Tall Enough? How about Cute Enough?

Let me preface this post by saying that physical beauty/physical attraction should not be the overriding factor supporting a loving relationship. In addition, the celebrity examples are used for the sake of the post. I do recognize that we are merely outsiders looking in, unbeknownst to the true details of their situations.

Now that the disclaimer is out of the way. Let’s begin. It’s been awhile I know.

Cool short — Tall Enough (included below). Written and directed by Barry Jenkins who did Medicine for Melancholy. Thanks TByrd for putting me on.

I’m so glad it portrays a black woman in a loving interracial relationship. Broaden the horizon ladies please!

Also, it reminds me that I do miss New York dearly. And, the title brings to mind ideas of attraction, specifically physical beauty and the “balance” or lack thereof within a relationship. With the recent developments (let’s assume the gossip is true for the sake of the post) of proverbially unattractive male celebrities cheating on their proverbially attractive significant others (The Dream & Christina Milian and also Janet Jackson & Jermaine Dupri), I am reminded that women often opt for the less attractive seemingly nice guy. If you recall, Janet was taken by Jermaine Dupri’s acceptance of her weight gain, calling his love for her unconditional (something she had never experienced in a relationship until then). Unconditional, it was not.

I find it absolutely tragic when a less-than man cheats on a beautiful woman. You try to give a “nice” guy a chance only to have him leave you for the next. At least you can say Eric Benet was in fact attractive, he pulled his weight. Now please don’t think that I condone misbehavior/infidelity/disrespect when the source is fine, I just feel it’s doubly offensive when the source is not.

Now here’s the short.

postscript

Again, I would like to stress that mutual attraction is only one necessary component in a loving relationship. There a number of other factors one must consider, including  care, compassion, understanding, patience, loyalty, and so forth.

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