Interesting question. Will she or won't she cut her hair simply to attract a man who hasn't shown a great deal of interest in her in the first place?

Being a guy, I can see a woman who might cut her hair in a particular fashion because the man in her life likes it a certain way, but I'm a little leery of a woman who's so desperate for some guy that she cuts her hair because she thinks he might like it. That feels a little like a step down the road to being a stalker, and that's not something I'd ever envision Lois being.

[dons Grammar Nazi hat] The word 'peaked' refers to a high point of some sort, whether a physical or topographical one or a metaphorical one. A person whose interested is sharply drawn to something or someone has his or her interest 'piqued' instead of 'peaked.' [/end Grammar Nazi moment]

This is actually an interesting insight into the thought processes of both Lois and Ca-Catharine. Both of them are so impressed by the Man of Steel that they consider changing something about themselves. Cat changes the way she is addressed, and Lois contemplates changing her look. Maybe they are different only in degree.


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