But as one of my friends has always cautioned me, I tend to over-think things.
I had a friend, dead now, who used to overthink things so much it gave him a negative answer to everything- the one thing positive he did think and say; I'm going to get old, fat, bald, wear bermuda shorts, socks with sandals, and die of cancer- he died of cancer w/o the imaginary frivolities except being bald.
I digress- I've wondered myself what attracts one to another- I chalk it up to chemistry, even from a flat screen TV- personality (even a faked one) can be appealing- the girl I posted the picture of comes across as real, sweet, and approachable and is IMO absolutely gorgeous- her looks are what attracted me, but having watched her for a few years, she's a *doll* in a human body-
At my age (72) lots of things conflate physical attractiveness- experience tells us you can't judge a book by the cover- but, if that chemistry is there you'll damn sure try to make the content of the book as attractive as the cover and look for the good while over looking the bad- which may not be to someone else- however, at my age and with my experience I know I don't do well in relationships- I'm too accommodating for my own good- so, I watch TV every morning hoping to see the love of my life- LOL
Also, when Crystal Bowersox was on American Idol I fell in love with her- she's as real as it gets and having seen her perform in real life I stand by that- I don't approve of or see things the way she does, but, by god! all she has to do to win me over again is do her rendition of me and Bobby Magee and I'm putty in her hands- LOL- chemistry!