living.in.technicolor

It’s not very often that I come across someone incredibly (physically) attractive. When it does happen during some passing glance or minor interaction, it’s terribly disorienting and embarrassing. Just today at work, this college student came by the lab to drop off samples for a study and his good looks, earnest demeanor and jokes about being like a Fedex courier caught me off guard in my ugly lab coat. I found myself avoiding eye contact, laughing nervously and blushing until he left.

I think it’s hard to deny moments like that because the reactions are quite instinctual. I tell myself that good looks can only take attraction so far; after the spell is broken by some flaw learned over time, it’s hard to regain that awe (unless the good looks are compounded by personality, similar interests and an air of mystery). Plus, I never see these guys ever again nor do I ever make an effort to.