Beauty; Facing the facts

 

That's a rap ... love and romance isn't just about looks as Jay-Z demonstrates with the aesthetically pleasing Beyonce

WE see it in the pub, we see it in magazines, we see it on TV. Two people, hand in hand, one ugly, one tremendously attractive.

If you're a hip-hop megastar or a singer in a successful band, when it comes to an attractive partner what your face looks like loses all importance. One look at Jay Z or Mick Jagger compounds the theory. But celebs aside how much bearing do looks have on a relationship?
Users on the MY Sun Woman forum have been discussing the correlation between physical beauty and finding a partner.
CoupleinFinland had this touching statement regarding the matter: "For me physical looks don't mean anything, I would rather be with someone for their personality than for their looks. What is the point being with a super sexy woman if she has the personality of a donkey?"

Beauty and the beast

Having a relationship terminated as a result of your physical appearance was something that thankfully hadn't happened to Catdancer: "Can't say anyone's ever finished with me over the size of my breasts or buttocks. More for my forked tongue!"
"I've only ever finished with a girl once and it had absolutely nothing to do with how she looked. I can't think of anything more shallow, arrogant and hurtful than finishing with someone just because they don't meet a particular physical ideal," pondered a philosophical Villager.
He continues: "Why do we talk about physical ideals? Are we trying to find our place in the scheme of things, seeing if we measure up, as it were? Or do we do it to feel better about ourselves by pointing out the imperfections in other people?"
Might not want to talk Boabywan then Villager, physical ideals are exactly what he dumps women for. "I changed my car and the girl I was with couldn't get her bum into the sculpted seat so that was that, I still love the car though."
How reasonable of you, Boabywan!
To perfectly summarise, Liselotte1 had this to say: "When you meet someone you start a relationship with, you find that person attractive. If that person's look changes, through time or for whatever reason and because of this, you finish with that person, I would say you are very shallow and not worthy for being in a relationship."
Wait, there's more.
"All of us change, all of us get older, some go bald, some put on weight. If we were all this shallow, relationships wouldn't last more than a few years!"
Which could technically mean, no more families!

How much does appearance play a part when finding a prospective partner?
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