Do you think when you get to a certain level of fitness, perception changes?

[latebloomer87]

Man I was shopping on Oxford Street this afternoon, and something I observed... girls who I used to find attractive now I don't... it's not the short shorts, the low cut, they good looks, it's just that... most of them look unfit! Maybe not fair because I run 6 miles a day, but wow! And it's very liberating because when you realize you are 1-2SD above the mean in terms of fitness, it's a new perspective on life! It's like, now I can only date girls with attractive bodies. Is this normal?

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Like... I'm quite perfectionistic about my body... so when I see the waist or the butt... and if it's wider than her hip girdle it's a definite turn off... i


On the other hand, I walk into shops and the shop assistant gives me discounts? I went to JD and Nike and bout 3 sets of training gairs (top and shorts) and both of them gave me mad discounts? How can the retail guys do this when there's no discount mentioned? Ended up paying 60 quid for 4 tops, and 2 GB team shorts. hell yeah.

[BuriedHorizons]

Normal. I read somewhere - though I'm not an expert - that people tend to match each other in terms of attraction. So equally attractive people usually seek one another. If you get an extremely attractive person with a person who is less attractive the two might be a little out of sync. Of course this isn't true for everyone...there is no ultimate rule for attraction in my book.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure. I'm healthy, but I'm not fit. I admire people who are really fit and I would feel too unworthy to be with someone who is really fit. But then, they probably have more time than I do. If I have spare time, I'm helping my Mum or practising my harp.

[Xx_DRE_xX]

Do I think its normal to want better for yourself? Yes, especially if your striving to better aswell.

[ManaX]

I think the more attractive a person becomes/the more attractive they realize they are, the higher their standards become. So no I don't think you're abnormal.

[visual]

Yeah

[visual]

Interesting.

Anyway the more of something good you know and do yourself, the much more desirable it is to find that same effort done by someone else. Health is sexy no? :) Well not sexy but you know. :)

No idea.