Hey Everybody:
I was talking to a guy recently who was pretty ticked off because he'd taken a picture of his new girlfriend to work and some of the other guys had commented, "Eh, she's not that hot." (The title of this thread comes from an old song... I think it was from back in the 60's, if anyone's heard it.)
Have you guys (and gals) had this happen to you? Maybe you were dating or interested in someone and everyone around you brushed them off, mostly because of looks? Or maybe you were the one others said wasn't "hot enough". How did you react?
I know that as Christians the ideal answer is: "We are all beautiful in God's sight and what's on the inside is what counts," but we also have to be real, and as everyday people in the everyday world, unfortunately, we face these kinds of criticisms.
A girl I worked with once told me, "No offense Kim, but (my boyfriend) is kind of weird-looking." I told her he had beautiful eyes, great arms (I happen to find arms to be extremely attractive), was good to me, and was very loyal (this was my own personal and probably very snarky and un-Christian-ly jab-under-the-table because the guy she was seeing made it well-known that he was dating her as entertainment on the side because his current girlfriend was pregnant.)
I'm not saying my reaction was right, because like anyone else, I have my moments.
So... what were YOUR reactions to your own experiences in this area? And how do you suggest we should react according to our Christian beliefs?
I was talking to a guy recently who was pretty ticked off because he'd taken a picture of his new girlfriend to work and some of the other guys had commented, "Eh, she's not that hot." (The title of this thread comes from an old song... I think it was from back in the 60's, if anyone's heard it.)
Have you guys (and gals) had this happen to you? Maybe you were dating or interested in someone and everyone around you brushed them off, mostly because of looks? Or maybe you were the one others said wasn't "hot enough". How did you react?
I know that as Christians the ideal answer is: "We are all beautiful in God's sight and what's on the inside is what counts," but we also have to be real, and as everyday people in the everyday world, unfortunately, we face these kinds of criticisms.
A girl I worked with once told me, "No offense Kim, but (my boyfriend) is kind of weird-looking." I told her he had beautiful eyes, great arms (I happen to find arms to be extremely attractive), was good to me, and was very loyal (this was my own personal and probably very snarky and un-Christian-ly jab-under-the-table because the guy she was seeing made it well-known that he was dating her as entertainment on the side because his current girlfriend was pregnant.)
I'm not saying my reaction was right, because like anyone else, I have my moments.
So... what were YOUR reactions to your own experiences in this area? And how do you suggest we should react according to our Christian beliefs?