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Poll: which would you rather be complimented on?

which would you rather be complimented on?
looks
24%
 24%  [ 20 ]
personality
75%
 75%  [ 63 ]
Total Votes : 83
 

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06.05.2007, 20:11 quote

Anonymous

Greystone wrote:
TinkerLouthats wrote:
rubbish coz i couldnt date a man without a brill personality!
But they would to have good looks first wouldn't they? Otherwise you wouldn't end up speaking to them in the first place.
twistedvoilet wrote:
here here, ive dated guys who arent that attractive to look at but their personality makes them beautiful
What you really mean is you have dated guys who weren't as good looking as the type you had hoped to get, but still reasonably good looking none the less. As no one dates people they don't think look reasonably attractive.
do nt put words in my mouth, i said what i wrote, i have dated guys that some people wouldnt look twice at... but i took time to get to know them, and i have found them attractive..
i dont just chat to good looking people, im not that shallow

 

08.05.2007, 11:40 quote

gary87
gary87 Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 4 Location: United Kingdom, England, Dorset
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Difficult question to answer that. I suppose to be complimented for either would be a good thing. Point is, what is attractive to one person isn't necessarily to another so I would probably take greater heart in someone telling me I had a great personality.

 

08.05.2007, 16:18 quote

Anonymous

Either really. I'm not that fussed, both types would make me smile as much each other.

 

09.05.2007, 08:57 quote

Anonymous

CharmingDave wrote:
Either really. I'm not that fussed, both types would make me smile as much each other.


your not fussed....... does that mean you are now desperate??/ lmao

 

09.05.2007, 18:27 quote

Anonymous

TinkerLou wrote:
CharmingDave wrote:
Either really. I'm not that fussed, both types would make me smile as much each other.


your not fussed....... does that mean you are now desperate??/ lmao


Nah, I get so many compliments I lose count of them ............................. and then the alarm clocks goes off and I have to wake up.

 

12.05.2007, 15:28 quote

scubawallace

Its nice to be told you look good but without a personality your lost...

 

13.05.2007, 21:21 quote

littlel69
littlel69 Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 43 Location: United Kingdom, England, Devon
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personality is far more outstanding than looks is whats on the iside that makes the person

 

16.05.2007, 15:49 quote

SunshineSuperman
SunshineSuperman Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 100 Location: United Kingdom, England, Worcestershire
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I'd like to be complimented on personality ......... so I know she's not shallow. Then later ..... maybe a small compliment on how horny I make her feel. But personality first.

 

17.05.2007, 19:55 quote

Greystone
Greystone Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Posts: 444 Location: United Kingdom, England, London
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Before I watched the programme seduction school I always thought that looks were by far the most important thing women decide on. But after watching it a couple of times I now know that personality can go some way towards making up for bad looks.

 

23.05.2007, 01:44 quote

shirazkhan
shirazkhan Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 1166 Location: United Kingdom, Scotland, Glasgow
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this is an old topic - and an old question.

to answer the question simply - i would get by with people telling me i'm attractive but it has a saturation point after which you dont register it. i'd rather be told i have a good personality since that apparently has no saturation point.

even so, i was in a conversation with a girl at a pub who stated that she would not consider being with someone if they didnt look good. appalled as i was i realised that she had her standards (even if it meant that she'll only see one side of the moon for the rest of her life)

but i wonder if women say what they mean sometimes.

 

23.05.2007, 04:50 quote

Hodel78
Hodel78 Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 19 Location: United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Londonderry
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I have dated men who when I first met them I found unattractive physically. But as we got to know each other, and became good friends, I fell deeply for their personaity and that sort of projected itself on their physical appearance. To me, if a person is beautiful inside, that's reflected in the way they look on the outside. Personality is really the most important thing to me. I would be lying if I said looks didn't matter at all - of course they do - but looks are also relative. And people can become more and more attractive over time. Just because they don't make you want to jump into bed with them the first time you see them doesn't mean anything.

As for me, it's hard. I think personality is more important in almost all cases, but I've been called a "nice girl" or a "smart girl" so many times it would be nice for once to be called pretty. But for the most part, I'd take personality any day.

 

23.05.2007, 07:58 quote

Anonymous

Hodel78 wrote:
I have dated men who when I first met them I found unattractive physically. But as we got to know each other, and became good friends, I fell deeply for their personaity and that sort of projected itself on their physical appearance. To me, if a person is beautiful inside, that's reflected in the way they look on the outside. Personality is really the most important thing to me. I would be lying if I said looks didn't matter at all - of course they do - but looks are also relative. And people can become more and more attractive over time. Just because they don't make you want to jump into bed with them the first time you see them doesn't mean anything.

As for me, it's hard. I think personality is more important in almost all cases, but I've been called a "nice girl" or a "smart girl" so many times it would be nice for once to be called pretty. But for the most part, I'd take personality any day.


Possibly sums up a problem with internet dating, people want to see nice photos of people [possibly including me], probably the best one picked from about 20/30. People can get taken in by them and they don't always portray the real person.

I've often thought maybe these sites would work better if no one put a pic up. then people would read what was written rather then just looking at the pics. Also some people would have to put more in their profiles.

 

23.05.2007, 13:55 quote

Hodel78
Hodel78 Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 19 Location: United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Londonderry
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I've often thought maybe these sites would work better if no one put a pic up. then people would read what was written rather then just looking at the pics. Also some people would have to put more in their profiles.


I like that idea personally, but I also think it has some problems. While personally I hate it when the first thing a guy asks for is a picture, but on the other hand, I'm not naive enough to believe that appearance isn't important. A relationship isn't going to work without some sort of attraction, after all.

But I think perhaps there's a bit too much concentration on attraction. Most people are going to be average looking. Some a bit better, some a bit worse. What really sets people apart from each other is personality, and that's what should be important.

 

23.05.2007, 17:06 quote

Anonymous

People always comment on my looks... it gets a bit boring really. So i much prefer people commenting on my personality

 

23.05.2007, 20:07 quote

Anonymous

Hodel78 wrote:
Quote:
I've often thought maybe these sites would work better if no one put a pic up. then people would read what was written rather then just looking at the pics. Also some people would have to put more in their profiles.


I like that idea personally, but I also think it has some problems. While personally I hate it when the first thing a guy asks for is a picture, but on the other hand, I'm not naive enough to believe that appearance isn't important. A relationship isn't going to work without some sort of attraction, after all.

But I think perhaps there's a bit too much concentration on attraction. Most people are going to be average looking. Some a bit better, some a bit worse. What really sets people apart from each other is personality, and that's what should be important.


I agree....I haven't got many good up to date photo's, I'm a bit camera shy so I rarely put one up. But my personality shines through, and does win some over Wink ...just my age lets me down, I'm thinking about lying about that Laughing ..people say I look younger, but then some tell the truth Confused

But I am bit of an hypocrite on that because I look at profiles with pictures first. But looks don't last for ever, until the next morning with some women Surprised ..but personality normally does.

nb: I'm sure all the women on here still look lovely the next morning Wink

 
 
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