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Got a question for ya guys. Would you rather go out with the person who was lush, well fit but had a horrible personality or the v less attractive person with an awesome personality? and y?

Reply 1

WhiteLily

The less attractive peron with an awesome personality,because obiviously personality is more important,Theres no point being with somebody because there only nice to look at,Youve got to get along with them,

Reply 2

M'Lady

Why would you have to go out with either? There's not only two people in the world for anyone to go out with.

Reply 3

prettyblueeyes

Well the personality is obviously very important, and probably that, but i'd have to find someone reasonably physically attractive to start talking to them/notice them in the first place. although not as important as personality, i do think looks are important and you need to have some sort of attraction and physical chemistry. so in this situation i'd probably say no to both. x

Reply 4

Ron Stoppable

Welshdude

Got a question for ya guys. Would you rather go out with the person who was lush, well fit but had a horrible personality or the v less attractive person with an awesome personality? and y?

This question is so unrealistically black and white! Us ex-geeks are overtaking the ex-plastics - and we're armed with great minds! :biggrin:

For a great example, consider PsychologyJen - Prom pic 1 :: Prom pic 2

PsychologyJen

It's been great reading the thread, I've really enjoyed it! ...

I was a late developer. I've always been skinny, with fine mousey-brown hair, I wear glasses and I used to have goofy teeth. I got teased because I looked geeky and younger than I was, I was quiet, shy, and did my work. I didn't wear makeup, didn't have boyfriends, and dreaded non-uniform days because I didn't have much to wear, and what I did wear wasn't exactly fashionable.

The popular girls (who developed early, wore makeup, had boyfriends etc) might have been at the top of the school social pecking order, but at the end of the day it's us geeky, quiet girls who come out on top.

The big changes for me were:

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getting braces and consequently straightening up my teeth (that cut out a lot of teasing)

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getting contact lenses (I feel ugly when I wear my glasses out, I say I'm "having an ugly day")

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getting boobs! I exploded from not wearing a bra to being a 32C in a very short space of time

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discovering makeup. I went through a stage where I refused to go out without mascara on, but now I prefer to go au naturel on the average day. As someone said earlier, it means you can save your best looks for special occasions, so you make a bigger impact. I also don't believe that caking your skin every day is good for the pores.

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passing my GCSEs and going into 6th Form. All the girls who teased me didn't have enough GCSEs for 6th Form so they left, and because I had to wear my own clothes 24/7 for the first time, I was forced to go out and buy a lot of new clothes! My own personal style has developed over the last two years.

What also helped is realising that you don't have to choose between being a complete airhead and looking nice. Although it seems obvious, I think a lot of young girls these days (especially at my school!) feel that they have to dumb themselves down, and I hate that. Although feeling great can give you confidence, knowing that you're not just a pretty package helps too.

Me included :smile:

Reply 5

sheryl06

personality although looks would be good too :rolleyes:

Reply 6

IndianDiva

Looks are important to a certain extent.

It would have to be a good balance between looks and personality for me to be attracted to someone.

A few years ago I went out with a guy who I thought was absolutely gorgeous, and I knew a lot of girls who were dying to go out with him... however, as I got to know him I found he was one of the most boring guys I'd met, and he just never had anything to talk about...

It didn't last too long after that and I decided that being friends with him was probably best...