Models and Mortals

In an age where 20 is the new forty and size 0 is the new size 8, are the so called "normal" measures obsolete?

The dynamics of the world are fast changing and forever evolving. Models today have walked off the covers of magazines and actually started hinting a presence in our lives. What is startling is that they can so easily come and define new boundaries and standards in our lives. The good old days of looking at them at magazine covers and putting them away as soon as boyfriend entered the room are gone.

Over the years they have grown in numbers and now are easy to access and spot. You can see them all the more when you go out with your girlfriends to catch a drink and meet a few guys. This over-exposure to the fashion world has taken some perfectly cute and decent guys and turned them into a whole new breed called 'modelizers'. These men date only models.

The effect of this on women is shocking. Single, smart, successful, intelligent and beautiful women are actually threatened by models. With the competition bar raised so high they wonder if they can compete. The question here is not whether they can or cannot compete but the creation of a new standard. Is smart, successful, confident, independent not enough for your CV?

I attended a dinner party last night at Wagamamas, a fairly relaxed Japanese and Oriental restaurant. Most of my girlfriends ate a fresh garden salad with no cheese or dressing. Unlike most of the guys sitting across us at the table I knew it was abnormal to eat that. Through the course of the meal each one complained to me about how either their thighs were too big or their wrist was too large and might i add none of these girls would have been over a size 10.

All this makes me wonder if men are really worth it and my honest opinion is NO. How long can they be wooed by size 0 figures? and if they are they are not worth your while.

xxxx.....Niki