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Old 09-02-2003, 08:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What is more important To You - Good Looks or a Good Brain?

Sure looking good matters. Sure being smart matters. Which matters more to you and why?

For me being smart matters more. I get the things I want in life, the opportunities to play, through my smarts. All my looks do is get me laid.
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Old 09-02-2003, 09:15 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 09-02-2003, 09:33 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Bit of both.. Like them to have the brains tho.. A great looking gal with no brains is a turn off for me
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Old 09-02-2003, 09:34 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Honestly both. She isn't attractive if ugly, nor if dumb. She needs to be at least a little of both.
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Old 09-02-2003, 09:41 PM   #5 (permalink)
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let's just say it'd be difficult to date someone who looks liks the backside of an ass, but if they can look decent [no need to be a model], keep themselves tidy, and remember to wear deoderant, it's all good. Any better looking and it's just a yummy bonus.

BUT...whether the guy is at the lower end or higher end of the looks spectrum they'd have to be smart. Not a super genius, but competency is a minumum.
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Old 09-02-2003, 10:01 PM   #6 (permalink)
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yeah i'd have to agree, decent looking but intelligence is a must to have an enjoyable conversation..
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Old 09-03-2003, 12:00 AM   #7 (permalink)
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As long as she's not repulsively ugly, intelligence is more important to me. If she's hot, that's all good, but it's not necessary.
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Old 09-03-2003, 09:06 AM   #8 (permalink)
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I think I agree with everyone so far that it's a bit of both. Personality and intelligence go a long way in making a girl more attractive. I still look for a girl who's attractive, but if she's supermodel hot, but dumb and bitchy, I'll walk away in a heartbeat, and if she's average or better, but smart and good-natured, I'll stick around.
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Old 09-03-2003, 10:09 AM   #9 (permalink)
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It's not so simple, long run I go for brain short term looks
ok maybe it is simple
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Old 09-03-2003, 10:09 AM   #10 (permalink)
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woops, I thought this was about what you valued more for yourself instead of in your SO.

Still, I think a good brain is more important. You can always use surgery to adjust unwanted parts
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Old 09-03-2003, 11:03 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Looks first, then the brains.
There's no way I'll ever date someone that doesn't attract me, no matter how smart or nice she is.
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Old 09-03-2003, 01:13 PM   #12 (permalink)
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ugly is just ugly.

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Old 09-03-2003, 01:47 PM   #13 (permalink)
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i am no good!

for me to admit it, the body is important to me! but do not get the idea--i admire many kind of body, thin and not thin, and tall and little, and big and sometimes large.

but this is the first attraction to me.
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Old 09-03-2003, 02:39 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Old 09-03-2003, 02:46 PM   #15 (permalink)
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I won't tap a woman if she is beautiful and stupid, nor will I tap one that is extremly intelligent but ugly.

It's both. Over time, it's brains, as lurkette says, but there has to be something to attract me to her to begin with.
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Old 09-03-2003, 06:52 PM   #16 (permalink)
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BRAINS...BRAINS!...Use your brains!








.....you're delicious brains.....
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Old 09-03-2003, 06:54 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Sorry im done quoting the simpsons..

I think looks are important to me, but you can't dexy a sexy, delicious brain...i mean..brains are cool too.

yea, i voted brains.
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Old 09-03-2003, 07:15 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Quote:
Originally posted by bender
You can always teach someone and help them become smarter, but you can't teach someone how to be better looking.
Brains can grow and improve but ugly is just ugly.
What do you think all those new surgeries are for?

I think brains is more important
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Old 09-03-2003, 07:38 PM   #19 (permalink)
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I'll go with the brains, too.
I mean, beauties are a dime a dozen, but to find someone that's smart enough to stick out from the masses? That's what's really sexy.
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Old 09-03-2003, 07:56 PM   #20 (permalink)
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I need someone as smart as me or smarter. I just want someone decent looking.
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Old 09-03-2003, 09:06 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Having both together would be ideal... but if I had to choose, I'd choose decent looks and a good brain. Conversations and being informed are pretty important to me.
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Old 09-03-2003, 09:42 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Brains, baby
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Old 09-03-2003, 10:40 PM   #23 (permalink)
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I'll bet for many people here, like me, it all starts with looks. I won't suddenly become attracted to someone who's homely, just because they're s.m.r.t.

Not to say that it begins and ends with looks, but I have realized that beauty is what initially sparks my interest, and brains/personality are what keep me interested.

/shallow hal?
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Old 09-04-2003, 11:38 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Brains. Definately brains... though it seems impossible to find a girl who is as intelligent as i want her to be.
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Old 09-04-2003, 04:55 PM   #25 (permalink)
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brains. if you can't stimulate me intellectually then we can't connect. i mean, you have to have some basis for conversation. i'm not saying philosophical discussion all of the time, but definately have to be on the same level.
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Old 09-04-2003, 04:57 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Both.

That's right - I'm selfish <i>and</i> shallow!
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Old 09-04-2003, 07:45 PM   #27 (permalink)
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It's gotta be a little of both. Intelligence can be just as stimulating as a hot body. A good personality is a must too.
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Old 09-04-2003, 11:42 PM   #28 (permalink)
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How can one really choose between the two? I would think that it would be natural for people to sort of require both attributes to contribute to the actractiveness of a mate... It's like food and water; eyecandy is good and fulfilling in it's own way, but we'll die without some intellectual nourishment...
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Old 09-05-2003, 06:07 AM   #29 (permalink)
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for simple relating to other people, at least the modicum of intelligence = necessary.. attractive + smart = dating material not necessarily smart in thewell educated, academic sense either, just someone who has their wits about them.
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Old 09-05-2003, 06:20 AM   #30 (permalink)
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I think each are as important as the other. At least for me. The girl doesn't have to be stunning, but I have to be attracted to her, otherwise, what's the use? Might as well shag one of your mates (eeew) :P
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Old 09-05-2003, 08:59 AM   #31 (permalink)
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They're both very important IMO, but if I had to choose one over the other, BRAINS, because I cannot stand stupid women.
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Old 09-06-2003, 06:55 AM   #32 (permalink)
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It all depends. If all I'm looking for is a girl to fuck, looks matter more. If I want a friend, then both are desirable, with the brain holding a little bit of an advantage, because I want someone I can hold a decent conversation with.
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Old 09-06-2003, 10:52 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Brains + Confidence = Hot

The really amazing thing about confident, brainy chicks is that even if one is homely, she will carry herself and converse in a way that makes her presence felt, and will make people WANT to be around her. This is a winning combo, and I will gladly choose her over a dense supermodel or one that lacks confidence.

Of course a confident, brainy, AND beautiful chick is every man's dream, but I don't think its possible to have all 3 at once. One is always deficient....
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Old 09-07-2003, 09:05 PM   #34 (permalink)
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once the looks are over then you're just stuck with a dumb person, but who is to say that there arent beautiful smrt people you can be with
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Old 09-08-2003, 12:11 AM   #35 (permalink)
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well, i guess this depends on the desired outcome of the relationship.

if i´m looking for something for right now, or an affirmation of my own social appeal, then sure, its about looks... and to a lesser degree a mental connection.
but ideally, both are equally important.
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Old 09-08-2003, 09:36 AM   #36 (permalink)
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Beauty fades, but stupid is forever.
This says it all! After all....we aren't young and beautiful forever and when the looks fade you still have to try to carry on a conversation with your other half. If they are dumb as a brick, well you had better settle in for one very very long and dull life.
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Old 09-08-2003, 10:15 AM   #37 (permalink)
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I went with brains on this one, but I am alucky man. My wife is gorgeous and really smart - what she is doing with me is a complete mystery.
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Old 09-09-2003, 01:34 PM   #38 (permalink)
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" beauty fades, but stupid is forever "
Would that mean that some people just can't be tought ?

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Old 09-09-2003, 07:16 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Brains all the way. I fell in love with my wife and did not even see her before she drove 3000 miles to pick me up to go to Texas. That should be enough proof

Besides she's beautiful
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Old 09-09-2003, 08:29 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Definitely brains. There's no point in having good looks if they can't hold an intelligent conversation.
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