Confusion about what beauty in the eye of beholder means?

Question

Does this mean that we all have our individual opinions of what faces and bodies we are drawn/attracted to? That while one guy may think Angelina Jolie is beautiful, another guy may prefer Gweneth Paltrow or Jennifer Aniston? Don't you think it may have something to do with feeling or sensing a romantic chemistry with someone when you look at their photo? That you can sense someone's personality behind the face? For example, when paging through on-line dating photos, aren't we drawn to some faces but not others because we can sense the person's personality behind the face through the photo? So with this concept, not all men would find a slim woman with a good fashion sense, nice hair, good skin tone, pleasant face and sexy body beautiful? Isn't there some standard of beauty? Some guy I know was trying to tell me that not all men would find Jessica Alba attractive and not all women would find Tom Cruise attractive. Or does someone become more beautiful if you feel chemistry with them?

Answer 1

Someone becomes more beautiful if you feel chemistry with them, certainly; but usually the chemistry you feel is in person and is called pheromones. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder means that the emotions of the beholder influence how a person sees the beauty of another. If you are in love with someone, you are going to find them beautiful even if you, yourself may have judged them ordinary or even unattractive at first sight. Love is extraordinary that way

Answer 2

It's what inside.

Haven't we all watched a movie where the star or stars are not the prettiest people, but when you get into the character they are playing they become beautiful people.

Take Meryl Streep for instance, when she was in "The Bridges of Madison County".

The more you got into her character, the prettier she became.

Meryl Streep is not a pretty women.

I give the above as an example.

There are pretty acting people who have a certain personality that just seems to fit into what you/we as humans are looking for.

Beauty in the eye of the beholder person , , , ,is far better off than being . . . the beauty that is only skin deep.

Eventually you get to know who they are . . . given enough time.

Answer 3

actually they are finding there is a mathemetical model of the face that define being beautiful and attractive, the have done studies with babies and found that they tend to smile and give more attention to beautiful people when show faces, and they have done the same study with older people in varying age brackets and have come back with similiar results, this of course is very contriversial, but what they are trying to prove is that we as humans tend to be attracted to a certain face geometry, however attraction is one thing, personal chemistry is another, and of course you have to factor in the human factor, which always throws in curve balls to any real life situation. witness the magazines Maxium and Stuff and FHM, all have their 25 best or sexiest women issues and all 3 of them are different, which tells you no one magazine has it right, as the reader will chime in on their personal list of the sexiest women, indeed beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Answer 4

I think its the culture and upbringing of a person that helps determine his view of beauty.

Notice how lotsof men find blonds attractive? NOt that they aren't but I think its more of how the culture dictates it. Admit it, in America blonds are a big thing. In Asia, you'll notice many find western men very attractive that they often find a spot in their local showbiz even these people can't actually differentiate singing from oration. Its because in Asia, we are brought up to think that westerners are great and handsome.

That's what it is. Everything else -the exact preference- comes after.

Answer 5

There is physical beauty, which is most referred to when people say this, however....there are other factors that make someone appear beautiful, etc. Don't you know a guy or girl who may be a typical hunk or beauty, but because they are so negative or egotistical that they're not so pretty anymore? Maybe you know a guy who may be handsome, but their craziness and fun personality makes them adorable? I don't think Tom Cruise is so hot, because I think he's a psycho. I think Bill Murray is precious, and obviously not because he's "hot". lol

Answer 6

Yes we each know what we like in people's looks. I preferly strong looking men who aren't too tall and I am most attracted to white men. I like them to look like they can fix things and do things. My bff likes well groomed black men who look nice on a date, shiny shoes not army boots. We rarely are remotely attracted to the same men. I have never been attracted to a Asian man not sure why maybe because most seem too skinny or too short but they just don't appeal to me.

Answer 7

I can only answer for my self, is the last woman was seriously involved in I got to know her for her without seeing her first we talked for a year and when we finally saw each others pictures and met I still excepted her for her not for her looks.

We all have individual opinions what we think about the opposite sex.

Answer 8

When I first met my husband I wasn't drawn to him in any respect. Big nostril, now not tall sufficient, unruly hair, no sort. But we had mutual peers and noticed each and every different most commonly. I fell in love together with his ardour, his helpfullness, his humor, and his person, Now his grin, his crinkly eyes, and the best way he appears at me is natural cosmetic.

Answer 9

A primrose by the river's brim, a yellow primrose was to him, and nothing more.

Answer 10

it means we all have a different view on what we find pleasing to the eye.