handsome?

Hey Anon,

'Handsome' reffering to a woman would sound really queer to me. I think you'd better not use it that way.

P.S. I hope you'll get used to the new look soon!

I remember reading term "handsome" used while referring to a woman, in a couple of books. I don't know many women who would like to be called "handsome" though.It's usually taken in a bad way.

Although, the way i see it(not sure how correct is this) a handsome woman, is someone who's not too feminine and petite yet still attractive, but not in a delicate sort of way.

There is nothing wrong in referring to a woman as "handsome" - it will imply she does not have particularly feminine features or appearance, but is good-looking all the same.

I would prefer to be called handsome than merely "good-looking"

I sometimes refer to women as handsome, but I wouldn't use the term when speaking with them. To me, a handsome woman is of a dignified, sophisticated appearance. She is tall, stately and perhaps ambassadorial. She probably isn't beautiful, but no witch either. The doctor that brought me into the world 63 years ago had these qualities. She also had a deep voice with the beautiful accent of So

I'm really sorry to say so, but the new forum sucks... really... it's unclear as ****... ;(

thanks for the answers anyway...

Hi Anon

Give yourself a little more time to get used to things. There have been a lot of changes and it's not unusual to feel uncomfortable at first.
Some bugs have already been spotted, and some of those have already been fixed.

If you continue to have difficulty with the new version, please post in the Comments forum and tell us more specifically what you don't like or w