Why Do We Teach Girls That It’s Cute to Be Scared?-NYT

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Here's a question. How much of wishing one's daughter would not try scary things is the fear that she may suffer an injury that will make her "unattractive"? Perhaps parents fear a broken nose, or a loss of a limb, or other disfiguring injuries that would render their daughter "ugly". I'm using quotes because I don't feel this way myself. I don't even have daughters. I'm just wondering, since I personally feel as if women handle pain and suffering better than men, if this idea derived from a concern about a daughter's future attractiveness to potential spouses?

I don't mean to imply it would be the sole reason. Just playing devil's advocate.