No disagreement here. I was both extremely good looking and unattractive (fat, messy, etc) at different points in my life, and the differences were huge. Women were all over me during the former; flirtacious, googly eye'd, talking sexual, complimenting, smiling, touching, agreeing to dates, becoming infatuated, doing favors, being extra nice... It took no effort, because I was considered a "pretty boy" once the weight was lost. Prior to this, my other attractive (from hot to pretty boy / gorgeous) friends were getting all the action, and I was completely overlooked and ignored... until I got in shape, and could actually see what I looked like (seriously; chunky face, messy / long hair, Urkel glasses... not much to see). Plus the body was unappealing.
Ive noticed similar results with other overweight, or otherwise unnattractive friends I made over the years. The girls ignored, friend-zoned, insulted, laughed at, rejected, and flaked out on them - only to turn around and do the opposite with me and other good looking friends. They'd even say those guys were ugly - even if they werent that attractive themselves. For most women, you were either in the top tier of being hot (wanted), or ugly and undesirable. Even a lot of cute, attractive, above average guys would get "the treatment". They wanted hot, gorgeous or pretty boy status... Everything else was not good enough. Personality meant nothing. The ONLY reason they complained so much is because the hot guys didnt HAVE a personality, or werent nice, or whatever. They just left that part out in their *****ing (so as to not be perceived as shallow). Not that they genuinely wanted a decent guy.
Even now... I was fat and unattractive again for a few more years... Depression, PTSD, etc...Was pretty much unnoticed. Now that Ive lost 20 pounds and counting, the girls are back to their old ways of being nice and interested. I also over-hear girls talking about good looking / hot guys all the time.
Its all about looks. Guys who are in shape arent noticed UNLESS they also have appealing faces. If I only got in shape and didnt have the looks on top of it, I'd be struggling with the rest of them.
You either have to do nothing whatsoever (very good looking), or bust ass, deal with constant BS, become an option, develop mad game, have an awesome personality and enough charm, maintain the prize frame, deal with constant rejection, get friend-zoned, etc, etc (not good looking enough). Just the way it is. Ive been on both ends of the spectrum, AND witnessed it several times.
Of course, if the women in question are also extremely good looking (or otherwise have high standards, entitlements, are stuck up, etc) - then being hot is STILL not good enough, and you can still be discarded or regulated to back-up status easily. Being hot is just a prerequisite for them. Its natural in their selection. Its hot + everything they dont have to offer themselves.:crackup:
These experiences (and others, in different ranges / categories) have really taught me that men are no different than women. They just conceal, deny, avoid, blame, project, complain, and use smoke screens. Mostly to save face and maintain their falsified public image. We're all just shallow, selfish human beings in the end - with the same standards. They only care (and complain about) hot guys, all the same. If theres no crush or infatuation, youre nothing to them. Many of them also dont love, and just follow their emotions / vaginas. Just like men do with hot girls. Minus the vagina part... Sometimes. :cheer:
Much like everything else in life, its something you just have to realize, accept, and adapt to. No sense becoming bitter or angry over it. Especially since we're the same way.