What percentage of attraction would you say is attributed to looks?

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Bill Brasky

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Really? Wow. So you are equally attracted to someone who is a moron, but physically attractive, as someone who is really awesome, and physically attractive?

I actually 100% agree with Hal on this. D:

Personality absolutely does affect my attraction to a girl, but I can see how the social butterflies in this forum might not understand that.
 

Zen0

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I actually 100% agree with Hal on this. D:

Personality absolutely does affect my attraction to a girl, but I can see how the social butterflies in this forum might not understand that.

Personality may have an effect, but since you don't have sex with elephantgirls, then it's fairly inconsequential.
 

Lean L

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Yep, how smart you are has no bearing on how hot you are. This is especially true for girls, and yes, for guys as well.

It has a lot to do with attraction. If a girl has shits for brains or is plain insane or perhaps has your personality I'd be turned off. Would I be able to power through it for a night? Hell yes if she is hot enough. Willingness to bone != attractiveness.
 

purbeast0

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Wow... No offence but that seems really shallow.

I feel completely opposite, someone can be physically unattractive but really attractive via personality.

this is just something that ugly people tell themselves to make them feel better.
 

Kirby

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Personality may have an effect, but since you don't have sex with elephantgirls, then it's fairly inconsequential.

I have an ex that's absolutely gorgeous, but I'd rather be anally fucked with a barb-wired, sandpapered 6x6 than to stick my dick in that nasty c*nt.
 

Lean L

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I have an ex that's absolutely gorgeous, but I'd rather be anally fucked with a barb-wired, sandpapered 6x6 than to stick my dick in that nasty c*nt.

Pics of ex

Pics of your face after the proposed act.
 

Gibson486

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Take a look at rocks stars. Some of them are the ugliest people on earth, but they get ass like no ones business. yeah, looks help, but you can do stuff to overcome it (confidence).
 

purbeast0

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Take a look at rocks stars. Some of them are the ugliest people on earth, but they get ass like no ones business. yeah, looks help, but you can do stuff to overcome it (confidence).

or have millions of dollars and fame and party all the time...

but i'm sure that has NOTHING to do with them getting a ton of ass.
 

Rumpltzer

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At least 90%.

At least.


Those who say otherwise are the uglies, and that's just wishful thinking. :D Natural selection works regardless of whether you want to believe in it.
 

purbeast0

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yeah because every band out there makes it big, right?

umm you didn't say every band.

you said "rockstar" that would imply someone who made it big, not someone who is playing out of their moms garage, and that they are to the point with their success that enough people know of them to be considered a "rockstar"
 

Gibson486

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umm you didn't say every band.

you said "rockstar" that would imply someone who made it big, not someone who is playing out of their moms garage, and that they are to the point with their success that enough people know of them to be considered a "rockstar"


have you ever been to small gigs at clubs? After the no name bands are done, they are swarmed by chicks. Whether you are rich or not, you can still live the rockstar life style. Drug sex and rock n roll....
 

purbeast0

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have you ever been to small gigs at clubs? After the no name bands are done, they are swarmed by chicks. Whether you are rich or not, you can still live the rockstar life style. Drug sex and rock n roll....

only performers i've seen at place such as clubs are already famous ones.

but again you didn't say small gig no names ... you said rock stars so you are basically changing your argument but it's all good.
 

HAL9000

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No, it isn't shallow, it's reproductive desire. Sex is physical attraction. When you jerk off to porn, you jerk off to the face and the body, you don't jerk off to a smart and funny person.

If you are looking for love and relationships, sex is only a part of the equation (sometimes far less important).

Yes but porn != attraction in real life, I'm not as attracted to the people in porn as I am to attractive people I've met. Are you?!

I actually 100% agree with Hal on this. D:

Personality absolutely does affect my attraction to a girl, but I can see how the social butterflies in this forum might not understand that.

Yurp. Everyone agree's with HAL on at least one thing.

this is just something that ugly people tell themselves to make them feel better.

I'm OK with you thinking that.
 

gophins72

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Well?

I personally think it's probably in the realm of 5-10% for a working relationship... but having the initial 5-10% gets you in the door. If you don't have it, it's harder to initiate.

short term - 80%
long term - 50%
 

classy

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60%
I have yet to find anyone though who no matter how that person fit their ideal look for a person, if they made them feel good about themselves, they usually ended up with that person.
 

dr150

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If the lady sounds like Fran Drescher, I don't care how hot the woman is, I ain't going after it.

For me the lady has to be good looking enough for my mind to say "maybe" and then it's all about the personality/harmony to continue to push a relationship forward.

Fortunately, for me, it's worked out that all my lady "friends" have been the hottest that's on offer at work or at school. :thumbsup:
 

Macamus Prime

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It's a sliding scale.

It's 100% when you 1st see them. You want to talk to them and when you do, it adjusts. If they are a moron but really hot, you are still attracted to them.

If you make the mistake by figuring her looks are "enough" to over look her other short comings, you still hold onto that near 100%, but then it plummets when she ends up gaining weight, fucking the plumber and screeching at you for "ruining" her life.

If she opens her mouth and every word she says make you feel better, it's still at 100%, but it never really falls, since you have real love and feelings for her.

We are talking about attraction. The other two "pegs" are love and feelings. Each one never really drops when there is more to them than just looks.