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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Intersting question.

I have noticed that some people on this board seem to get very frustrated and resentful when their spouse stops being attractive. It's like the relationship began with attractiveness being a huge component of what brought them closer, and one of them loses that, the relationship suffers.

I was pretty attractive when I met DH (maybe an 8, maybe a 9 if you value a fit body), but I made clear to him that he shouldn't count on me being that way ten, twenty, thirty years down the road. I wouldn't have married each other if we didn't find each other attractive, but the idea is that as you age, you deepen the relationship so when your looks go to hell  (and they do for everybody unless you die young), you still have a bond. It seems to me like people don't manage expectations well going into a marriage, and attractiveness is no different. [/quote]

Looks don’t have to go to hell! My mom just turned 70 and she looks great. My parents recently went to my dad’s 50th college reunion and she looks 15 years younger than his classmates which made him very happy. They assumed that she was his second wife given my brother is 40. Good genes help! [/quote]

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