Do looks really matter in a relationship?

Do you really have to look like a model or a guy who came off a GQ cover to get the person you really want?

When I say looks I mean in weight, height, and the look of a person in general.

Who would you go for?

Her:

http://images.askmen.com/women/votes_300/368c...

Or her? Both are beautiful.

http://www.plusmodels.com/gs1.jpg

This one has a nice smile and seems outgoing:
http://www.about-face.org/blog/wp-content/upl...

So does she but would you pick the other first?
http://i.xanga.com/Tips_2_Thin/keira_knightly...

How about her?
http://www.springsgov.com/units/police/images...

And ladies who would you date first?

http://www.dcsheriff.net/mostwanted/images/Go...

http://www.kentuckystatepolice.org/posts/Post...

http://static.flickr.com/106/314086330_9d79ab...

Do you go by looks yes or no?

I will admit am the yes type sadly..I have tried to change but just curious as to how many are yes people or no people.

There is no relationship without an initial physical attraction. I have met girls who at first weren't anything spectacular but after I spoke with them their personalities made them so beautiful. After an initial connection,whether it be physical or mental, is made and real feelings get involved it doesn't matter as much. Having said that it is hard to be with someone that you aren't physically attracted to. But what pleases the eye of one may not please another.

well i wouldnt date any of those guys but looks do matter and so do personalities

I think personality is more important that looks.

Yes, but not in the way alot of people think. Some guys like chubby girls and some don't. Me, I don't like the boney model look, but I don't like the 300 pound look either.

White guy 101 wrote:

Yes, but not in the way alot of people think. Some guys like chubby girls and some don't. Me, I don't like the boney model look, but I don't like the 300 pound look either.

I see

I've been with great looking and not so great looking women. Looks definitely get my interest faster. It usually takes plain or less than plain women longer to get my interest but they can and they have. A couple I've been with were even borderline ugly at best. I've never been with one that was say ,100 lbs over weight but doesn't mean I wouldn't. Now I am married to a hotty and very happy. My answer is yes, looks are important.

I think it is human nature.Looks always matter.Even two ugly people probably wont want each other, even though they both should be sympathetic of the others situation.Looks are the initial attraction, personality is discovered after the physical attraction, and is the most important by far, in my opinion.

Physical attraction is the result of millions of years of evolution.

We are attracted to people based upon their perceived ability to provide us with strong healthy children.

This is why people who are young and healthy are more attractive than people who are older and/or not so healthy.

A middle aged woman who is overweight, smokes, and who looks sickly is not going to be attractive to anyone based upon her appearance.

That being said, it is possible to develop an attraction to someone that is not based upon their perceived fitness as a breeding partner. That same unattractive middle aged woman might be someone you make an emotional connection with such that an attraction develops.

The converse is also true. A person may be physically attractive, yet so foul-tempered and despicable that the thought of having sex with them becomes repulsive.

Then of course there are people like Elisha Cuthbert or Natalie Portman who are both extremely attractive physically AND attractive on an intellectual and emotional level. A girl like that is pretty much unforgettable.

Physical appearance is important. It is almost always the first thing that others notice about you, but it isn't the only thing that matters. But if someone has both good looks and an innate nature that is appealing, then they're never going to be alone on Saturday night.

Haahvad wrote:

Physical attraction is the result of millions of years of evolution.
We are attracted to people based upon their perceived ability to provide us with strong healthy children.
This is why people who are young and healthy are more attractive than people who are older and/or not so healthy.
A middle aged woman who is overweight, smokes, and who looks sickly is not going to be attractive to anyone based upon her appearance.
That being said, it is possible to develop an attraction to someone that is not based upon their perceived fitness as a breeding partner. That same unattractive middle aged woman might be someone you make an emotional connection with such that an attraction develops.
The converse is also true. A person may be physically attractive, yet so foul-tempered and despicable that the thought of having sex with them becomes repulsive.
Then of course there are people like Elisha Cuthbert or Natalie Portman who are both extremely attractive physically AND attractive on an intellectual and emotional level. A girl like that is pretty much unforgettable.
Physical appearance is important. It is almost always the first thing that others notice about you, but it isn't the only thing that matters. But if someone has both good looks and an innate nature that is appealing, then they're never going to be alone on Saturday night.

wow and true.

Yes, Its human nature an the first thing that attracts me but it doesnt keep me! You can look like Brad Pit but have a horrible attitude! So at first its about attraction, infauctuation an lust but as with any real relationship it has grow an have a foundation an substance for it to stand!