LENDING CASH AND GOOD LOOKS....

By Olivene Godfrey

Most of us learn sooner or later that it's best not to discuss politics and religion with good friends whose views differ from ours.

And, it's also a good idea not to loan a friend money. Psychological studies show what most of us have learned at some time in our lives that, though the friend may be grateful for the loan, the obligation that goes hand in hand with being in another person's debt tends to make most people feel uncomfortable.

And our feelings are markedly increased if there is difficulty in repaying the money. The borrower-lender relationship does more to put a strain on friendships than to strengthen them.
When an acquaintance wants to borrow money from you it's a good idea to ask him if he has tried a bank or other loan agencies that are equipped to serve borrowers. If he hasn't. suggest that he try them. If he has and was turned down, remember he is a worse risk for you than for them.

GOOD LOOKS....

If you're good-looking, does that mean you are also good, kind, honest and sincere? Most people laugh when asked that. Yet, over the years I have read or heard T.V. reports that while people may say that, "beauty is only skin deep", their actions often don't match what they do or really feel.

Studies have shown that most people are susceptible to good looks. Experiments conducted on people's reactions to good looks showed a discovery, time and time again, that there's a strong tendency to think of good-looking people as being good.

In a series of experiments where people were shown photographs of attractive, average and below-average men and women (in appearance), in all cases people forgot about beauty being skin deep and decided that the good looks probably meant good personality and good character.