Why are there so many beautiful women but so few handsome men?
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The husbands of fairly attractive women are sometimes rich, overweight, and unattractive.
Could it simply be that they were handsome when they were younger or slimmer?
I’m Saito, a columnist♪
There was a time when I worked on building a handsome physique, but it turned out to be a waste of time that didn’t make me any money, so I started prioritizing economic activities instead.
I think many women believe that being beautiful can lead to money, but for men, I feel we live in an environment where being wealthy is more powerful than being handsome.
Besides, you get tired of a person’s looks.
Even beautiful women become boring.
You even get tired of the “secret women” who appear in your inbox every day.
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I’m Paper Airplane, a male member.
I don’t think there’s much difference in the number of beautiful women and handsome men.
What I can say is that we tend to be more lenient when judging people of the same sex, so we see fewer unattractive people among them. With the opposite sex, we’re more critical and feel there are more unattractive people. Also, even when looking at someone of the same sex, it’s not always easy to tell whether they’re handsome or not. With the opposite sex, though, you can quickly decide whether someone is beautiful.
Also, as the saying “beauty and the beast” suggests, I think this isn’t limited to men. Both beautiful women and handsome men can probably approach relationships without placing too much importance on their partner’s appearance. Since I’m not handsome myself, I end up placing more weight on my partner’s looks.
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A man’s appeal isn’t just about his looks.
A wealthy man can use his financial power to surround himself with beautiful women, but only one woman—the one he deems worthy—gets to marry him (though this isn’t always the case, since some people marry multiple times).
Smart women also understand that good looks alone aren’t enough to make a living. Even if they initially think, “What an unattractive guy,” they may end up being firmly won over and kept close by his financial power.
When you see a beautiful woman paired with an unattractive man, it really gets your imagination going—either he’s an incredibly good person or very wealthy, you wonder. Haha.
Marika
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I’m Maezawa from the CEO’s office, and I’ll answer this too.
First, I wonder whether the premise that “there are lots of beautiful women, but few handsome men” is actually correct.
Where did this information come from?
How large was the sample size?
How were the standards for “beautiful women” determined?
And how were the standards for “handsome men” determined?
Those factors could be relevant here.
For example, even among men in show business whom some people might consider handsome, if many women don’t see them that way—and perceptions are becoming more diverse—it may be that the standard for being considered handsome is considerably higher than the standard for being considered beautiful.
If the standards are different, then perhaps it’s only natural that there would appear to be fewer handsome men.
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