I wonder why?

[Hicky]

I wonder why guys who, on paper, shouldn't do anything for you (older, balding, thickening waist, short etc) can turn you into a blubbering wreck.

I have to agree with you on that one, although for me I would swap blubbering wreck with 'turned on'. One of the wonderful things about this job is that you do move away from your usual 'type' as you never know who is going to walk through the door and I've had some amazing times with men I would never have looked at twice.

I think personality has a lot to do with it Ann and being on the same wavelength can really make a difference.

I do understand what Ann is getting at but is this only to do with your job. When i was younger and dated a lot I would go out with all sorts of differnet girls with allsorts of different looks so I have to say I did not have a type. So personally i have never had a stereotyyped look that appeals to me.
And as we all get older, much as we fight it, none of us look like we did when we were 19 - so hair loss and thickening waist is just a fact of life for both women and men (well hopefully not the hair loss for most women!)
Plus we do as we get older tend to look for quality of company where as when we are young we tend to forget allsorts of character flaws for a good face and body as our hormones rage through our blood.