Interesting article and responses.
Reminds me in a way of the lyrics of a catchy 60s song by Jimmy Soul.
“If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So for my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you
A pretty woman makes her husband look small
And very often causes his downfall
As soon as he marries her then she starts
To do the things that will break his heart
But if you make an ugly woman your wife
You’ll be happy for the rest of your life
An ugly woman cooks meals on time
She’ll always give you peace of mind
Don’t let your friends say you have no taste
Go ahead and marry anyway
Though her face is ugly, her eyes don’t match
Take it from me, she’s a better catch
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So for my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you.”
I have been fortunate in that I have have had (have) two wives (lost the first to a disease years ago) who were (are) attractive inside as they are outside. One friend’ s spouse more matches the song, and she is one delightful and wonderful to be around person.
So, in the long run, good beats beautiful. If you’ve got both, thank God.
Just sayin’.
Thirty years ago I had an English Literature professor who told the class:
“Translations are like women - if they’re beautiful, they’re not faithful, and if they’re faithful, they’re not beautiful”.
Naturally, there’s no way any college professor could get away with saying that today!
always found that song rang true
She doesn’t have to be ugly, just plain looking. See my post #65.
Sounds like a scene from Guardians of the Galaxy 2.