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Are people becoming less attractive

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  • 04-07-2020 12:18am
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    2lazytogetup
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    At the beach recently and couldnt see any good lookers in swimsuits. Just fat people. I remember the 90s and people were alot nicer on the eye..

    Are we doomed?


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    Church on Tuesday
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    2lazytogetup wrote: »
    At the beach recently and couldnt see any good lookers in swimsuits. Just fat people. I remember the 90s and people were alot nicer on the eye..

    Are we doomed?

    Yes we are fcuked OP.


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    bb1234567
    Registered Users Posts: 5,496 ✭✭✭bb1234567


    No I don't think so. People are becoming a bit more pudgy on average but your weight is only one element of attractiveness. I think people generally have better skin today and look younger on average than they did in earlier decades with people smoking and drinking less, wearing sunscreen more, etc


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    I Am Nobody
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    Life ain't easy when your fat and greasy.


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    gmisk
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    2lazytogetup wrote: »
    At the beach recently and couldnt see any good lookers in swimsuits. Just fat people. I remember the 90s and people were alot nicer on the eye..

    Are we doomed?
    Hmmm if you remember eyeing up people in the 90s...your no spring chicken yourself....your part of the problem!


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    [Deleted User]
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    bb1234567 wrote: »
    No I don't think so. People are becoming a bit more pudgy on average but your weight is only one element of attractiveness. I think people generally have better skin today and look younger on average than they did in earlier decades with people smoking and drinking less, wearing sunscreen more, etc

    Pudgy, more accurately referred to as fat, should not be accepted as attractive. Great skin doesn’t address the fact that someone is overweight, eats too much and does too little. Moisturising and using suncream isn’t going to combat diabetes and heart disease or the whole host of other illnesses and diseases that are more frequently resulting from people who think being fat is fine. Fat is fat. Call it what it is for a start.


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    Richard Hillman
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    Too many unattractive people were mating in the 80s and 90s. There was also a lot of emigration, particularly women. So there was an abundance of men to women, who would ride anything that walked.

    The opposite of the scenario is Eastern Europe after WW2. There were tons of women compared to men, and the men had the pick of the lovely ladies. That's why Eastern European women are very attractive.

    It will be interesting to see what will be in 20-30 years with the popularity of online dating. 20% of males get 80% of the females. So there may be an abundance of strong attractive males on the market but the ladies will be a mixed bunch.


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    Kermit.de.frog
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    Speak for yourself OP.


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    [Deleted User]
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    JayZeus wrote: »
    Pudgy, more accurately referred to as fat, should not be accepted as attractive. Great skin doesn’t address the fact that someone is overweight, eats too much and does too little. Moisturising and using suncream isn’t going to combat diabetes and heart disease or the whole host of other illnesses and diseases that are more frequently resulting from people who think being fat is fine. Fat is fat. Call it what it is for a start.


    What's a more unattractive trait, though? someone that's "pudgy", yet out and about and at the beach, or someone who spends their Friday nights on the internet at 1am complaining about other people being "pudgy".


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    joeharte123
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    I wouldn’t entirely agree with what you’re saying for the fact that there seems to be a heavy emphasis on people high protein diets now (equivalent of one boiler chicken specie a day) and exercise, which in itself is only a good thing!

    However, I’ve notice make up for young girls has gone over the top. Some girls opt to get their lips injected with botox at a very young age and it really doesn’t look healthy. This is coupled with fake teeth and sun beds. I understand that it’s only a certain cohort of people that engage in this “fashion” but it appears to be rampant throughout towns in Ireland today. It reminds me of a reality tv show in the uk Love Island.


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    PTH2009
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    Richard Hillman wrote: »
    Too many unattractive people were mating in the 80s and 90s. There was also a lot of emigration, particularly women. So there was an abundance of men to women, who would ride anything that walked.

    The opposite of the scenario is Eastern Europe after WW2. There were tons of women compared to men, and the men had the pick of the lovely ladies. That's why Eastern European women are very attractive.

    It will be interesting to see what will be in 20-30 years with the popularity of online dating. 20% of males get 80% of the females. So there may be an abundance of strong attractive males on the market but the ladies will be a mixed bunch.

    We also have other nationalities over here who would find 'supposed uglier women' attractive and would marry them have kids etc


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    joeharte123
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    Richard Hillman wrote: »
    Too many unattractive people were mating in the 80s and 90s. There was also a lot of emigration, particularly women. So there was an abundance of men to women, who would ride anything that walked.

    The opposite of the scenario is Eastern Europe after WW2. There were tons of women compared to men, and the men had the pick of the lovely ladies. That's why Eastern European women are very attractive.

    It will be interesting to see what will be in 20-30 years with the popularity of online dating. 20% of males get 80% of the females. So there may be an abundance of strong attractive males on the market but the ladies will be a mixed bunch.

    Online dating is so sterile imo. To me, it is a last resort. The way I look at it, easy come easy go.


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    punisher5112
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    Why op were you thinking of trying out animals or cars for affection?


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    ShedTower
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    The police are after me. I'm so gorgeous they want to put me under arrest.


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    punisher5112
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    ShedTower wrote: »
    The police are after me. I'm so gorgeous they want to put me under arrest.

    You also wanted to put a huge tool in Mrs Doyle's box....


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    MyPeopleDrankTheSoup
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    no OP you're just losing your libido


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    punisher5112
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    The face a mother could only love....


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    touts
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    2lazytogetup wrote: »
    At the beach recently and couldnt see any good lookers in swimsuits. Just fat people. I remember the 90s and people were alot nicer on the eye..

    Are we doomed?

    No OP. It's just if you can remember the 90s then you have reached the stage where the good looker's don't tell you where they hangout these days. Welcome to middle age.


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    Car99
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    Wo wo wo !!! Good looking people dont go to the beach unless its empty and they can can get some nice selfies for their social media accounts. Cant risk sand , wind and sun damage affecting their image.


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    Kylta
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    2lazytogetup wrote: »
    At the beach recently and couldnt see any good lookers in swimsuits. Just fat people. I remember the 90s and people were alot nicer on the eye..

    Are we doomed?

    I think specsavers are doing two for the price of one.


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    Risingshadoo
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    Op definitely a troll. Lame ass attempt -1/10


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    I see sheep
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    No I think the opposite. Do you remember how women looked in the 80s!
    Women are a much more attractive now.


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    Hamsterchops
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    2lazytogetup wrote: »
    At the beach recently and couldnt see any good lookers in swimsuits. Just fat people. I remember the 90s and people were alot nicer on the eye..

    Are we doomed?

    It's true, people are on average a stone or two heavier than they were back in the 70s, 80s or 90s.

    Maybe fast food plays a part in it? There are still lovely good looking people around though :)


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    ChikiChiki
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    Male baldness well up as opposed to decades ago.


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    punisher5112
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    Beer goggles..... The goggles do nothing


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    Hand in Your Pants
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    Fat people tend to look younger as they have plenty of collogen in their faces. You can see that many of them turn rotten looking when they lose the few pounds. Often it's better to keep the weight if you're a bit older and bring additional emphasis to your face, or your lips and breasts if you are a woman. Signal that you're down for the dirty and keep those chubby cheeks girls.


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    [Deleted User]
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    JayZeus wrote: »
    Pudgy, more accurately referred to as fat, should not be accepted as attractive. Great skin doesn’t address the fact that someone is overweight, eats too much and does too little. Moisturising and using suncream isn’t going to combat diabetes and heart disease or the whole host of other illnesses and diseases that are more frequently resulting from people who think being fat is fine. Fat is fat. Call it what it is for a start.

    Are you really deciding for everyone else what level of body fat they can find attractive?


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    Mister Vain
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    No I think people are much more into health and fitness now. Irish women in particular look far better now than they did in the 90's/early 00's.


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    Filmer Paradise
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    Mister Vain wrote: »
    No I think people are much more into health and fitness now. Irish women in particular look far better now than they did in the 90's/early 00's.

    Some are for sure. I think there's more extremes out there now.

    There's more people into the fitness now, but on the other hand it's shocking the amount of truly obese people around these days.


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    Esse85
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    Mister Vain wrote: »
    No I think people are much more into health and fitness now. Irish women in particular look far better now than they did in the 90's/early 00's.

    Yet obesity has never been higher.


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    Lily_Aldrin7
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    Esse85 wrote: »
    Yet obesity has never been higher.

    It seems like most of my female co- workers are quite obese and always trying new trendy diets. I have the feeling that obesity has something to do with this! I have two kids and I’m thinner than I’ve ever been in size 6 just because I eat as healthy as possible and I exercise a little. I keep telling them that losing weight is all about creating good habits you can stick to but it seems like everyone is looking for a quick and easy way to lose weight so they try detox pills and shakes and keto diets etc, lose 10 pounds in 3 days and then gain 20 over and over again. It’s the media, I’m telling ya! Too many ads for “easy fixes” and sugary treats


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