Are people that are "less appealing" to the eye...?

Question

Before I start this question, on a note of how negative feedback I have been getting from my last questions, note that this is a question, for those that still think I am an ***hole, I'm 22, still a virgin, and have not 4 years 3 months and 9 days. If you don't the question, don't answer it.

Sorry this question is so long that I need to split it off in an additional detail.

Are people that are "less appealing" to the eye (and I say that because I thought it would be taken non offensively) at an evolutionary disadvantage? Going by the theory of natural selection, only the "fittest" survive, and it seems to be true today, only in a different sense, we have don't to fight to live (physically I mean, and I mean most of the time), sex is "usually" based on relationships and friends with "benefit" packages, and one night stands....which typically all rely somewhat on a physical level, so people that are less appealing tend to have problem having sex, which means...less reproduction. While not 100%, I ask do you think that "Are people that are "less appealing" to the eye"

have an evolutionary disadvantage?

Weither you agree with me or not, please provide details as to why, or why not.

sorry this was cut off during a spell check

"and have not 4 years 3 months and 9 days"

and should be and have not had a g/f for 4 years 3 months and 9 days

Answer 1

It depends on what kind of society you are talking about. I'll assume you mean modern Western societies. As a short answer...yes and no.

In many Western societies, the influence of culture and technology are so profound that the normal laws of evolutionary biology may not directly apply. For example, societies with open access to sophisticated birth control techniques will have different rules. In these societies, the frequency of sex has a much lower correlation to reproductive success. In other words, you can be the sexiest man around and get laid every night, but if you wear condoms that won't mean anything. An average-looking religious man who marries young will probably have much more evolutionary success.

That's not to say that looks no longer matter in these societies. Looking at our previous example, an average-looking religious man would be at a disadvantage to a good-looking religious man. Everything else being equal, the good-looking religious man will probably find a wife more quickly, and his wife will probably be "in the mood" a little more often. Thus, the good-looking religious man will have more reproductive success.

But notice that I said "everything else being equal." If our two religious men had different jobs, things could change again. If Mr. Average is a successful inventor, he could have the wealth and free time to easily support many more children. If Mr. Handsome is just a laborer, he and his wife will probably choose to have fewer children, if they want to have many more.

So, to summarize, looks do still affect evolutionary success. But in our societies, this effect is much weaker and plays by slightly different rules.

Answer 2

Roy Head (way underrated) Righteous Brothers huge-unfold White Band Wayne Cochran (in the previous he went fundie Christian) Alex Chilton of The Boxtops Tony Joe White (great swamp blues, even Tina Turner gasped "you're WHITE!" upon assembly him) Elvis Presley Luther Kent Johnny iciness North Mississippi All-Stars PJ Proby Frankie Ford ("Sea Cruise", omg) Dr. John Robert Palmer's LPs with The Meters/Allen Toussaint/Lowell George, recorded in New Orleans at Sea-Saint Studios

Answer 3

Well, there's always the cases of the pretty ones that get hit on incessantly by bad boys from a young age, get hurt very badly, over and over, till they become b*tches that nobody wants anything to do with, and sometimes get diseases that require the removal of their uteruses.

Contrast that with the late bloomers, who leave high school as the untouchables, and sometime in their 30s become the hottest people around, with no really bad relationships to damage them, or diseases to put them at risk for unhealthy lives, and premature death.

The "appealing" ones have kids early in life, and lose part of their childhood. The "less appealing" ones (good choice of words there, btw) have kids later in life, with more mature partners, and regain their childhood, through their children.

Most of the disfunctional families are the appealing ones that had unwanted pregnancies at a young age. The good, solid, loving families, that raise well-adjusted children, are mostly those people who were "less appealing" as young people, and chose to actually grow up, as opposed to being shallow and vain, and more concerned about physical attributes, than their lack of personality.

Answer 4

Well i think that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" i mean some people think the one person can be absolutely ugly, hideous or just plain eww, when others find that same person to be extremely good looking.... So do they have an evolutionary disadvantage? Who knows, it depends who they do it with and the genes they past down to their kids..to say it is a disadvantage i think not unless they have an incurable disease..well that will suck. That's just my opinion.

Answer 5

It might seem like it works that way, but look around, there are a whole lot more unattractive (ugly) people and 'plain' ordinary people than there are attractive ones.

And why do you feel the need to justify or defend yourself? Ask your questions, get your answers. To hell with what other people say negative about you, its all about learning and growing.
And, umm...... you haven't (what) for 4 years? and if you don't (what) the question?
slow down and re-read yourself before hitting "submit" and you'll come off sounding a little better, and make more sense.
Your question, all by itself, was enough and made sense.

Answer 6

Well

In nature, all animals devolpe traits that are ONLY there to attract the opposite sex. Strong, fast, good provider, bright colours, etc, strong animal calls, strong smell

It all matters.

Now back to people: We like to think we aren't animals but we do things to attract the opposite sex. A woman who we consider attractive gets more attention to someone who might not be as attractive, nor tries.

Attractive people is also a vert subjective thing. What is attractive? A good body? A pretty face? Nice hair? Nice laugh? Nice smile? Good smell? Tall? Musclur? Strong?

They get more girls/guys attention, it's just a fact of nature

Answer 7

Hey I'm 22 and still a virgin, too. It's not a problem.

Answer: you are talking about "today"s people. Please, how long is that "today"? Last 10 years? 20? 100? ...and how long does it take an evolution to "happen"? Did you think about it?

Well, somebody may hope that there will no "less appealing" buddies around. But we should like/respect/welcome people just they are people.

By the way, the older you are, the less appealing you be.

Answer 8

well i know what you mean
every one these days measures by physical standards , when even you see some one you got to have some kind of idea about him or her and it could be really negative if that person is ( sorry to say ugly or not up to the standards ! these days we judge ppl according to there looks ! if we are going to ignore that fact its like lining a lie and believing it !

gonna tell you a story its kinda a little funny really :
" i remember one day loosing my wallet it had my ids my sin my medical cards EVERY THING including money and some pictures for my friends bothers mine like at least 30 pics , when i got it back the money was gone ( as if i expected to find it DUH :P) then i found some thing that i couldn't believe ! every picture for a girl was goon mine every female picture was gone, all of the male pictures were there but the female pictures were all gone, until i found out a pic for one of my friends that was less fortunate as you said it was the only pic there

so you still believe that we don't judge ppl according to looks ! think again :)


but still beauty is a relative issue what may be gorgeous to you may not be so gourgues to others and whats gorgeous to you you may not even like ! so i think its a relative thing too :)

Answer 9

Yepp and also when looking for jobs the boss might pick the candidate that looks more presentable... And beautiful people find it easier to make friends..

But I believe that everyone is appealing to a certain extent... There's always make-up... But some are just hopeless cases.. I'm sorry but it's true... Hope they'll find their happiness somehow..

Answer 10

Try to find someone that doesn't give a **** how you look. Trust me, they're out there. My bf isn't the best looking, but I love him more than anything. Good people are out there. But.. it's a true fact, when come to babies. Babies are more calm when around someone better looking, than around an ugly person. Odd, huh? and another true fact: sex can inprove your skin and make you look better. It's a good form of excercise, if you put work into it.