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Do Very Good Looking people have it easier in life

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    #302
    Mr Arrior
    Closed Accounts Posts: 564 ✭✭✭Mr Arrior


    I really wanna see what everyone looks like :D


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    #303
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,052 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Mr Arrior wrote: »
    I really wanna see what everyone looks like :D

    I'm a hottie!

    I'm a little off color in that photo, mind.


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    #304
    Mr Arrior
    Closed Accounts Posts: 564 ✭✭✭Mr Arrior


    Candie wrote: »
    I'm a hottie!

    I'm a little off color in that photo, mind.

    Be still my beating heart :p


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    #305
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,155 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    Wibbs wrote: »
    I don't see any issue with the age gap thang, if both are into it, but in general everyday terms outside of film stars, lead singers and tribal guys with a hundred head of fatted cattle and a fetching bone through the nose most guys(and gals) tend to hover around their own age when it comes to attraction, with a general skewing towards the woman being the younger to some degree. Big age gaps, like over ten, fifteen years are rare enough. To survive much beyond a flingette anyway. And I say that as a bloke who tended to end up in age gap relationships well above the average. I've haven't gone out with a woman "my own age" since I was 20.

    As far as attraction goes; for me - and given my previous - I wouldn't "feel it" beyond a certain age gap TBH. And oddly(or not) it would be in the physical end. Me at 50 I can most certainly mentally gel with a woman of say 25, but in the physical not so much. At 35 I would have, but now, nope. I can appreciate why others might, but not for me TBH. Now my attraction point would be in the thirties.

    Now if I was asked to respond to a survey question along the ones of: What age are women at their most attractive in general? Sure, yeah I'd probably say 20-25, but if the question was phrased: What age are women at their most attractive to you? I'd have a different answer. I'd have a different answer if I'd been asked when I was 15. Then I'd be thinking a 25 year old was an Oulwan(™). :D

    I've gone out with women younger than me and found that they were immature (shock!)

    So for me I tend to find women past the age of 30 more attractive at first sight. However I'm mainly attracted to their personality and especially intelligence so within 5 minutes of talking to them any initial attraction could disappear or attraction could appear.


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    #306
    Surreptitious
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    Mr Arrior wrote: »
    A lot of women are very against the idea of dating guys younger than them. Seen this first hand.

    Everyone I meet is younger than me. I don't even plan it that way. Possibly because I never grew up.


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    #307
    Mr Arrior
    Closed Accounts Posts: 564 ✭✭✭Mr Arrior


    Surreptitious wrote:
    Everyone I meet is younger than me. I don't even plan it that way. Possibly because I never grew up.

    There was one woman that was two years older than me and said she wasn't comfortable with it. Cmon like!


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    #308
    Surreptitious
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    Mr Arrior wrote: »
    There was one woman that was two years older than me and said she wasn't comfortable with it. Cmon like!

    Sounds a bit rich. Ditch her and move on.


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    #309
    Mr Arrior
    Closed Accounts Posts: 564 ✭✭✭Mr Arrior


    Surreptitious wrote:
    Sounds a bit rich. Ditch her and move on.

    Well she ditched me cos of it. The go to line is, I've done the younger thing.... So some immature tits have ruined it for the rest of us.


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    #310
    Surreptitious
    Registered Users Posts: 8,130 ✭✭✭Surreptitious


    Mr Arrior wrote: »
    Well she ditched me cos of it. The go to line is, I've done the younger thing.... So some immature tits have ruined it for the rest of us.

    Age is irrelevant, she just was treading deep water I'd say.


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    #311
    tomthetank
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    some people look better in their 30s from a wellness perspective, start taking care of themselves and get into fitness, learn how to dress etc.

    I feel more attractive now at 31 than I ever did in my 20s. mainly because im slimmer and that seems to suit my frame more, my face is smaller, i look better in clothes.

    But i miss the smooth, baby-faced skin of my 20s - sun damage hasn't been my friend since i turned 30, i've started getting botox to deal with the wrinkles and i find generally my face was pretty, less tired and haggard looking in my 20s. i got away without wearing much makeup. id notice the same about acquaintance of my age - they just lookolder, even with the most diligent skincare and in the absence of wrinkles.

    a lot of being attractive is about taking care of yourself tho, and being confident in your own skin.


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    #312
    whoopsadoodles
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    tomthetank wrote: »
    id notice the same about acquaintance of my age - they just lookolder

    I don't mean to sound smart - and I know that I will because of the tone of text but genuinely that's not the way it's meant....

    Of course you're going to look older, as you get older. People rarely believe I am the age I am (not that I tell them, but I might have said something that gives away my age say), but I certainly look older than I did 10 years ago and I'll continue to look older as I get older. Don't get me wrong, I like looking younger than my years, but that's pure vanity.

    My facebook over the past few days has been "reminding" me (thanks facebook) of how I looked 9 years ago. Yeh, I had smoother skin, and was a bit more babyfaced but sure that's how it works. Not a thing you can do about it.


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    #313
    Boom_Bap
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    whoopsadoodles wrote: »
    I don't mean to sound smart - and I know that I will because of the tone of text but genuinely that's not the way it's meant....

    Of course you're going to look older, as you get older. People rarely believe I am the age I am (not that I tell them, but I might have said something that gives away my age say), but I certainly look older than I did 10 years ago and I'll continue to look older as I get older. Don't get me wrong, I like looking younger than my years, but that's pure vanity.

    My facebook over the past few days has been "reminding" me (thanks facebook) of how I looked 9 years ago. Yeh, I had smoother skin, and was a bit more babyfaced but sure that's how it works. Not a thing you can do about it.

    You don't look a day over 87 :D


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    #314
    whoopsadoodles
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    Boom_Bap wrote: »
    You don't look a day over 87 :D

    <3


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    #315
    jimgoose
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    Boom_Bap wrote: »
    You don't look a day over 87 :D

    Whoopsie is a Cylon. I call her "Boards Six". :D


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    #316
    tomthetank
    Closed Accounts Posts: 157 ✭✭tomthetank


    whoopsadoodles wrote: »
    I don't mean to sound smart - and I know that I will because of the tone of text but genuinely that's not the way it's meant....

    Of course you're going to look older, as you get older. People rarely believe I am the age I am (not that I tell them, but I might have said something that gives away my age say), but I certainly look older than I did 10 years ago and I'll continue to look older as I get older. Don't get me wrong, I like looking younger than my years, but that's pure vanity.

    My facebook over the past few days has been "reminding" me (thanks facebook) of how I looked 9 years ago. Yeh, I had smoother skin, and was a bit more babyfaced but sure that's how it works. Not a thing you can do about it.

    I guess there's this pervasive message around us that age (or moreso youth) is intrinsically linked to beauty and i think especially for women that can be a tough one to digest. it's why turning 30/35/40 can be a complete nightmare for people, and we fight to the death against this notion that we're "passed it" or the "glory days" are behind us or that we actually may in fact *horror of all horrors* look our actual age.

    maybe because an entire multi million pound industry relies upon us feeling like we need to fight ageing to the death and at all costs.

    Ageing hasn't really worked its way into the script yet when it comes to women and beauty like it has with men. we don't really have a George Clooney silver fox equivalent to aspire to. Maybe Helen mirren I guess. i just think that rhetoric that you can get more beautiful or even that you can BE beautiful as you age isn't as common for women.


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    #317
    Alpha_zero
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 907 ✭✭✭Alpha_zero


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Sunscreen is really important when it comes to signs of ageing. I wear an spf 50 everyday, sun or no sun.

    That's not a statement of fact, merely an opinion


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    #318
    Parchment
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    Alpha_zero wrote: »
    That's not a statement of fact, merely an opinion

    What? SPF along with high doses of Vit. A topically are the only ways to slow and reverse skin aging. Thats a fact not an opinion.


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    #319
    Alpha_zero
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 907 ✭✭✭Alpha_zero


    Surreptitious wrote: »
    I think I'm just going from personal experience. I have never been. They seem to have a healthier lifestyle though. I agree with the tonnes of make up generated by TV shows like Geordie Shore which is a complete disaster. I wear fake tan but no make up. I hate that fake look and I don't know how fake nails ever got so popular, they are pure rank.

    Isn't it hard to hate the fake look, while wearing fake tan!


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    #320
    Alpha_zero
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 907 ✭✭✭Alpha_zero


    Parchment wrote: »
    What? SPF along with high doses of Vit. A topically are the only ways to slow and reverse skin aging. Thats a fact not an opinion.

    Sunscreen provides protection from the harmful UV rays from the sun, it's not sourced at the fountain of youth.


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    #321
    Hector Bellend
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    Based on the daydreams and fantasies I've had involving Kelly Brooke, If she ever heard them, She may wish she wasn't as good looking as she is.

    Unless of course she'd want me to act out some of this utter depravity then she's a real champion in my eyes.

    Like everything else in life there's a price to be paid for being really good looking.


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    #322
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,155 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    whoopsadoodles wrote: »
    I don't mean to sound smart - and I know that I will because of the tone of text but genuinely that's not the way it's meant....

    Of course you're going to look older, as you get older. People rarely believe I am the age I am (not that I tell them, but I might have said something that gives away my age say), but I certainly look older than I did 10 years ago and I'll continue to look older as I get older. Don't get me wrong, I like looking younger than my years, but that's pure vanity.

    My facebook over the past few days has been "reminding" me (thanks facebook) of how I looked 9 years ago. Yeh, I had smoother skin, and was a bit more babyfaced but sure that's how it works. Not a thing you can do about it.

    I generally look about 10 years younger than I am but part of it is how I take care of myself. I started losing hair in my 20's so I shaved it all off (I now look like Richard O'Brien). Because of shaving you can't see the hair loss or the fact that most of it turned grey in my 20's.

    Strange thing is that I look nearly exactly the same as did in my facebook photo's 10 years ago.


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    #323
    Parchment
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    Alpha_zero wrote: »
    Sunscreen provides protection from the harmful UV rays from the sun, it's not sourced at the fountain of youth.


    Did you read my post ? it slows and reverse the signs of aging which are mostly caused by UV damage......like you said by protecting the skin.This is how it works. Think about it.


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    #324
    pumpkin4life
    Registered Users Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭pumpkin4life


    Bubble bursting time. :D

    When most people tell you "you look this age" in all honesty its just them being polite. Whenever I hear the "what age is such and such a person", I usually subtract 5-10 years on what I actually think it is; depending on the person's health situation/appearance. No one likes to hear they look their age/might look older.

    Most people very much do look their age tbh.


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    #325
    Alpha_zero
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 907 ✭✭✭Alpha_zero


    Parchment wrote: »
    Did you read my post ? it slows and reverse the signs of aging which are mostly caused by UV damage......like you said by protecting the skin.This is how it works. Think about it.

    It does not reverse the signs of ageing nothing does, which is a natural and biological process. Sunscreen needs to be used in specific climates.


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    #326
    Alpha_zero
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 907 ✭✭✭Alpha_zero


    pumpkin4life wrote: »
    Bubble bursting time. :D

    When most people tell you "you look this age" in all honesty its just them being polite. Whenever I hear the "what age is such and such a person", I usually subtract 5-10 years on what I actually think it is; depending on the person's health situation/appearance. No one likes to hear they look their age/might look older.

    Most people very much do look their age tbh.

    Whenever a girl asks i will deliberately guess 5 years younger than i think she is. Or if she says a certain age, i will stay i would have thought younger.


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    #327
    Parchment
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    Alpha_zero wrote: »
    It does not reverse the signs of ageing nothing does, which is a natural and biological process. Sunscreen needs to be used in specific climates.

    It actually does - say you have a sun spot and you cover it with sunscreen...its protected and the skin can repair itself while protected by the spf.

    If used in conjunction with high doses of Vit. A in the form of retinol , retinaldehyde and tretinoin which can be applied topically - you have yourself an excellent anti aging cocktail. Nothing else has been scientifically proven to work. Moisturizers just plump the skin

    This article illustrates my point further - protecting your skin from uv rays IS anti-aging :
    https://www.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2012/jun/05/face-shows-damage-from-sun


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    #328
    Alpha_zero
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 907 ✭✭✭Alpha_zero


    Parchment wrote: »
    It actually does - say you have a sun spot and you cover it with sunscreen...its protected and the skin can repair itself while protected by the spf.

    If used in conjunction with high doses of Vit. A in the form of retinol , retinaldehyde and tretinoin which can be applied topically - you have yourself an excellent anti aging cocktail. Nothing else has been scientifically proven to work. Moisturizers just plump the skin

    This article illustrates my point further - protecting your skin from uv rays IS anti-aging :
    https://www.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2012/jun/05/face-shows-damage-from-sun

    Again ageing is a natural biological process and there is nothing that can be done to stop or reverse it. Anti ageing is a extremely effective marketing technique. Sun Protection is warranted in a climate that demands it.


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    #329
    Parchment
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    Alpha_zero wrote: »
    Again ageing is a natural biological process and there is nothing that can be done to stop or reverse it. Anti ageing is a extremely effective marketing technique. Sun Protection is warranted in a climate that demands it.

    We were talking about skin ageing - thats what i am addressing.

    Retin A/Vit. A:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3583892/

    Sunscreen/SPF topically applied:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3266803/


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    #330
    Alpha_zero
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 907 ✭✭✭Alpha_zero


    Parchment wrote: »
    We were talking about skin ageing - thats what i am addressing.

    Retin A/Vit. A:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3583892/

    Sunscreen/SPF topically applied:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3266803/

    Ok great you must look 10/15 years younger than you are.


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    #331
    Parchment
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    Alpha_zero wrote: »
    Ok great you must look 10/15 years younger than you are.

    Well science works!


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