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Is personality subjective in dating?

When people talk about what they like in a person, I usually hear, “they should have a great personality” or be funny. The thing is, a good personality varies according to each individual. For some, it could be introvert, extrovert, shy, loud, goofy, etc. Being funny is the same because there are different senses of humor.
I guess so. like looks, there is a degree of subjectivity to it.
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Original post by calmoceanforthem
I guess so. like looks, there is a degree of subjectivity to it.

There are some aspects of looks like high body fat or balding that makes anyone unattractive. I asked another question on a different forum if I need to lose weight due to having a chubby face: https://www.girlsaskguys.com/qt/how-do-i-look/q5233201-do-i-still-have-a-chubby-face-loose-neck-skin
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I’m not in a good mood because it seems nobody is replying to my posts about my looks. I think it’s because I’m ugly and fat. When I purchased a face rating from Wheat Waffles, he rated me 3/10. I’m crushed.
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A good personality is indeed subjective, although there are some traits like being positive, making people laugh and being considerate that are generally valued. Never brand yourself ugly it’s really undermining yourself and counterproductive. Play to your strengths and do what you can on any perceived weaknesses and with patience and tenacity things work out ok
Original post by Blueskies94
When people talk about what they like in a person, I usually hear, “they should have a great personality” or be funny. The thing is, a good personality varies according to each individual. For some, it could be introvert, extrovert, shy, loud, goofy, etc. Being funny is the same because there are different senses of humor.

In the context of dating there are key important objective aspects of your personality. These will determine how attractive you are.
The key factors are how much mental and emotional strength you demonstrate.
Demonstrating these is easy if you have good amounts of mental and emotional strength. Otherwise, you can fake these for a while until you've faked it so much for so long that the strength becomes an ingrained part of who and what you are.

This doesn't mean that you should be some overbearing, macho, bossy boots.
What it does involve is whenever there's a choice of 2 paths, you take the mentally and emotionally stronger path.


Original post by Blueskies94
I’m not in a good mood because it seems nobody is replying to my posts about my looks. I think it’s because I’m ugly and fat. When I purchased a face rating from Wheat Waffles, he rated me 3/10. I’m crushed.
Wheat Waffles. The guy that's stopped publishing on youtube. 🤐 The guy whose parents disowned him in The Sun. 🤣
The guy that's a solid 8 in the looks department, that says that looks are pretty much all that matters when it comes to dating. And yet he's had very limited success in this area. 🤠
His parents would be a better source of advice on dating than him. 👍️

Take no notice of his stupid 3. Actually do take a bit of notice, just laugh at it and laugh at him and laugh at yourself over this whole episode. Did you send him some amateur snap of a mugshot? The sort of photo that instantly subtracts 3 from your looks rating? And did you have sub-optimum facial hair and hairstyle in the photo you sent him, taking away another 2?

Level up your mental and emotional strength and you'll do far better than Waffles at dating. Even if you're a minus 3 for looks.
Wheat Waffles is a scammer. His "ideology" is limited and based on what some socialite uni girls think is dating material. plenty of fat people have dates. yes, looks matter, but Wheat Waffles takes what some elitist young hot girls think. and even then not all hot girls are alike. most of these online dating people are scammers.
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Original post by calmoceanforthem
Wheat Waffles is a scammer. His "ideology" is limited and based on what some socialite uni girls think is dating material. plenty of fat people have dates. yes, looks matter, but Wheat Waffles takes what some elitist young hot girls think. and even then not all hot girls are alike. most of these online dating people are scammers.
What I notice about his personality is that it’s very similar to mines. I’m a reserved, analytical (but not uptight) person who sticks to facts instead of using humor to explain my points. You see this tone in his videos:
-“Furthermore, looking at dating in the past”
-“Therefore, based on my Tinder experiment”
Kinda like a university professor. He’s not “chill” or overuses the word “bro” for his age, but I can relate.
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Original post by Dunnig Kruger
In the context of dating there are key important objective aspects of your personality. These will determine how attractive you are.
The key factors are how much mental and emotional strength you demonstrate.
Demonstrating these is easy if you have good amounts of mental and emotional strength. Otherwise, you can fake these for a while until you've faked it so much for so long that the strength becomes an ingrained part of who and what you are.
This doesn't mean that you should be some overbearing, macho, bossy boots.
What it does involve is whenever there's a choice of 2 paths, you take the mentally and emotionally stronger path.
Wheat Waffles. The guy that's stopped publishing on youtube. 🤐 The guy whose parents disowned him in The Sun. 🤣
The guy that's a solid 8 in the looks department, that says that looks are pretty much all that matters when it comes to dating. And yet he's had very limited success in this area. 🤠
His parents would be a better source of advice on dating than him. 👍️
Take no notice of his stupid 3. Actually do take a bit of notice, just laugh at it and laugh at him and laugh at yourself over this whole episode. Did you send him some amateur snap of a mugshot? The sort of photo that instantly subtracts 3 from your looks rating? And did you have sub-optimum facial hair and hairstyle in the photo you sent him, taking away another 2?
Level up your mental and emotional strength and you'll do far better than Waffles at dating. Even if you're a minus 3 for looks.

Previous links didn't work. These are the 3 images I sent for the 3/10 rating Imgur: The magic of the Internet
Your photos were poorly lit selfies, with unflattering facial expressions, an unflattering lens, no hair makeover, wearing highly casual clothes.

You could easily bump yourself up to a 7 rating photo - with professionally done photos.
I think you'd look great in a bespoke white cotton shirt (at a cost of about £200).
Maybe a buzz cut on your hair? Slightly longer stubble.

You have the sort of face that would appeal to a significant proportion of women because you look kind.

Please don't put yourself down by saying you have a similar personality to Waffles. 😁
He is the least analytical youtuber I've come across. Because in video after video he will throw out a statement as if it is a self evident fact and then go on a 15 minute rant based on that statement. With the huge issue being that these aren't facts. They're some bit of nonsense conjured up by his imagination.
If he was analytical, he'd analyse these "facts" of his - maybe by putting them to scientific tests - and he'd find they're the opposite of the facts.

Being analytical is great. However, being silly, illogical, going off on tangents, joking and being silly is where it's at for romantic success. Love is based on lightness. It's not based on heaviness.
Heaviness in the context of dating, comes from a foundation of mental or emotional weakness.
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Original post by Dunnig Kruger
Your photos were poorly lit selfies, with unflattering facial expressions, an unflattering lens, no hair makeover, wearing highly casual clothes.
You could easily bump yourself up to a 7 rating photo - with professionally done photos.
I think you'd look great in a bespoke white cotton shirt (at a cost of about £200).
Maybe a buzz cut on your hair? Slightly longer stubble.
You have the sort of face that would appeal to a significant proportion of women because you look kind.
Please don't put yourself down by saying you have a similar personality to Waffles. 😁
He is the least analytical youtuber I've come across. Because in video after video he will throw out a statement as if it is a self evident fact and then go on a 15 minute rant based on that statement. With the huge issue being that these aren't facts. They're some bit of nonsense conjured up by his imagination.
If he was analytical, he'd analyse these "facts" of his - maybe by putting them to scientific tests - and he'd find they're the opposite of the facts.
Being analytical is great. However, being silly, illogical, going off on tangents, joking and being silly is where it's at for romantic success. Love is based on lightness. It's not based on heaviness.
Heaviness in the context of dating, comes from a foundation of mental or emotional weakness.

So you’re saying I need to be “perfect” in the sense that I should be analytical AND be silly, going off tangents, goofy, etc? Very few guys have all these traits. Women have friends (male and female) who are funny and goofy and they’re not dating them. I’d say it has more to do with good looks.
Being analytical is great when it comes to certain ways to earn a living. EG being a techie IT professional or a car mechanic or a GP.
It's also great for auditing yourself and your life and making any required adjustments in order to have a fantastic life.

When it comes to being there face to face with a woman it's better if you leave the analytical side of yourself and boost and play up the silly, having fun, enjoying the moment, not taking things seriously, going off on crazy tangents, maintaining a good mood side of yourself.

It's about the most appropriate behaviour for the set of circumstances.

Perfection is not needed in order for you to have a great dating life.

All of my male friends are analytical whilst being able to let their hair down and be silly. It's not difficult. It's just being a normal, well adjusted human being.

It's fine if you end up being a close platonic friend with a gorgeous female. As she will provide you with introductions to her social circle, which is dating on easy mode.

Good looks are great if you have them. You have good enough looks. Good enough to be successful with women. But good looks are not required. Mental and emotional strength trumps looks every day of the week.
It sounds like you've had your head turned by the incel cult. They don't half spout a load of .....!

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