Would You Marry A Man Sight Unseen?
"I Married A Stranger" hopes to discredit the idea that seeing is believing.
We believe in love at first sight but the theory doesn't work quite as well if you take vision out of the equation.
Imagine falling for someone you've barely met let alone never laid eyes on? This is not the premise for a faceless Facebook application. It's the new Fox reality television show titled I Married a Stranger.
"Production has already been completed on the pilot, which centers on a woman who is in her late 30s and is eager to get hitched," reports Variety. "A group of friends and family are presented with five eligible men, and the group slowly picks off the guys until one is left standing."
The last man standing will then marry his blindfolded bride at the end of the episode and together, the pair will hope and pray that these friends of theirs didn't do them wrong. Read: Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Of all the 5 senses, sight happens to rank pretty high on our list when it comes to getting to know someone. Sound, smell, touch and taste are all top contenders but sight is definitely a fave when it comes to identifying a soul mate.
Taking the premise of the show into consideration, we'll assume that love is blind and reflect upon what other sense makes sense as a suitable alternative for picking a mate.
While a man's voice can reveal his sensitive side or his country of origin, in this day and age, when do we really get to communicate face to face anyway? Much of our modern dating strategy depends on technology which means a woman will sooner hear the sound of her iPhone vibrate than she will her suitor's voice.
Smell is essential but let's face it, a little soap and water can do wonders. If a guy doesn't have it going on in the odor department, every holiday is an opportunity to alter his chemical imbalance. Cologne, aftershave and even mouthwash make great gifts and will do the trick.
Discussion
Would You Marry a Man Sight Unseed? Women- "Only if he's got money". JUST KIDDING!
I know there aren't any women that would do that.-lol
So of course this article is for the women. Or I supose a gay man. But I'll give my two cents anyway. I don't see how some cultures practice such a thing successfully. I guess if that's all you know, it seems natural, But I think even nowadays it's being challanged frequently. It is still common in many eastern cultures-Mideast and Asia- but probably less than days gone by.
I have on occasion become attracted to someone that I have frequently spoken with only in phone converstions. Mostly always business matters. Most often when and if i do meet them, I'm USUALLY correct in how I picture them. USUALLY. OFTEN. But sometimes NOT!
There had been a young lady I often had to transfer flight data with when I was a controller. She worked for one of the fixed base flight operators. I just knew she had red hair. She had a very attractive phone/communications voice. I pictured her as a really cute petite redhead. Single of course. Well, I finally had the opportunity to meet her one day. YEP, she had red hair. ....! Kinda "plus sized, bulldog face, terrible complexion and no makeup to 'complement' it. I'm sure she was a very nice gal, but if you're not physically attracted to someone it's hard to become passionate. We continued to just transfer flight data. And enjoyed speaking to eachother. I made sure to mention 'my fiance' ' quickly in our first meeting,although I didn't have one. She WAS single. G'day ladies!
