The Scale of Attractiveness, XKCD on dating, and the nice guy paradox (solved)
Posted by Matt Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:15:00 GMT
I ran across this "Scale of Attractiveness" that I thought was absolutely brilliant. It's so true, especially that "awkward" bubble between between being a friend and dating:
I'm a big fan of XKCD, a geeky webcomic about all kinds of random stuff. They had a pretty good one regarding dating:
To get the true benefit of “nice” in the way that women enjoy, one has to be able to attract that same woman without being nice, i.e. by the sheer force of masculine character. Only once that foundation of primal respect is in place can the higher-order offerings such as kindness be appreciated. It’s counter-intuitive and it’s unpleasant, but we’re dealing with nature here. Don’t fight the rules. To do so is as pointless as picketing gravity or boycotting inertia.He makes a good point, and his writing style is spot on.
Lastly, I found this horrible depressing yet amusing photo on Flickr.