When searching for life partner, is looks that important?

Question

Life should be far more serious than the outer appearance of any individual. Do people look for physical beauty because of pride and to mix genes with the potential life partner? If so, Is that connecting with someone for the wrong reasons just because they look very attractive and sexy.

I would like to know everyone's point of view. that's all.

Answer 1

Looks are what you first see and may be an initial attraction, but it is certainly not the most important characteristic when looking for a potential life partner.
If they have no inner beauty, that person will become ugly to you when it is finally revealed no matter what they look like on the outside.
There are a lot of outwardly beautiful people who are just as beautiful on the inside...those are a rare gem. The one's who are beautiful and "know it"...they're simply a waste of your time until they figure a few things out in life.
Once you figure a few things out in life, your outlook at potential life partners begin to change. You begin to see people for who they really are, instead of just what they look like. You'll start seeing beautiful people...a lot more than you thought once you take the time to get to know them.

Good luck.

Answer 2

I think its pretty sad when people marry because they think they have found someone really attractive, like trophy wives. Personally i think looks matter to a certain extent, like you yourself should find that person attractive. As well as love i think to make a life long marriage work you should be able to get turned on by your partner. I no this sounds bad but if i was in love with someone, i would find it really hard to marry them if im not attracted to them cause i would worry that latter on in life our sex life would be pretty sad. Ive been out with men i loved that wernt that attractive, and i found it really hard to be intimate with them. The biggest thing i hate about the whole thing though is men that wont take a chance on a woman who is not perfect (tall, blonde and perky). That makes me really angry.

Also i think the looks thing may have a bit to do with making babies. Like animals we look for the best mate we can find.

Answer 3

I don't thing physical appearance is what matter in a relationship. i think what matter is the person's behaviour. You can get married to someone who is pretty and when you take her to your house she becomes something else. Better look for somebody whom you've known for quite a long time and you know how she behaves. I know that behaviour is more than appearance.

Answer 4

i would say looks play a part in it because you need to have that initial attraction or something that catches the person's eye
but most importantly is the personality, if theres none of that, then the relationship will go nowhere
People who are with others purely for looks is a shallow thing and they are only lying and hurting themselves in the end.

Answer 5

No. We're all going to look like hell in our 70s and 80s anyway, and yet we all want to love and be loved at that age.

Answer 6

if im desperate for someone, then i will just go for their looks, but if im really in love with a person, then their looks means zilch to me.

Answer 7

For some, but not for me. I love a person for who they are.

Answer 8

Looks aren't important if you don't want to look at her when you talk to her

Answer 9

Nope,
What is beauty ?.
I have read here somenthing like, "beauty is skin deep..."
To me, "beauty is in the eye of who is looking..."
And sometimes too, we are "So blind to see"...

Answer 10

looks may not be most imp. But they are important no doubt.