Attraction

This week, for “le journal” in French class, the prompt is “Could you marry someone who you do not find very attractive? Beauty—is it the most important thing in love?” This poses a very complex and difficult question. People who don’t want to seem superficial would automatically say, “Oh no! It’s not the most important thing in love! I could marry someone who I don’t find attractive!” Give me a break. Sure you could, but then you wouldn’t be in love. While attraction is not the sole most important thing in love, it’s definitely a major player. Without attraction, it’s not love—it’s friendship. I don’t care which way you spin it! Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder as well and people grow in attraction as they get to know one another, but at some point, if it’s not there, then it’s simply not there. Aren’t attraction and passion pretty much synonymous? And isn’t lack of passion a main reason why people get divorced? Of course, it seems very gentile and progressive to say that beauty is unimportant, but come on. LIESS.