane Oct 2013 #111

Yep PasadenaTrudy Oct 2013 #118

"Do you find superficiality attractive?" Depends Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2013 #15

define "fixate" Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #17

Defined BainsBane Oct 2013 #22

Right, gotcha. I didn't mean the dictionary, I meant what on DU was spurring it. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #24

I think there is a difference between what one personally finds attractive BainsBane Oct 2013 #25

Your fan base? BainsBane Oct 2013 #30

Geez, I guess I need to work on my delivery. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #32

I didn't take it as about me in particular BainsBane Oct 2013 #33

Well the ladies do love me. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #34

Well, I need photographic evidence BainsBane Oct 2013 #35

Ha! Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #48

Ah ha . . . BainsBane Oct 2013 #99

One other thing. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #49

You did have that sig line BainsBane Oct 2013 #63

The sharon stone pic was not related to the sig line, honest. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #66

Oh, I see BainsBane Oct 2013 #69

It really is hard to tell what is performance art, these days. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #72

I think the aliens left that little "gift" for us at Roswell. BainsBane Oct 2013 #73

Depends upon the situation. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #19

Three words. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #21

Yes, very attractive Tom Ripley Oct 2013 #23

Well...will you sit naked on a wrecking ball? Atman Oct 2013 #26

No, I won't BainsBane Oct 2013 #31

I will. Will you watch? MineralMan Oct 2013 #57

As the cosmetics industry knows well, everyone wants to be beautiful. closeupready Oct 2013 #27

It is hard to sell certain things to people, who feel good about themselves. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #36

certain things BainsBane Oct 2013 #44

people still pay for porn? Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #47

That isn't what I said BainsBane Oct 2013 #40

I don't want to pick a fight with you; consider, however, closeupready Oct 2013 #50

This thread was in response to those half dozen other threads BainsBane Oct 2013 #100

There are varying levels of superficiality ...... oldhippie Oct 2013 #28

I find attractive people attractive Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #29

If you mean "attractive" in a romantic/sexual/physical sense, then I think petronius Oct 2013 #37

It truly disgusts me Paula Sims Oct 2013 #39

That must have been very difficult BainsBane Oct 2013 #42

They did you a favor. You got away in a BIG way! babylonsister Oct 2013 #51

I really don't know anyone that is fixated Sissyk Oct 2013 #41

In what context, Charlie? gort Oct 2013 #43

I'm not Charlie BainsBane Oct 2013 #46

Only on the surface. Liberal Veteran Oct 2013 #45

Hard to say. It depends on how good she looks LittleBlue Oct 2013 #52

I can put up with a lot of superficiality if she's a good cook. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #58

Opposites attract seveneyes Oct 2013 #59

The Lounge has bled over Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #60

+1 Go Vols Oct 2013 #85

I think superficiality is, like, ya know, waaay overrated in this country. Zorra Oct 2013 #61

I find people that freak out over subjective questions Rex Oct 2013 #62

So do I BainsBane Oct 2013 #71

"She ain't pretty she just looks that way" GliderGuider Oct 2013 #64

It's Boring ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #67

They should stop beating their wives MFrohike Oct 2013 #68

Good lord BainsBane Oct 2013 #70

Move those goalposts! MFrohike Oct 2013 #75

Save yourself a heart attack BainsBane Oct 2013 #76

Funny MFrohike Oct 2013 #78

No one forced you to come into this thread BainsBane Oct 2013 #82

Calm down MFrohike Oct 2013 #83

Yeah, I'm thinking reading people is not your strong suit BainsBane Oct 2013 #87

This is getting surreal MFrohike Oct 2013 #92

This message was self-deleted by its author BainsBane Oct 2013 #105

What the other guy said... Throd Oct 2013 #79

No one forced you or him to come into this thread BainsBane Oct 2013 #81

Oh shit MFrohike Oct 2013 #93

Actually you did. Throd Oct 2013 #94

LOL BainsBane Oct 2013 #96

A new coat of paint on a sturdy old house is nice KentuckyWoman Oct 2013 #80

well put. BainsBane Oct 2013 #84

Oh! Well Said! nt Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #97

Do you have a recent picture snooper2 Oct 2013 #86

This message was self-deleted by its author BainsBane Oct 2013 #90

try an Android and see what happens snooper2 Oct 2013 #91

I have little tolerance for affectation. rrneck Oct 2013 #95

Absolutely not... opiate69 Oct 2013 #98

for me looks are the most important thing, if there is not that immediate zing i move on loli phabay Oct 2013 #107

Sleepless in Austin BainsBane Oct 2013 #115

not sure what the relevance is, but heyho anyway loli phabay Oct 2013 #117

Do you apply that same principle to women? BainsBane Oct 2013 #110

Of course.. I mean, opiate69 Oct 2013 #116

not really. nt Deep13 Oct 2013 #101

attractivness is Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #102

By that same argument BainsBane Oct 2013 #103

but these threads are aimed at Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #104

Yes, and this is a continuation of the those threads BainsBane Oct 2013 #106

character is #1 Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #108

I personally wouldn't call those superficial BainsBane Oct 2013 #109

the last example is petty Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #112

Yes, that is exactly what I mean BainsBane Oct 2013 #113

I know Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #114

joe walsh sad-cafe Oct 2013 #119