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May 28, 2008
A Beautiful Girl Who Is Obsessed With Pi
I've never really been into the whole idea of loving someone for their faults. I don't buy it. Faults are annoying, even if they're "cute" for the first little while. That said, I think it's important to recognize that (as the saying goes), people always have the faults of their qualities. Take, for example, what might happen if you meet a beautiful girl through a dating personals site who happened to be obsessed with calculating the infinite decimal places of Pi. Sure, if you're like me and math makes your head explode slightly then it might make you a little crazy when she talks about how "interesting" it is. On the other hand, if she's also able to teach you all kinds of interesting things about physics it might be worthwhile.
Worthwhile might even be an understatement. Personally, I've got a thing for nerdy types, so a beautiful girl with a big brain sounds great to me. Naturally, that's not everybody's taste. However, what will be a common experience is that the character traits we love about someone, whatever they may be, will probably be the source of a lot of aggravation even if they're usually the source of great things.
A women might be really attracted to affluent men for their sense of meticulous responsibility and the security they provide, but those same guys might also be a little overly focused on their career and productivity. I don't think a relationships is about loving someone's faults, but you do have to be willing to accept the bad for the sake of the good when his/her manifestations are inextricably linked at the source.
You always have to keep in mind the price of a perfect match. I think perfect matches are possible in the sense that you can probably find someone with all the qualities you're seeking. The problems start when you expect those traits to come without any attachments.
Posted by Leon at May 28, 2008 2:52 AM
