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[–]starsstorm 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Handsome used to be used to refer to women as well as men. You can see it used in 19the century novels pretty often if you read that sort of thing. My spouse is a rather pretty man and I’ve been known to call him beautiful too. I don’t see what the issue is outside of modern culture personally.