You’re so vain…
Yes, she is pretty and quite friendly, with a winning personality. But she is also a dead ringer for that Carly Simon song – as narcissistic as they come.
What are men’s views on relationships with superficial women?
Stephen, 43:
Date yes, but not marry. When you are young you have plenty of time and so settling down is the last thing that is on your mind. So why not date all the women that there are to date in the world, vain or not vain? But when it is time to settle down, it is important to find a woman who has substance and can bring something to the table instead of taking away from the table. That is all vain women do, take. Relationships are about give and take and if she is a taker that is a telltale sign that she is not here to stay.
Roger, 48:
Life gets more complicated as you get older. Mortgage, kids, university tuition, and in order for the family unit to work you need a life partner. Vain women are too much into themselves to be able to be able to make space for someone else in their life. I tell my 20-something year old son all the time, you need a strong woman by your side, not eye candy.
Douglas, 34:
When you are in a relationship with a vain woman it is as if you are in a relationship with the rest of the world. Everything you do together is like a show or performance for the whole world to see. Nothing is real. But I know men who like that; they are the profilers, the ones that like to floss. But like my grandmother always says, a fool and his money will soon part. Once the money done, the girl gone!
Raymond, 32:
From my experience, a vain woman can never settle down. They are always looking to find something better, they can never be satisfied. Though she is with you, she is scouting out other men she can upgrade to. And I mean she is not even hiding it. She always dresses in something a bit too revealing; leaving nothing to the imagination.
Peter, 38:
From what I see, most of the women nowadays are as vain as can be. They are not the type that I would carry home to meet my mother, she raised me better than that. For me there is a difference between desire/lust and love. Yeah, I want her but I only want her for one thing and nothing else. That is not a relationship at all.
Jeffery, 31:
I’m sure most men can relate to dating those girls who are always looking at themselves in the mirrors or in windows of cars just to check if they look good enough. I mean you do it a couple of times it’s okay, but if you do it excessively it can become an issue. Vain girls are too self-centered and I’m a man who needs his attention. If she wants all the compliments all the time, how is she going to be able to look long enough at me to give me a compliment?
Phillip, 32:
Sometimes for us men everything is a competition, including our women. And if having the best looking woman means that she is vain, then so be it. It comes with the territory. And to be honest, I find that people like to stereotype a whole lot. I have met some really down to earth beautiful women who are by no means vain even by society’s standards. It just depends on how you look at things I guess.
