I always thought that I was above pettiness and shallowness, particularly when it came to the opposite sex. Over the years I've been able to overlook all sorts of things that most girls would turn their noses at, like guys who were overweight, had weird hair, odd piercings, glasses, you name it. But now I'm older too, and I definitely don't have the bod I had when I was in high school. When a guy dismisses me based on my photo on some of the dating sites I'm on, I just assume he's shallow and unworthy of my affections in the first place.

But now, even now, I've become picky. As I've gotten older, so has the opposite sex. And when a guy ages, the one thing that's truly unattractive to me is lack of hair. Mind you, I did date a guy who had a shaved head, but he really looked beautiful in a healthier-Moby-sort-of-way. Now the guys are thinning on top, and some even have the whole monk-crown-thing going on. And I'm not attracted to them! I like hair! I've always been fond of thick hair, be it wavy, curly, or long and straight. So am I shallow? I think I have to admit that I am. And I am not proud of it.