deus,
thanks. yah, i definitely want to be civil and keep the discussion friendly.
actually, i need some clarification. first WBAFC...? i know afc or rafc but not wbafc.
second, are you saying that you're with an "unattractive" girl now? i thought what you were saying is that you were "substandard" in the looks department and so that is why i thought an objective discussion would be difficult to have... since that would give you a vested interest in seeing things a certain way.
if i'm ugly, i indeed would be committed to the idea that looks don't matter.
so i was interpreting what you said differently than what you meant so no, i wasn't insinuating that there's anything wrong with you. what i thought you were saying, if anything, i was thinking you were dating a hottie who may have had something wrong with her.... though i'm not sure if that's less (unintentionally) insulting.
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but i really don't buy that "looks mean nothing". you're right of course that looks aren't everything. especially for guys. everyone says that looks mean less to women than it does to guys.
but if you're a 4'3" guy with a troll face and scoliosis spine... man, that's going to make things extremely EXTREMELY hard to find an attractive woman who will like you - no matter how great your personality is. never mind that you also have the cards EXTREMELY STACKED AGAINST YOU FOR EVER DEVELOPING A HEALTHY PERSONALITY IN THE FIRST PLACE. in any case, he's going to have a very hard time scoring a chick that any guy would be envious over.
you can't disagree with that can you?
it's certainly POSSIBLE and there might be a girl out there somewhere that will take him and like him, but it's improbable.
also, looks not only DIRECTLY AFFECT ATTRACTION but there are other social issues too like what it implies about the woman's status, social judgment, etc etc. there are lot of INDIRECT ways in which an ugly guy can kill a chick's affection for him. and chicks are nothing if not susceptible to peer pressure.
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in regards to an ugly girl with a hot guy - is your primary argument that there's something wrong with the guy?
if so, yah, i can buy that as a possible explanation. so your argument would be that that's the BEST HE COULD DO right? that is definitely one of the theories out there that i can accept.
i thought perhaps you were saying that the girl overcame her hideousness with personality. and as a guy, i simply can't buy THAT.
delta