re: A guide for men online dating – from a female perspective

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Women should also be made aware of the wife goggles that husbands get when their wives take care of themselves and generally put effort into the marriage. While those husbands may intuitively understand that their wives may not be as objectively as attractive as when they were younger, the attachment that they have engendered with their husbands make their husbands view them as if they were still close to that optimal level of attractiveness.

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Good point. I don't think it's completely about the "optimal level of physical attractiveness" at that point. You're definitely physically attracted because she's taking care of herself, but you're also attracted to the idea that she wants to take care of herself for you. There's a respect factor to that as well.

There's something to be said about two people who love each other and want to be healthy and take care of their bodies (for their own sake), but also want to look good for each other.