What Exactly is Beauty?

Who exactly do you think is a person of great beauty? What is beautiful? Watching TV with a man and asking him who would be considered a beautiful woman on the screen and then asking a woman who she thinks is a beauty is very interesting. The results will differ greatly. As I do these little research-projects with (an unwilling) hubby the evenings spent watching a movie usually end up in a completely different way from most folks. We never see The End.

Personally I think that Catherina Zeta-Jones is the most beautiful woman alive. If I could just have one part of her I would be extremely happy. "No", says hubby, I don't see that at all, in my view there are more attractive women". "Who then"? I ask. He looks at me askance. I can see thoughts going through his mind. If he says so and so his wife gets angry. If he stays silent she thinks he has no opinion. "Well you of course!" he says, wiping the sweat off his brow. His marriage is saved for another day.

Since my research is on a tight budget, I decided to ask a woman about how she thinks an handsome man should look like. "George Clooney"? I asked. "no, I don't like him, he's so smooth" she said. "Simon Cowell then, he has that winkle in his eyes and a lot of money" I said. She shuddered. "Not my type, he has a big mouth and not enough muscles" she replied. "Surely not Sylvester Stallone"? I said. "No, no you got it all wrong, never mind his face, that must be rugged and outdoor-looking, but I'm after big and muscled". "Oh, you mean all sun burnt and wrinkly, like guys who work on the docks? Those wild ones?" I asked. Yes, apparently I was on the right track with finding a stable relationship for her.

Even more interesting is asking someone from another race what they find attractive. Here could well be real differences with what white-skinned people would classify as beautiful. And Paris Hilton might be considered as butt-ugly. Not that Paris would ever know; she has convinced herself a long time ago that she's pretty and that is that. But baby blue eyes and blond hair might not be attractive at all to another race. Or a pencil-slim figure.

So, it might come as a bit of a shock to George Clooney that not everybody in this world finds him attractive. Or other movie-stars who are convinced that they are the best and finest this world has ever seen when they stare at themselves in the mirror.

But you could always conduct your own research. Invite men and women from all races over for the evening and turn on the TV. Ask who is the most attractive person on the screen. Then sit back.An interesting, if not exhilarating conversation will surely follow, besides making new friends.