Can Money buy contentment?

cars · Post by **cars** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:12 pm

Sometimes "Money" may be able to buy women what they really want!

These women had a fortune spent on them, what do you think, was it worth it? :-2

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buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:13 pm

No, they should have stayed as they were before :wah:

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:17 pm

That just seems to feed into the stereotypical notion that beauty = contentment. And that we cannot be happy unless we are beautiful. Or at least what the general concensus is of beauty.

cars · Post by **cars** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:18 pm

buttercup;511616 wrote: No, they should have stayed as they were before :wah:

Obvously they were not content, so were they wrong wanting to try to be be happy?

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:23 pm

cars;511625 wrote: Obvously they were not content, so were they wrong wanting to try to be be happy?

The main difference between before and after appears to be confidence, not contentment.

cars · Post by **cars** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:23 pm

Marie5656;511622 wrote: That just seems to feed into the stereotypical notion that beauty = contentment. And that we cannot be happy unless we are beautiful. Or at least what the general concensus is of beauty.
Right M, but these particular women seemed to need those "make-overs" to make them feel good about themselves. Beauty is really in the eye of the beholder, & it is only superficial. Those women in reality, could really be the biggest pains in the arses to mankind, which would make them kinda ugly, so to speak.:wah:

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:24 pm

cars;511625 wrote: Obvously they were not content, so were they wrong wanting to try to be be happy?

They look fantastic, i have no objection to anyone wanting to improve how they look or feel, good on em

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:26 pm

Bryn Mawr;511632 wrote: The main difference between before and after appears to be confidence, not contentment.

I think quite a few of them look confident in the before shots, sometimes a girl just wants to improve what she already has :-6

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:28 pm

If you are not beautiful inside, you are not beautiful at all.

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:30 pm

Slightly unrelated, but within the same theme. On the morning radio show the other day, they were discussing "before and after" shots...of makeovers, weight loss, etc. They noted that very often the "before" shot shows the person in the worst possible lighting, no make up, and generally in an unflattering pose. Then the after shot is better lighting, better dress, better makeup.

They were just curoius as to how the person is "packaged" or "presented" affects the view.

cars · Post by **cars** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:31 pm

chonsigirl;511640 wrote: If you are not beautiful inside, you are not beautiful at all.

Well said C, :yh_clap

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:33 pm

chonsigirl;511640 wrote: If you are not beautiful inside, you are not beautiful at all.

Maybe they are beautiful inside

koan · Post by **koan** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:44 pm

cars;511614 wrote: Sometimes "Money" may be able to buy women what they really want!

I'd say that some women really want to be bought.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:02 pm

I say if those girls wana get all dolly birded up, then fair enough, if thats what they want. Though I wouldn't be into that kinda crazy, intense "ballroom of romance" type look that they have them done up in there! :wah:

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:30 pm

Theres nothing wrong with anyone having a make over.

Did these women pay for this ?

If I was given a day, I can do that to myself and have - I have to pluck my face, spend 2-3 hours on my hair, 1-2 hours on make up. Only for special occasions.

Its a work out, naturally not a daily routine.

Lipo would be nice.

Patsy

Mystery · Post by **Mystery** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:17 pm

Looks fade, it's what's inside that matters. Although, I don't see a thing wrong with being made over, so long as you don't use looks to validate your existence.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:11 pm

What is contentment?

And is it a momentary thing or an ongoing state?

Is looking great enough to make a woman content?

If a woman looks great without needing a makeover in the first place, is she content?

What about a man?

If having a makeover is relevant to whether or not money can buy contentment, what about the women who keep doing it, and keeeeep doing it?? Where is their contentment?

Can you be content without money?

And if so, is there a limit? For instance if you are so penniless that you are starving, and your children are starving, can you be content? Where's the line?

In my opinion, it is possible to be mega rich, and mega unhappy.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:31 pm

They all look good in the after shot to me. If it put a smile on your face for a bit no harm there. It won't change who your are on the inside that will always show through. But it does help to look and feel good all fluffed up every now and then. Who doesn't like to look their best and turn heads.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:04 am

I think that the saying you can't buy happiness is generally true enough, but poverty is not much fun either is it? I think that the operative thing is to have enough resources to be able to do the things you want in life, but not to get too wrapped up in just having those nice things we all like, because ultimately, they wont change who you are. They just make life easier and nicer, but you still have to make good choices and do your best to be a useful human being. Thats my tuppence for today. :-6

cars · Post by **cars** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:07 am

AussiePam;512150 wrote: What is contentment?

And is it a momentary thing or an ongoing state?

Is looking great enough to make a woman content?

If a woman looks great without needing a makeover in the first place, is she content?

What about a man?

If having a makeover is relevant to whether or not money can buy contentment, what about the women who keep doing it, and keeeeep doing it?? Where is their contentment?

Can you be content without money?

And if so, is there a limit? For instance if you are so penniless that you are starving, and your children are starving, can you be content? Where's the line?

In my opinion, it is possible to be mega rich, and mega unhappy.

Good question APam, I've now seen where some "men" get makeovers as well. But it does not seem to get as much publicity as the women do!

The definition of "contentment" certainly has to lie within the individual!

What makes me happy/content, may not (most likely) will not have the same contentment affect on you! It's just human nature.

Post by **spot** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:36 am

cars;511614 wrote: These women had a fortune spent on them, what do you think, was it worth it? :-2I'm an unalloyed mess of prejudices. I'd happily spend an evening out with the befores but I'd actively avoid the afters. Why on earth would I want to get anywhere near someone who did that to themselves?

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:55 am

spot;512576 wrote: I'm an unalloyed mess of prejudices. I'd happily spend an evening out with the befores but I'd actively avoid the afters. Why on earth would I want to get anywhere near someone who did that to themselves?
I'm with spot on this. If one legged people got popular would you cut your leg off?

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:12 am

I like money, money is great, so is looking nice and being healthy, and having nice food, and a nice house, a nice job, all that stuff. Its not an either/or situation as far as I am concerned. You can have lots of nice things, and have some level of material success, but you still have to be a real person, not get too happy about yourself cause you are so flippin wonderful (and also of course, as soon as you have some money or whatever, the big worry is that you are going to loose it, or whatever social position you think you have), its human nature init? The best thing to do is to acknowedlge that we live in a material world, enjoy it, but also realize thats its all transitory, you can't take it with you, and no matter what society might tell you, you are not what you own. Its as simple as that.

Post by **spot** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:30 am

Pinky;512596 wrote: Where are we on this, becuase I'm getting confused - looks or money or both? Do either really contribute to happiness and contentment?I apologize for distracting the thread, I should have stopped myself from following the sub-plot and stuck with the title.

Yes money can buy (it's good at buying) physical surroundings which are capable of easing a person's way toward the grave. Hot water, cozy bed, house staff to keep the place tidy and to cook, a chauffeur to expertly negotiate the traffic to the private section of the airfield where the hired jet stands ready for a weekend party flight to the beach. Who'd not be more contented?

The down-side is that contentment is the enemy of creative life. Living isn't about consumption, it's about developing of what's potential. Money's the distraction which breeds contentment which is the antithesis of living.

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:38 am

i dont think money will buy happiness but i am durn sure happy still figureing this out....spend, spend, spend......:sneaky:

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:45 am

the trouble with being contented is as soon as you are you get bored and want some thing else , do you believe honestly that a rich guy looks forward to getting in his private jet any where as near as a loving parent longs to hold an absent child , i think not

but if any one wants to lend me a couple of million i'll be sure to let you know for sure