When it comes to perceiving a womans beauty, the range of possibility is enormous. I have been lucky in this lifetime to have known several men who love all kinds of womenall types, body shapes, sizes, colors, races. Blonde, brunette, redhead. Short and round or tall and rectangular. Its all good. Sadly, I have known far more who have such a narrow window for what is lovely that most women cant even get an acceptable rating. They may be liked well enough as people, but they would need to change, sometimes drastically, to be perceived of as a beautiful woman.
One particular year, inspired by the men I knew who loved all women, I set myself on a course to learn more about this kind of openness.
In the several years between my two marriages, I dated a lot. A lot. I love men, and while I had my standards, they were not so high that I sat alone most Saturday nights. Even so, this one year, I really challenged myself. I decided that, for twelve months, I would not turn a man away because he was not good looking enough (nor because he was not as financially secure as I would have liked, since that is a more subtle but very real social attractor factor to...