The Sliding Scale

What matters more to men ? A bangin' body or a pretty face? And if she's physically positive on the scale, are you more likely to deal with shortcomings or even craziness? 


Men are physical creatures.  That's nothing new. But what never ceases to amaze me is just how different it seems their trains of thought and priorities are from ours.   Over the years and a lot more recently, I've witnessed guys deal with women who they clearly don't intend on being with for the long-haul. Okay, so it happens. We all have different needs that need to be met and some may just be for the moment.  What I moreso don't get is why some dudes, despite referring to a girl as "crazy" or not his type would still be willing to deal with her but have the nerve to get upset or demean her when she trips out?  If you know a girl is into you more than you are into her and/or she exhibits any signs they may deem her unstable, why would you have anything to do with her at all? Does physical really trump sanity? 

After having the following convo with one of my home boys, I know the physical doesn't win all the time, but still from my experience, it does most of the time and most of the time it's with men. My boy said there's a female he sees every so often and always thinks, "Damn, she's fine" and wonders why he never tried to holla, but when she opens her mouth, he remembers why; he thinks she's crazy!  According to him, it's a sliding scale that you go off of.  Does a girl look good enough to make up for her acting crazy? With this particular one, she does not- she slid off the crazy side of the scale (in his words).    Funny, but do men really go off of this sliding scale?  Are you more likely to deal with crazy if she's fine as hell or has great sex? Can the scale also be applied to a man's priority or preference when it comes to body vs. face?  Which brings me to my other debate...

A recent convo about the new girl on Jersey Shore brought up the question again, are men more likely to choose a banging body or a pretty face?   My other guy friend likes Snookie's new friend Deena and said she has "everything in place". To which I retorted, "Except her face."  We talked about how most of the girls on the show, including the ones the guys bring home, aren't amazing lookers. So based on this plus numerous conversations and observations with male cohorts, I would have to say that 99% of the time, a banging body wins, hands (or pants) down.  Agree or disagree?