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Pretty and less intelligent?

I had a really interesting conversation with a friend recently in which we were discussing men (as you do :biggrin: ) and what they are into...Here's the question...

Do you prefer a woman to be average looking but intelligent or gorgeous and not so intelligent...I know that this is a light hearted subject and have no intention of causing any offence...It was quite a laugh at the time.

Second question was good body with an average face or not so good body and pretty face?...

(just to add a litle background to this...the conversation came about from overhearing a group of guys discussing girls they had seen scrutinising and what they thought..NB: these were girls often within earshot of the conversation!)

Hope this adds a bit of fun:biggrin:

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Reply 1
I think it depends on the guy. There is no right or wrong answer, we each have our own preferences.
I'd prefer intelligence over looks

But good body over pretty face
I dislike it when girls are pretty but less intelligent... I like a level conversation field. :biggrin: (Warning - that included a large amount of non-modesty and narcissism :wink: )
Reply 4
Intelligence
Reply 5
I need an intelligent guy (but I have to be attracted to him). I like a better face with a decent body over a great body with a decent face.
Reply 6
I like both...which is why I have an intelligent and very attractive gf... :smile:.
Reply 7
Pretty Boy
Stupid question when its guys you're talkin about

Average intelligence and hot looks easily

Physical looks trumps all unless shes an absolute dildo brain.


:biggrin: What can you say to that:biggrin:
Reply 8
Depends….

But I would go for average looking n intelligent
And good body over average face
Reply 9
I would go for intelligence first - I'd be bored out of my brain if I wasn't with someone on the same intellectual level.
Conversely, I don't think I'd be able to cope if I was with someone who was massively more intelligent than I am - imagine not being able to talk on the same level, imagine feeling the stupidest out of him and all his friends...I couldn't cope with that.
I think if you're not on the same intellectual level in a relationship IT WILL END.
Intelligent enough to have a good sense of humour and the right outlook on life. Something like being good at Maths doesn't do much for me :p:
Reply 11
imo intelligence doesn't mean bad personality, so in that case i would go with beauty over intelligence, as long as they have a good personality and sense of humour
Intelligence definitely

interesting that people are saying good body over facial looks, I have discussed the same with mates and most choose a good body as well.
Reply 13
the intelligence will remain whilst the looks will fade over time (harsh but true). But aside from the shallowness of that- I'd prefer intelligence anyway. It'd be like talking to a brick wall- or sleeping with a soft toy or something- i dunno. hopefully you get my drift!
Reply 14
This is like the modern version of:
would you rather have your wife beautiful during the day or during the night?
or
would you rather your wife was beautiful but promiscuous or ugly but faithful?
Reply 15
Sigh... so many guys responding just to be socially acceptable.

Looks all the way!

No matter how a guys says it, if he found a girl physically ugly he would NOT go out with her no matter how smart she is.

I'm not saying that looks is everything... but im betting a large majority of people will take into account someone's looks before even talking to them at all.
Reply 16
Average but intelligent. Nothing worse than talking to a girl who thinks france is a state in the US (yes i have met a girl that thought that) She was good looking though.
Reply 17
can i not just have an intellegent hott guy with a great body

is that REALLY too much to ask?
Reply 18
JustJam2006
I had a really interesting conversation with a friend recently in which we were discussing men (as you do :biggrin: ) and what they are into...Here's the question...

Do you prefer a woman to be average looking but intelligent or gorgeous and not so intelligent...I know that this is a light hearted subject and have no intention of causing any offence...It was quite a laugh at the time.

Second question was good body with an average face or not so good body and pretty face?...

(just to add a litle background to this...the conversation came about from overhearing a group of guys discussing girls they had seen scrutinising and what they thought..NB: these were girls often within earshot of the conversation!)

Hope this adds a bit of fun:biggrin:



Why wouldn't guys just go for the intelligent girl with the pretty face and hot body? Since when were all those things exclusive. On a guy I wouldn't compromise on any of those fronts- I'd want perfection all the way.
JustJam2006
I had a really interesting conversation with a friend recently in which we were discussing men (as you do :biggrin: ) and what they are into...Here's the question...

Do you prefer a woman to be average looking but intelligent or gorgeous and not so intelligent...I know that this is a light hearted subject and have no intention of causing any offence...It was quite a laugh at the time.

It seems like you are assuming that there is somehow an objective conception of beauty, and if you are I will have to disagree...

I will say that a girl must, be subjectively speaking of course, attractive, intelligent and she MUST have a good heart (the latter is the most important to me)


Second question was good body with an average face or not so good body and pretty face?...

Once again, I think that you are assuming that there is an objective conception of what is beautiful and what is not...

But I have to say the body is what attracts me the most, but as I said before hand, since physical attraction to the opposite sex can be a purely subjective matter, what attracts me to girls seem to vary a bit everynow and then...


(just to add a litle background to this...the conversation came about from overhearing a group of guys discussing girls they had seen scrutinising and what they thought..NB: these were girls often within earshot of the conversation!)

Hope this adds a bit of fun:biggrin:


I dislike the word scrutinising, it seems to imply "looking for flaws" in a girl instead of looking for what you like about them,

and to be honest I have overheard guys doing this in the past and I found what they said about girls to be very unpleasant...


Note: this does not apply to all guys/males, there are some nice guys out there (you just have to look for them)