Paladin D Posted September 10, 2004 Author Share Posted September 10, 2004 Michael, I agree with you that vanity can lead to a lot of dangerous consequences. But rest assured, I do not think too highly of myself. My life gives credit to God, especially through the medical complications I've been through. If you read my earlier posts, the main reason I want to work out is not to simply attract females, but to be in-shape, be strong, feel and look better. I also stated that a woman should first be attracted to a man's characteristics and personality, not just his looks (and that goes for men too). Though I have an interesting question... Question: If a wife wanted her husband to workout and get some muscle (and he agrees to it), would that be vanity? Afterall, it would be a gift to her. Or what if the husband wanted his wife to exercise more (and she agrees to it), would that be vanity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Funny thing on this topic, I waxed my eyebrows today... I guess that was kinda vain of me... but they look pretty okay now... Shutting up now!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin D Posted September 10, 2004 Author Share Posted September 10, 2004 [quote name='reelguy227' date='Sep 9 2004, 10:05 PM']Whats so bad about making myself look good, [/quote] There is nothing wrong with improving one's self physically, it's the reason behind it. For example, if one wanted to workout simply to get praise and attention, that would be vanity. [quote]if I should meet my future spouse ,I dont want to look ugly.[/quote] That's perfectly fine. [quote]And no matter what you say its looks that attract someone first , you dont go up to a girl/guy and ask them for their phone number just because of their personality ,you dont even know them at that point.[/quote] We are very visual creatures, so of course an attractive person would get our attention. But would you marry someone who was a model but had horrible morals and personality? I have no problem with someone trying to make him/herself pretty for his/her girl friend or boy friend (or spouse). The thing is, you cannot expect to just use your body to attract the perfect Catholic girl. A good girl will want to have a man who has a great personality and morals. No one is saying that a person has to be ugly to [b]not[/b] be in vain, it's that if you obsess over your body as if it was the best thing in the entire universe, then thats vanity. [quote]Im not making myself look good to look in the mirror and say "oh ,you are so good looking ricky " ,thats vanity.[/quote] Well thats good, but I tend to look in the mirror. I like to study my facial expressions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Knight Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 To look better for yourself I dont think its in Vain, but if your just trying to look good to show off then thats a different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelFilo Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 Reelguy made one simple mistake.... He figures you are "ugly" if you don't try to look good. Thats silly expectation society puts on you, it's not a valid point. Looking prestentable is fine. I don't see the need for more, excess is vain, and so thats the basis for my arguement. God bless, Mikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 This all depends on how you define presentable and vanity and excess. Some people need a lot of work just to look presentable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelFilo Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 [quote]Some people need a lot of work just to look presentable... [/quote] But honestly..... yeah, I can say it's a subjective thing. A person knows when they are acting in excess. Due to it's subjectivity this form of vanity is hardly mortal, but all sins should be avoided. God bless, Mikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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