Beauty-Is-in-the-Eye-of-the-Beholder

BeautyIsintheEyeoftheBeholdeForyearsmenandwomenhavebeengettingmarried.Theysaytheirweddingvowswhichbringthemtogetherasone.Theypromisetoloveandcherisheachotheruntildeathdothempart.Whenamanandawomangetmarried,itisoneofthebiggestdecisionstheywillmakeinlife.Amanmayselectawomanbecausehe,inhisowneyes,seesherasthejust-rightwifeforhim.Everymanhashisowndefinitionofwhatthejust-rightwifeis.Forinstance,themillionairemanandthepoormanbothmaydefinetheirjust-rightwifeaccordingtoherphysicalqualities.Amillionairemaydescribehisjust-rightwifeascharming,beautiful,sexy,intelligent,andwelldeveloped.Ontheotherhand,apoormanmaydefinehisjust-rightwifeaspleasing,attractive,desirable,knowledgeable,andshapely.Bothmendescribetheirjust-rightwifebythesamephysicalqualitiesbutusedifferentwords.Themillionaire'sdefinitionofthejust-rightwifeismoreelegant,whereasthepoorman'sdefinitionisamorecommon,everydaydescription.Althoughsomemendefinethejust-rightwifebyherphysicalqualities,othermendescribetheirjust-rightwifebyherathleticqualities.Forexample,theoutdoorsmanmaydefinehisjust-rightwifeasawomanwholovestofish,tocamp,tohunt,andtowaterski,wherastheinsidesportsmanmaydefinehisjust-rightwifeasawomanwhoenjoyswatchingfootball,basketball,baseball,andwrestling.Bothofthesemendefinetheirjust-rightwifebyhersportsqualitiesbutintwodifferentatmospheres.Still,thereareothermenwhohavetheirdefinitionsofthejust-rightwife.Forinstance,considerthefitmanandthefatman.Thefitmanmaydescribehisjust-rightwifeasawomanwhogetsupeveryweekdaymorningatsixo¡¯clockandrunstwotothreemiles.Afterrunning,shepreparesbreakfast,washesthedished,takesthechildrentoschool,andthengoestowork.Afterwork,shearriveshome,washesseveralloadsoflaundry,goestoexerciseclass,picksthechildrenupfromschoolonherwayhome,andthencooksdinner.Afterdinner,shecleansthekitchen,bathesthechildren,andputsthemtobed.Ontheotherhand,thefatmandefineshisjust-rightwifeasawomanwhogetsupateighto¡¯clockinthemorning,takesthechildrentoMcDonaldsforbreakfast,anddropsthemoffatschool.Shethencomesbackhomeandliesonthecouchwatchingsoapoperaallday.Thechildrenhavetowalkhomefromschoolintheafternoon.Whentheyarriveathome,sheinstructsthemtocleanthehouse,dothelaundry,andfixsomehotdogsfordinner.Bothmendefinetheirjust-fightwifewithqualitiesthattheyadmirewithinthemselves.Menfromallnationalitiesalsohavetheirdefinitionofthejust-rightwife.Forexample,theItalianmandescribeshiswomanasawomanwhostandssixfeetone-inchtallwithblondehairandblueeyes,andwhoiswelldevelopedintheupperportionofherbody.Ontheotherhand,theFrenchmanmaydescribehisidealwomanasawomanwhostandsonlyfivefeetthreeincheswithbrownhairandgreeneyes,andwhoismoderatelybuilt.Othernationalities,suchastheGermanmanandtheSpanishman,maydefinetheirjust-rightwifeasawomanwholikestodriveexpensivesportscars,awomanwhovisitsadifferentforeigncountryeverymonthandwearsonlythemostexpensivedesignerclothing,buttheSpanishmanmaydefinehisjust-rightwifeasawomanwhoenjoysgivingdinnerpartieseveryweekend,wearingalotofjewelry,anddrinkingexpensivewines.Inadditiontoothermen¡¯sdefinitionsofthejustrightwife,thebacheloralsohasadefinition.Hesaysthatthejust-rightwifeissomeoneelse¡¯swife.Hepicksherupinabar,takeshertohishouse,andtakesherhomeinthemorning.Thebachelorhasnorealdefinitionforthejust-rightwife.Thatiswhyheisstillabachelor.[NoPage