Losing your looks when incredibly good looking

Some of us don't have much to fear on that account

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

email val kilmer and ask him

He's got Mickey Rourke on the other line.

Derek Zoolander, is that you?

I find it a comfort that my looks can't get any worse than this. Ended up with a face like my scrotum could only be an improvement.

It's more a problem for beautiful women than us handsome men. We tend to age well - lines give our faces more character, grey hair gives us gravitas, we become "craggy" rather than cute etc. It's the gorgeous women I feel sorry for - they can't prevent Time turning them into grotesque witch-like creatures.

Luckily, it's not something us handsome men need to worry about. We just dump the obviously-aging 35 year old for one of the gorgeous 25 year olds clamouring for our attention. We continue to do this until we're 50 and then settle down with "the one" - a gorgeous 25yo blonde with whom we have 2 children: hey, it's our duty, the world will always need beautiful people!

Well, when your looks have been described as a crime against humanity then you don't have much to worry about.














Mother could be so cruel sometimes

Three Seasons wrote: »

What's that like? Are there any lucky boards members with this problem?

I can't really comment as my incredible good looks haven't begun to fade yet.

Is the world a more cruel place as your looks diminish?

BGozIE wrote: »

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I concur, Will

Screw looks.

You posted an image in AH?

What sorcery is this?

I think for really really stunning women it must be a horrible experience to get old and watch your looks fade. I'm not talking goodlooking girls who were at their physical best at 23 and then gain a little weight and get a few wrinkles, have to deal with grey hair etc. I'm talking about the knockouts who always had people / career opportunities / attention on a large scale as a result of their looks. This is a sweeping statement so please take it with a pinch of salt but many of those females can become even less attractive than their age-similar counterparts as they relied so heavily on their looks before and didn't develop other parts of their personality. We all know really $exy, attractive, witty, stylish, flirtatious people that might not be stereotypically goodlooking, these people will remain hot well into old age. On the other hand if a female is used to attracting mass attention purely based on her looks then there is always going to be an infinite number of younger girls to overshadow her.

I don't agree that all men age well (I've known many a teenage pretty boy hearthrob who became a balding, insipid short watery looking man) but as there is less focus on looks for men, i guess the pressure is not the same. Lots of men 40+ can be very attractive based on charisma, charm, life achievements.

Some looks really suit youth and this applies to both genders IMO; pretty, girly, cute features are lovely on teens - early 20's but after that the more classically handsome features with great bone struture are superior.

I have a face for the radio (or so I've been told). No worries in that department.