[Poro Poro]

In some schools in Japan, the students have to take off their shoes and go barefoot when indoors. Some claim this practice will help train the body to be stronger against colds and other illnesses.

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Life is unfair, but yes, as Caroline says, looks and first impressions do matter, and if you have a blemished face, people will probably notice and have to get around that before they see the real you. Clear skin, after all, conveys good health, and it is built in their primal instincts to be attracted by that. On the brighter side, I think in a way it helps protect one from running into people who only care about looks.

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I know someone who used to be dirt-poor college student, and now he is making 1+ million a year, being able to afford to give a $70,000 car as a birthday gift for his dad and so on. And he told me the most money can do is to allow you the luxury of not having to worry about being poor. Beyond that, riches is a source of worry in itself. You have to worry about having your car stolen, your kids being kidnapped, not investing wisely with all that cash and so on. I suppose in economic terms, getting weathier follows the law of dimishing returns on happiness. The utility actually goes down as you gain money, beyond a certain point.

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I heard that a someone who is to get married in a Catholic church must make a vow that he/she is still a virgin. I can say in the North American culture, this is often not the case (i.e. IMO, many who take the vow are probably lying!) I don't have such a believe so I cannot represent those who do. However I believe in free choice and no one should be discrimated or thought of as a lesser person based on such. If they want to do what they want for their own reasons (and no one is harmed), I don't look down on them. I do agree though, that those who use sex as a means to validate their self-esteem has something to think about. Sex is just another way how two people communicate with each other, and ideally it should be with your spiritual partner.

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I agree there are many men who are more attracted (in general) to women with long hair. When I was in college and wore my hair very long and straight, I could recall there were many more (yes, many more) guys going after me. I presume that was mostly because of my long hair, because when I cut my hair short, there were fewer guys who come bother me. I don't think I myself changed much apart from the hairstyle. My theory is, it conveys a certain sense of innocence and youth (and maybe helplessness) when a women wears her hair long. Besides, that is how many of us girls wear our hair when we were small, before the idea of a 'hairstyle' sets in. With this, it's not hard to explain why some men prefer that. On the other hand, short hairstyles seem to tell people different things, depending on how they look at it. That you are either fun-loving, masculine, independent, strong (and therefore harder to approach), or all of the above. For the record, I now wear my hair short, partly because I believe it will help give me the look to be successful in a male-dominated workplace :-)

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This is so comforting to know I'm not alone! I always thought there was a serious problem with me, in that I have many more close guys friends than girl friends. I see myself a sincere and honest person who craves for good-old female-bonding, and it doesn't help that my friends tell me it is because girls are 'jealous because I am pretty and successful'. I never thought I am *that* pretty nor *that* successful, so I had a hard time buying that explanation (being my own worst critic)... So, in other words, do women feel threatened by attractive women? Maybe that also explains why it is even harder for two attractive women to be close to each other because they each assume the other is also jealous of her. It's easier to imagine two attractive (or successful) guys being buddies with each other. I suppose the green-eyed monster is female.

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A friend told me he notices that girls brought up in North America tend to not like it when he opens the car door for them. On the other hand, girls brought up in Asian countries love it. I think women who grew up in mainstream western society tend to be more concerned about equality between the genders, and they would be less comfortable to accept things that show otherwise. Those brought up under an Asian culture seem to be more okay with it because they are taught to accept men as the physically more powerful gender. And that's fine too. Me? I was brought up in Hong Kong and I expect the best of both worlds. I expected to be treated equally at the workplace but good old-fashioned chivalry (like opening the door) is always attractive because it is so dead these days.

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Many people buy the idea that men are more 'visual' than women (explaning why women are more into romance novels, while men, you know what). However I find myself attracted to images of a beautiful body, be it a man's or a woman's (does it mean I am wired differently then?). Although I would say a woman's body in general is more attractive than a man's simply because women tend to pamper themselves more. Back to a man's body. I don't feel compelled to touch the body of an attractive man but it does make me want to fantasize what it feels like to have my own body against it. When one gets close it almost feels like there is a biological current going on. Does the touching have to do with a man's desire to conquer then?

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Many times I have been told many men have a hard time figuring out how to deal with women who are both attractive AND intelligent. I suppose to them it seems like such women have it all - by old-world standards, an attractive woman is the preferred candidate to be a man's mate to bear his children, and to obtain such a women, a man must prove his competence in return. I suppose an attractive women who is competent will frustrate some men this way. Yes, it takes men who are open-minded and comfortable with themselves to be able to tackle such women. When a man seems to be at ease around me (who is one such woman), it tells me he is confident of himself. I find that people who are more educated (which may or may not have to do with actual level of education) tend to be more open about such things. Unfortunately I have double standards which I can only blame on my primal instincts. I do prefer my man to be more intelligent than I am. To me, being smart is very attractive.

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[Poro Poro]

Sadly, I have to agree too that the odds are against it. Been there, done that. Unfair to the guys who make less than I do but there are too many delicate issues involved. I agree with pretty much all the comments above except for the jealousy part from Cassandra. I believe if a person truly loves you, he should not be jealous of how well-off you are.

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