Are looks important ?

Question

Are looks important when it comes down to finding someone special ?

Answer 1

cute looks no, clean looks yes... if a guy is well maintained i would date him even if he was ugly... if a guy does not care for himself no.....

Answer 2

Absolutely! It's kind of like buying a car. You don't base your decision solely on fuel economy. If I buy an ugly car, that is first thing I am going to be reminded of every time I see it. Hell I bought my Vaccuum cleaner because of it's styling. Of course other things are important as well like money, religious beliefs, goals, lifestyles, compatibility, and so forth. The person has to be able to make you feel comfortable as well and keep your attention or you'll get bored. Why do you think soooo much money is spent by large corporations each year on marketing strategies. Magazines with ugly people don't sell. Looks are probably the most important thing in meeting new people because for the most part, that is all you really know about that person. With time, looks fade and so does their importance because other things evolve in a hardened relationship like material items you share: schedules, comfort zones, friendships, children, home, conversations.

Answer 3

In a perfect world they are not important but it is a real world so yes they are. Looks can be deceiving and never judge a person by how you think they look when you first meet them. Here is why if they have a great personality they will automatically become more pleasing to your eyes. A person can shine and be beautiful by being their true self. In the same token they can also turn ugly be being a horrible person. It is like the line in the little prince. What is important in life is invisible to the eye it can only be seen by the heart.

Answer 4

Yes. Looks are really important.
No one likes people who are old or fat or ugly.
If you are any of these you are doomed to be unhappy, lonely and miserable for ever.
Buy a gerbil and get used to it.

Now, as it happens, I am old, bald, and not exactly slim.
I have a beautiful wife who loves me, and wonderful children who put up with me most of the time.

Marilyn Monroe was one of the most beautiful people in the world, but she still took her own life because she thought she was ugly.
Look in the mirror and say 'I love you' -
and some time you will discover you're not the ugliest person in the world.
Far from it.

Answer 5

They are important to some degree but shouldn't be a primary deciding factor. I believe it is important in a way to be attracted physically to someone but if I am interested in a long term situation, more than looks are going to have to keep us together, thus more needs to be considered for "someone special".

Answer 6

I feel that looks are good for the initial attraction.... You should be physically attracted to someone right off the bat... but Looks do fade as Personality takes over.... Like if your Hot with no personality that makes you ugly.... Looks will only take you so far but Personality should take you all the way.

Answer 7

I'm not sure. There's guys out there who only care about looks, and there's guys out there who care about personality as well. I think that these days, looks are pretty important. I mean, everyone wants to look good, no?

Answer 8

its the inside that really counts. i know you have probably heard that 100 times. but its true. i mean once u both are old and this person has lost his/her "charm".....whats the point? u need to look for someone with a winning personality and a loving heart. thats what stays with u forever. not what the person looks like. after a while that goes away. looks dont last forever. but love does! and thats what love is ;) ~em

Answer 9

I'd be lying if I didnt say that looks didnt play a role in dating. I wouldnt be able to date someone that I wasnt attracted to physically. But even if someone I am into who is cute, has an ugly personality...its a turn off.

Answer 10

The honest answer is Yes. We all have a pre conceived notion of what we would like our future mate to look like, it's human to notice beauty and good looks. It only turns vain when the person who is beautiful knows they are on the outside, but their inside doesn't match!

Answer 11

It has nothing to do with looks. It is all about attraction. What you may find attractive some might find repulsing. But it is definitely important to be attracted to the one your with.