Well I was in Carnage the other night politely chatting to a lovely young Stella (a friend of a friend) and as soon as she found out I was married, she was off like a shot.
Rascal, I agree with you about the heightened attractiveness of sun-darkened skin. That’s one of the best things about summer here – the local lovelies who dare to venture out from under their parasols and soak up some sun, especially in swimsuits or less, quickly turn a most warm and alluring shade of golden-brown. (Or rather, most of them do, though some share our North European misfortune of just getting burnt and taking on the hue of boiled shrimp.) God but their already silky-smooth skin looks so much more glowingly healthy and beautiful when it’s well tanned!
Perhaps she just noticed a guy with TWO WIVES on the other side of the room!
Perhaps she just noticed a guy with TWO WIVES on the other side of the room![/quote]
I never thought of that. And as my wife wasn’t with me, perhaps she thought I was lying…!
[quote=“Omniloquacious”][Apropos of Alleycat’s musing about the apparent magnetic attractiveness of ball-and-chain toting men:]
It’s partly the spice of the extra challenge and the lure of the forbidden fruit. Also, when a guy has already been “claimed” by a woman, especially if that woman is attractive, then it indicates that the guy is worth having and worth pursuing – the other woman has already done the due diligence and certified the goods. Yet again, there is the element of competition that so often arouses a woman’s interest – when a guy is unattached and available, he’s much too easy a prey, and there’s little excitement in the pursuit as he’s sure to yield all too easily. But when the guy is already taken and there’s an established rival to compete with, it makes it altogether a much more exciting proposition, a more worthy test of the would-be-usurper’s seductive powers. These and a thousand other factors all come into it, and go some way toward explaining why married men in Taiwan generally seem to have a lot more luck in attracting women and picking up girlfriends than most of their unmarried counterparts.[/quote]
Well… As the saying goes the chase is better than the kill… and when the kill seems harder and more elusive… the chase becomes more inviting
You wife lets you go to Carnegies?
Married men are more interesting? Perhaps I don’t look married enough.
I thought they noticed the ball and chain, the ring, the bags under my eyes, the wrinkles starting to appear. Perhaps they are waiting for a pudgy stomach and a receeding hairline.
Reading the earlier posts reminded of the interest I got when I went shopping etc with co-workers when I first got here. She told me the asked whether I was her boyfriend and were very happy when she said no.
Will have to get some female acquaintences/friends to accompany me on my excursions.
Talking about physical attributes, how about this lovely woman Diana Chen (
Oh, I caught a glimpse of her on TV last night. Thought she was a Japanese movie star or something like that. She does look a bit Japanese, don’t you think?
Yes, Alleycat, I can see why you say that. But my primary take on her is that she epitomizes the acme of all the finest qualities of Taiwanese womanhood combined in one marvellous package.
She is, in a word, exquisite.
And out of reach for bignoses like us.
I don’t know. She’s got a bit of a big nose herself. Did you guys actually look at her carefully? She’s nice looking but hardly a beauty. Good poise and dresses well but her features are simply ok. Take a closer look next time.
Aren’t big noses regarded as a rather attractive feature here? That’s what local people usually say (though perhaps they’re just being polite and diplomatic). I’m rather partial to Chinese girls having a larger than average nose – not a huge proboscis or a broad snout, but a sufficiently prominent structure to give a nice balance to the physiognomy.
I admit that I’ve only seen pictures of the delectable Diana so far, and they may be more than flattering to her. I’ll be looking out for a chance to examine her more closely, to give me a sufficient basis for either sealing or retracting my initial judgment.
And as to whether she might or might not be partial to the company of big-nosed Westerners like us, I’d have thought that, with her high intelligence and go-after-it spunk, she’d be more inclined toward such a preference than most.
That’s a fantastic picture, Alleycat; great skin, lovely poise. That nose might be a tad prominent but, as Omni says, that’s a bonus factor. Plus, he’s also an excellent bowler!!
She certainly stands out like a rose in a dung-heap amid such company! And regardless of the perfection or not of her other features, that’s one hell of a gleam that radiates from those fine eyes!
I’m sure her position owes absolutely nothing to the fact that her dad is a major shareholder in the company and a good friend of Liu. 
Is that really true about her dad, then, Sandman? Oh well, it was a pretty illusion while it lasted.
On the subject of forwardness:
I was walking up a staircase at my old school a while back, with two teen beauties right behind me. For a laugh I stopped and asked them if they were following me, to which they replied “yes”, and pretty brazenly too. When I asked why they told me that it was because I was “so handsome”.
Tell the truth, I was a bit flustered for a while!
I’m back in the high school world again as of this week, and it’s been pretty exciting. On Wednesday I was doing a ‘personals ad’ exercise with a class in a bid to get them to give me descriptive words. One 17yr old girl (again, an absolute babe) suggested that the best thing to put in the ad - to attract girls - would be that you “like to watch yourself”, as in porno home-videos!
The class teacher, sitting in the corner, didn’t seem too fazed but I’m starting to wonder how I’m going to keep my sanity. And today was even worse…
I came back from Valentines lunch - including more wine that is wise - with my lovely girlfriend to find that class 209 comprises of 49 girls aged 18, and my “job” is to make conversation with them. How the hell do they expect me to keep it together under these circumstances? I think I deserve the equivelant of combat pay.