How Not To Choose A Bride
Wedding couple statue, Kalpitiya.
Wow. This is a cavalcade of retardation. Via Dinidu, this is advice from The New India Express on choosing a bride. This advice from Dr. Titus Sankaramangalam in insanely dumb, it’s like Scientology in that he uses a lot of scientific sounding words to describe a crazy and offensive thesis. For example: “Look for symmetry. An easy way to find this out is to look at her elbows to see whether they are shapely and symmetrical. Large breasts are no good unless they are of the same size and shape” (How to choose a bride? What science has to offer?).
As you’ll notice the title of the article has a question mark, like, what science has to offer? Really? Because it’s not. This is just such a pack of nonsense that I wonder if it’s a joke. It seems to be all about fertility:
First commandment: The girl should have an hour-glass figure. Sadly, only eight percent of our girls will have an hour-glass figure… An hour-glass figure means that your child will also be intelligent because the girl will have enough omega three fatty acids on her thighs for the child’s brain development during pregnancy. (ibid)
Some other suggestions include looking for someone younger than you, smarter than you, and fair. Apparently 25 is the cut off age. Remember, “Make a closer look at her face if circumstances permit. Look at her eyes from the front.”
Posted on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 in India, Science, Sex.
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Indi,
All though the facts sound politically incorrect, scientifically it’s correct according to what is commonly agreed upon by folks who study this area. I once had a long conversation with a grad student at UofT who is studying this subject and the points she made are more or less what this man says.
I agree with your comment about “a wife is more than a fertility product”. But unfortunately we are all genetically preprogrammed to take that route. We subconsciously (men and women) make decisions about our mates based on these biological preferences. Even factors such as financial stability are related to the ability to take care of offspring. Health and ability to protect the offspring are the primary factors that influence how we choose mates.
Countless studies have shown that people tend to mark humans with good symmetry as attractive. And countless studies have shown that people with good symmetry are healthy. There is a lot of scientific literature around this area.
While this article may sound offensive or insensitive on the surface, scientifically it has some grounding.
The author could have explained the background info a bit more and perhaps worded it a bit better.