Finding Beauty the Right Way

           It’s funny how people change over time and how their idea of beauty can change with them. When I was young, I had such a close-minded idea of what beauty was in a guy. You can’t blame me I guess; I was only a young niave girl at the time. Nonetheless, I was only drawn to liking a guy by his looks. The only guys who got my attention were tall, skinny, white guys with long dark hair. I was really into hardcore music at the time, so I guess I liked that image: pale, grungy guys who looked like they had issues.  

            This lasted for a good few years, until I matured a little more. I started to realize that it wasn’t how a guy looked that made him attractive to me.  There would be guys that absolutely fit my pre-mature idea of beauty, however when I would hang out with them their beauty faded.  Then there would be guys that I never thought twice about, but as soon as I spent some time with them something would tick in my head.  Their personality would shine through their appearance and they would mold into someone I would absolutely go crazy for. Where as other guy’s personalities would dull them down, until their appearance no longer meant a thing.

            From this, I’ve really learned what beauty means. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, and it’s like they say, “don’t judge a book by it’s cover”.  It’s amusing, because my boyfriend now is absolutely the opposite of the guys I would go for. If it were 6 years ago, I probably wouldn’t have even noticed him if he didn’t have his tattoos. However, the more I got to know him the more I fell in love.  It’s important to dance with your heart, not your eyes.