I guess most of you will know where/why I'm coming from with this thread. I'm trying to make a list of men who aren't/weren't attractive who wind up with beautiful women. My list with reflect my generational knowledge. I'm looking forward to getting insight into younger members' choices.

1. Aristotle Onassis. Bagged beautiful opera singer Maria Callas and married one of the most, beautiful, accomplished, famous women of her time -- Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.

2. Mick Jagger. Face it ladies, if he wasn't a rock star and bagging groceries, would the groupies line up?

3. Rolling Stones guitar player Keith Wynan (have I got the last name right). Heroin addict, alcoholic, dissipated, he looks like heck. Yet he married an 18-yr-old when he was in his late 40s. He'd be carrying a "will work for food" sign at intersections if that group hadn't made it.

4. Ringo Starr.

5. Jackie Gleason. Married one of his June Taylor dancers.

6. There are twin dwarfs in our area who do commercials. One is married to a beautiful, tall blond woman. For that matter, when I worked in horse racing, it was a given that jockeys would date beautiful statuesque blonds. Not the petite gals -- the tall model-types.

7. Fatty Arbuckle. Involved in one of the greatest Hollywood sex/murder scandals, during the 1930s with a really pretty actress who died. Fatty's name tells all we need to know about his appearance.

8. Sonny of Sonny and Cher. Let's not forget he bagged the beauteous Cher before he made her famous.

9. Yassar Arafat. My choice for "homeliest man in international politics." Married a lovely blond from the U.S.

10. Writer Norman Mailer -- he's been married, what, 7 times at last count?

11. Steven Spielberg. A genius yes, gorgeous bod -- no. Has been married to two extremely attractive actresses. (not at the same time, of course)

Looking forward to finding out others' choices.