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What's more important: nice face or good body?

When it comes to choosing someone to pursue a relationship with, when considering the physical attributes of a potential partner, what do you find to be more important - that they have a beautiful/handsome face, or that they have an attractive body? Would you be put off someone who had a nice face but was overweight? Similarly, would you still pursue someone who was not exactly good looking, but had a nice physique?

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Reply 1

face. but body matters too. Thing is, you mention someone having a nice face but being fat - this would make the face less attractive, surely?

Reply 2

face

Reply 3

I'm more of a body person.
The reason is because I believe that you have alot mroe control of your body then your face.

Reply 4

squirly
face. but body matters too. Thing is, you mention someone having a nice face but being fat - this would make the face less attractive, surely?


Depends how overweight they are. Sometimes a person can be moderately large but not put the weight on around their face.

Reply 5

Has to be the face. The body can be worked on, you can't mend an ugly face!

Reply 6

Tw!stEd
I'm more of a body person.
The reason is because I believe that you have alot mroe control of your body then your face.


So you're saying that a woman can't control how attractive her face is and continues to be as she ages, but she can control how slim she is?

Reply 7

Anonymous
Depends how overweight they are. Sometimes a person can be moderately large but not put the weight on around their face.

If someone's 'moderately large' then they will have a fatter face than they would if they weren't.

Reply 8

Face, but that doesnt mean id excuse an ugly body :biggrin:.

Reply 9

squirly
If someone's 'moderately large' then they will have a fatter face than they would if they weren't.


True, but it wouldn't necessarily be fat enough to make them look unattractive.

Reply 10

A bit of both, so long as the face is bareable the body is about right...and not forgetting personality...:smile:

Reply 11

M j R
A bit of both, so long as the face is bareable the body is about right...and not forgetting personality...:smile:
:ditto:
That said. If I had to choose, I'd have the face over the body, because you'd see it more :wink:

Reply 12

kam

If I had to choose, I'd have the face over the body, because you'd see it more :wink:

:ditto:

Reply 13

Gotta go for the pretty ones.

Reply 14

both i should say

Reply 15

How about if someone has a nice face and a nice body shape, but with a lege scar on his/her body? (e.g. 40cm)...

Reply 16

Body, I can cope with a mediocre face and lush body but vice versa is less appealing.

Reply 17

uhhh isnt it obvious? 99% of people would say face is more important... this is an extremely easy question with an extremely obvious answer...

Reply 18

Anonymous
When it comes to choosing someone to pursue a relationship with, when considering the physical attributes of a potential partner, what do you find to be more important - that they have a beautiful/handsome face, or that they have an attractive body?

Face, probably.
Anonymous
Would you be put off someone who had a nice face but was overweight?

Yes. Very put off.
Anonymous
Similarly, would you still pursue someone who was not exactly good looking, but had a nice physique?

No way.

Reply 19

Face.