Should Women Be Told Analysis

Beauty: Should Women Be Told?
On average, men tend to choose their mate based on their appearance. They have a tendency to be more physically attracted to women that have an hourglass figure, a pretty face, and a decent body. Whether or not a woman has intellect, ambition, sense of humor, generous or kind doesn’t normally affect their decision until after the initial attraction. There is plenty of evidence that indicates men and women are biologically and psychologically different. It’s simple to draw the conclusion that men value a women’s beauty while women look for men with a high social status. “No man will turn his head to ogle a woman because she looks like the type to buy a turkey sandwich for a homeless man or read to the blind” (Alkon). Men prefer to have a “knock-out” on their arm; therefore, they should compliment their significant other often.
Perhaps looks shouldn’t matter to anyone at all; however, that’s just not the way it works. “The more attractive a woman is, the wider her pool of romantic partners and range of opportunities in her work and day-to-day life” (Alkon). Multiple studies have proven statements like these, but it’s still only considered to be common knowledge and not fact. …show more content…
Women go to the gym or go on diets to obtain or maintain a specific body type. Daily or on certain occasions they take the time to pick out a particular outfit, wear the high heel shoes, fix their hair, apply their makeup, and attempt to appropriately coordinate all of additional accessories. Some women do all of these things, because they feel the need to impress their man. Therefore, if women are going to go through all of that trouble, why wouldn’t they want their fella to express how they look by simply stating, “Hey, you look