I kinda wonder about the logic in using physical attraction as an indicator for healthy partners

I have a previous post explaining how I don’t experience lust, read it if you want. I’m just wanting you to know that this is coming from someone who doesn’t have such feelings.

I don’t care if you experience lust or physical attraction. I’m just wondering about the logic in the science.

Usually I hear that it’s because people are physically attracted to healthy people. How does that work for invisible disabilities? Like I inherited a connective tissue disorder from my mom who got it from my grandma. It may have been passed on even longer idk.

How does a man know I have asthma when he looks at me?

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ViciDraco · 41-45, M

I think we need to take "healthy" and replace it with the word "fit" and we have to consider fitness in the context of hunger gatherer societies thousands of years ago. The evolutionary science for physical attraction is based on a much narrower range of physical qualifiers. It doesn't really care if life is pain. Only if it can breed children that would be fit enough to in turn breed again.

Just because it's something that naturally evolved doesn't make it logically sound given how much more we understand about health and genetics these days. Our biological blueprints aren't based on perfect information or even good information.

Natural isn't always best.

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