Plentyoffish dating forums are a place to meet singles and get dating advice or share dating experiences etc. Hopefully you will all have fun meeting singles and try out this online dating thing... Remember that we are the largest free online dating service, so you will never have to pay a dime to meet your soulmate.
     
Show ALL Forums  > UK forums  > "Shallow" preferences.      Home login  
 AUTHOR
 VerityBlue
Joined: 6/25/2012
Msg: 26
Shallow preferences.Page 2 of 2    (1, 2)
Aha
Thanks...Now I look like I am angling for compliments! Doh.

Seriously though, I give good 'face' but it all goes downhill and way up the scales from the second chin down. ;-) I have never lied about my dress size (30) or my age (40) or my weight (345lbs)
 indigovelvet
Joined: 5/9/2010
Msg: 27
Shallow preferences.
Posted: 8/3/2012 3:30:52 AM
It seems to me the bigger dating pool you've got to choose from the more personal preferences you will have..... whether that makes you more shallow, I couldn't say... as my dating pool resembles a kiddie's paddling pool at the moment. Perhaps one way to test the water is if your head hits the bottom whilst diving in head first, that could be a clue that you're in very shallow water....

Don't mind me... I'm just in the mood for talking bollox today! (by way of a change did I hear you say?)
 PhilR-DiscoBar
Joined: 7/23/2012
Msg: 28
Shallow preferences.
Posted: 8/3/2012 3:31:33 AM
Well Verity, that's 345lbs of sexy in my opinion ;)
 SGB2012
Joined: 1/2/2012
Msg: 29
view profile
History
Shallow preferences.
Posted: 8/3/2012 5:09:07 AM

The chances are, given that there are attractive people in all races, is that you (I'm not using the word you personally here) have some preconceived idea about people from that race x. The chances are we all have been indoctrinated with prejudice and certain crap sits around in our heads which we are unaware of, unless we make the effort at self-examination.


That may be some truth to that, but to use me as an example, there is one 'race' to which I have almost no attraction, and no negative prejudicial regard for it at all. It is just taste, perhaps influence by a lack of exposure to that race. There is certainly another race to which I have grown more attracted to over time, so maybe that it is.


A good case in point would be our current round of popular belief that all Muslims are extremists, ergo Western and Middle Eastern cultures are incompatible, when in fact moderate and tolerant belief systems on both sides potentially are compatible.


I hold to the belief in incompatibility to a large extent, and indeed using the UN's own criteria I am an Islamaphobe. This does not effect how I interact with individual Muslims, or how I judge the attractiveness of Muslims.

So though I think some of what you said is on the ball for some people, it does not apply to me, and I feel slightly unfairly chastied for my innate unconscious tastes! ;-)
 Jimby71
Joined: 1/13/2009
Msg: 30
view profile
History
Shallow preferences.
Posted: 8/4/2012 4:02:30 AM
nothing wrong with haveing preferences,diferent people like diferent things in a partner so its not shallow atall.
Show ALL Forums  > UK forums  > "Shallow" preferences.