Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are beautiful. – Somebody
A colleague sent me this quote this morning and I read it before I read Jacquelyn Mitchard’s column… the second coincidence of the day related to women’s looks.
I think the quote misses an important point. Our brains are hardwired to notice beauty in women. Societal changes ain’t going to change that. But what happens in a relationship, in a marriage, need not be 100% dictated by our hardwiring nor by societal standards. Tough to overcome it, though, if you feed your brain a steady diet of Maxim and your honey does the same with Cosmo.