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Originally Posted by PrettyGirl
^If handsome-ness was solely based on the physical, then any man who had wrinkles, grey hair or some weight gain wouldn't be considered handsome anymore because they were no longer 'ideal' or perfect. That would knock off A LOT of males over the age of 40...and from what we've seen here, there are a lot of people who adore, worship and drool over a lot of actors who are waaaaay past that age and who aren't that physically perfect anymore (or ever were to begin with honestly). And yet, guess what? Some women still consider men who are in their 40's, 50's or even 60's extremely attractive and HANDSOME because the don't consider their imperfections (like receding hairlines, wrinkles, saggy necks or old man lips) because they see something more....they see appeal, classiness or perhaps it's just sheer loyalty and/or arrogance.
So, no, handsome-ness isn't just the physical to a lot of women--it's the whole package, what a man represents as a whole: face, body, personality and charm. And the same holds true for women. Some men may find certain women extremely beautiful not just because of the physical--it's part of it, yes, but not all of it. Most of the time it's everything: personality and demeanor coupled with looks.
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No, again I have to disagree. "Handsome-ness" has less to do with age, than with aesthetics. Look at Paul Newman: he's 81, he's balding. The hair he still has is grey and he has wrinkles. Yet, he's still a handsome man. Why? Because he has beautiful features. Some people even look better or more handsome/beautiful with age. Some people who were handsome when they were young, change for the worse because their features change.
Craig (just using him as an example because it's his thread) does not have an aesthetically handsome face: it doesn't have refined, or symmetric, or classical features. So somebody like him, regardless of what age they are, will never be "handsome". In their case their attraction might lie in what I discussed before: "charisma". He may age well (although I doubt it, but miracles happen) and turn out better looking or more "handsome" as he ages.
Again the characteristics you name (appeal, classiness) all fall under the abstract or subjective i.e. "charisma", that which cannot be seen or explained, just felt.