What's the mystery here?
Men have gravitated towards younger, more beautiful women since our ancestors crawled up out of the ooze.
For some men, younger, more beautiful and STUPID is the perfect hat trick.
Julia broke Barnabas' shoes on a regular basis...she argued and questioned and verbally fenced with him almost constantly. Maggie Evans smiled and simpered and made doe eyes at him. This isn't even a contest.
Julia could have been the perfect blend of Marie Curie and Mother Theresa and Maggie STILL would have won hands down, because she was the reincarnation of beautiful, empty-headed, fashionable, doll-like Josette , the woman of Barnabas' dreams
The only smart, savey, crafty, conniving, powerful, ingenious, ruthless Sexy Young Thing, on the other hand, isn't allowed to be a normal human woman. No....THAT one has to be a WITCH!
rainey