Goodlooking Conundrum!

I don't think I would really want to date a very handsome man.

It's what I would call the George Clooney conundrum (puzzle) :)

On the one hand, who would'nt want to go out with the sexiest man alive - according to me and the People magazine, so it must be true.

On the other hand, even Mr Clooney has a downside.

I remember reading an aritcle about watching his latest squeeze at the Oscars. Most women probably envied her. The writer said she was not. She saw a receipe for disaster.

According to the aritcle - 'If she does'nt end with him, she's runined for life! Once you date George Clooney, the bar's set pretty high. And the Oscars are the summit of glamour.

How do you top that?

There she was in a coutoure gown, arm in arm with the most handsome man on the planet. Can you imagine? After that they break up and she has to start dating again, where's the next guy going to take her - the moon?

I guess the only way would be to the opposite end of the spectrum. A bald man without charm, looks or a libido. That can't be too hard to find :)

That's why I would prefer to date guys who are not movie-star calibre. Infact, the more ordinary, the better. Having low expectations means never being disappointed.

By sheer Darwinian logic, the partnerships that last are the one between equals, including equals in the physical sweepstakes. A woman can be a notch higher than the man, but still cannot be way out of his league or there'll be problems.

While attractive male friends are invariably paired with equally attractive females, many of my gal pals who are considered 'hot babes' are actually open to guys few notches below. They don't even consider it dating down!

So guys even if you are a Danny Devito , there is still hope if you can deliver good punchlines as most women magazine survey's on what women want top 'sense of humour' on the list, 'with a good heart' and 'must love dogs' as absloute essentials in a man.

And ofcourse near the bottom of the wish list, above 'able to hunt wild boar' and gather fire wood, is "preferably does not look like elephant man".

Pairing up someone who looks like, say Brad Pitt, must be terribly stressful unless you happen to be Angelina Jolie. Even though, am dead sure, she must be awfully insecure as well what with the multiude of women all around the world who must be plotting to get their claws on her man.

A friend of mine, so smitten was she looking at her good looking beau while driving crashed into a tree. Now, being older and more mature, she has learnt her lesson and says - "when I was younger I would have gone for a hunk. But these days its more important that the person is more into me. And so far I have not met a good-looking man who wasn't in love with himself".

I would add to that : Thanks but no thanks. I don't want to be second fiddle :)

Anyways, finally there is ONE very good reason why I will never go out with a handsome George Clooney look alike - so far, not one has asked me out :(

Darn......