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Old 04-14-2008, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by wolfgang View Post
If there's a universal trait that is attractive - it's someone that knows themselves and likes who they are. It doesn't matter as much what you are as long as you know what it is. It's a confidence, maybe - but not even that because if you know that you aren't confident and are ok with that - that is attractive too. People that know themselves are easy to understand and "get". They are naturally humorous and humorous with themselves. They don't make excuses for being how they are or think they need to be drastically different, yet they know there are things to learn about themselves too.

At least that's what I find attractive. Someone that knows themselves.


Self-acceptance? In a world where we all feel so much need to be other than just as we are. Self knowing and self acceptance are perhaps more attractive than confidence?
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