What's on your mind?

In other news it has been a pretty cold day today.. although it is January.. I feel that the older I get the less I can handle this cold. Pretty much low single digit and negative number temps for a least another month..

MehGuy said:

I think I have a pretty good grasp of what men and women find attractive in each other evolutionary. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.. but me not being attracted to her is pretty understandable.

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So, your answer to the why...is what you were taught...

Okay.

Tone said:

So, your answer to the why...is what you were taught...

Okay.

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No.. my attractions didn't change once I studied evolutionary psychology. I simply developed a deeper view of why I find some things attractive and others not.

MehGuy said:

No.. my attractions didn't change once I studied evolutionary psychology. I simply developed a deeper view of why I find some things attractive and others not.

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Hmmmm, so there was consistency between your environment (including the media) and the evolutionary thought you encountered.

So, now that you acquired that confirmation, would you say that you are kind of locked in to it? Or, can you decide to swim up stream, so to speak, if you so chose?

Tone said:

Hmmmm, so there was consistency between your environment (including the media) and the evolutionary thought you encountered.

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I think it's more the media catering to already born desired tastes in men and women to make their products more appealing and hence make more money.

So, now that you acquired that confirmation, would you say that you are kind of locked in to it? Or, can you decide to swim up stream, so to speak, if you so chose?

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The human brain is not that malleable. Nor as a short man do I ever feel obligated to try to change my tastes despite how futile such an endeavor would be. There are reasons why we find bodies attractive, it's not all up in the air nonsense that society can change around at will.

Rene Loup said:

@SarahsKnight

I challenge you to a duel!

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*waves a hand dismissively while snoozing with chin rested in the other hand at the PC desk*

Nah. Busy slaying giant monsters and the undead right now. This knight already has his hands full.

Saw this from you elsewhere, @Rene Loup . Definitely a favored quote I have tried to live by, myself.

"He who fights monsters should see to it that he himself does not become a monster."
~Friedrich Nietzsche

SarahsKnight said:

*waves a hand dismissively while snoozing with chin rested in the other hand at the PC desk*

Nah. Busy slaying giant monsters and the undead right now. This knight already has his hands full.

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*Duet

Darn auto-correct...

HEY, HEY, YOU, YOU, I DON'T LIKE YOUR GIRLFRIEND...

MehGuy said:

what is on the inside

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MehGuy said:

There are reasons why we find bodies attractive

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I understand Evolutionary Theory to deal with the outer aspect of our beings, such as our brains and bodies.

What I was getting at more is the inner existence of our being such as personality.

Anyways, this is a very interesting discussion, thank you for it.

Rene Loup said:

HEY, HEY, YOU, YOU, I DON'T LIKE YOUR GIRLFRIEND...

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Ugh, soooo catty and low-class of you, Avril. *puts nose up in the air and looks the other way* Call me when you've moved past your high-school mean-girl stage, why don't you?



.... Besides, you may not like her, but I happen to think that my (imaginary) girlfriend is quite a dish.

Tone said:

I understand Evolutionary Theory to deal with the outer aspect of our beings, such as our brains and bodies.

What I was getting at more is the inner existence of our being such as personality.

Anyways, this is a very interesting discussion, thank you for it.

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Evolutionary psychology also deal with the inner self too.

What should I see about her on the inside? What is on the inside is what makes me hate her so much, not that I'm not physically attracted to her.

MehGuy said:

What is on the inside is what makes me hate her so much, not that I'm not physically attracted to her.

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Sometimes we're attracted to the ones who aggravate us the most. That's cruel, I think, but still true. This co-worker is really on your mind. Are you sure you're not attracted to her?

The NAA Covid test is the one that gets sent to a lab for a couple days, right?

public hermit said:

Sometimes we're attracted to the ones who aggravate us the most. That's cruel, I think, but still true. This co-worker is really on your mind. Are you sure you're not attracted to her?

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Lol.. I'm the guy who psychoanalyzed the concept of sadomasochism to death.. it sure ain't that.

There was one time she said we should date.. and I'm not joking.. vomit literally almost came out of my mouth. I didn't even know such a reaction was a possible thing.

MehGuy said:

Evolutionary psychology also deal with the inner self too.

What should I see about her on the inside? What is on the inside is what makes me hate her so much, not that I'm not physically attracted to her.

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Oh, okay, so you do know the "why" of what repels you about her.


So, my next question is, "What does this say about you?"

You don't have to answer that here...just something to chew on.

MehGuy said:

Lol.. I'm the guy who psychoanalyzed the concept of sadomasochism to death.. it sure ain't that.

There was one time she said we should date.. and I'm not joking.. vomit literally almost came out of my mouth.

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Okay, it was a long shot.

Tone said:

Oh, okay, so you do know the "why" of what repels you about her.


So, my next question is, "What does this say about you?"

You don't have to answer that here...just something to chew on.

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Oh I know the many whys.

TenthAveN said:

The NAA Covid test is the one that gets sent to a lab for a couple days, right?

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@SarahsKnight's realm...I believe...


*Oh no...that's @Anthony2019

MehGuy said:

Oh I know the many whys.

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But why why?

Tone said:

But why why?

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Neoteny.. mainly.. but it's a long story.. honestly if one follows my posts in the past they should get the gist of it. I don't feel like explaining it tonight.