She Said It
A few days ago, Stana wrote what I was trying to articulate. She wrote a post about an old Black Velvet billboard she would see with a beautiful model on it. She ended with:
Guys encountering such advertisements might wish that they could bed a Black Velvet model. Gals encountering such advertisements might wish they could look like a Black Velvet model.
I wished I could do both.
Nice and succinct and a very real difference ~ one that puts us sharply on the fence between women and civilians. There's also a bit of regret there. If I was sitting on that fence and I fell on the "bed" side, I'd be sorry I didn't land on the "look like" side. And if I fell on the "look like" side, I'd be sorry I didn't land on the "bed" side.
I'm married and that's not going to change. But I'm more reluctant to come out to (or even show pictures to) a really beautiful woman, because I'm afraid it'll kill my (already nonexistent) chances with her.
On occasion, I've said to a woman "if I was a girl, I'd want to look like you." It's always taken as a compliment, but it's meant as such and as "really. I mean it. Can you help me look like you?"
No End in Sight
I'm still e-mailing P with little hints. He's not biting, but he's not squashing it either. I'll have the exchanges in a few days, after I feel it's run its course.
A Bit of Business
I am now a member of the Amazon affiliates program, just in time for the holiday spending season. This means I may occasionally link to something of interest that Amazon sells, such as Kevyn Aucoin's excellent book on makeup called Making Faces
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