Hey sib,
sibkhaow said:
What was it like dating the one girl that had the best mix of good looks and good personality?
There's some research establishing that looks and intelligence are linked; essentially, the most successful males have generally been of above average intelligence, and the position, power, and wealth achieved through their success allowed them to take mates of above average attractiveness. Since women are attracted most to signs of intelligence in men (confidence, humor, resourcefulness, ability) while men are attracted most to signs of beauty in women (youth, facial symmetry, hip-waist ratio, butt/breast size), it makes sense that more attractive women and more intelligent men tend to end up together, leading to a mixing of attractive / intelligent genes (might also be why you see a lot of ugly dumb people, but not a lot of BEAUTIFUL dumb people).
So you'll tend to find beauty and brains pretty closely related, despite many mainstream stereotypes portraying this not to be the case.
More attractive people also tend to be happier and more positive as well, and more confident / ambitious.
Generally speaking, you'll find that attractive women have fewer insecurities, more self-assurance, high intelligence, higher drive and ambition, and fewer problems with jealousy, possessiveness, or fear of being "left" than less attractive women do. There are exceptions - e.g., the beautiful girl who went through some rough stuff and has a host of insecurities now - but most of the time, it's just
better dating beautiful girls.
I'll differentiate here between "beautiful" and "hot," though. If you look at what most guys call "hot," it isn't beauty, per se; it's a girl getting done up with makeup and hair and nails and clothes and heels. You can look at what most guys call "a really hot girl" and zero in on just her face and body and realize that she isn't actually intrinsically all that attractive; she just makes herself look very sexually appealing. Most actually beautiful girls stay away from looking "hot;" they'll usually take care of their hair, and they'll usually dress well, sometimes even sexy, but usually somewhat conservatively. "Hot" girls who show off a lot and place a lot of emphasis on flash and appearance tend to be relationship nightmares, as they're focused more on appearances and less on the whole person (both themselves and you); they can be as insecure (or worse) than unattractive women who aren't trying to be hot].
Beautiful girls who are more conservative / natural in their dress tend to be more focused on their development as a person, and lack the insecurities that "hot" girls have. They're the ones who surprise you with their looks - you knew she was pretty, but with her clothes off, suddenly you realize she's way more attractive than that "hot" girl you pulled last week.
Those are the two kinds of attractive: "hot," where the girl tends to be insecure and focused on her looks, and a nightmare in a relationship (high maintenance); and "beautiful," where a girl is simply naturally attractive, and knows it, so rather than try and draw a lot of attention to herself as the "hot" girls do, she plays it more conservatively / with greater subtlety, so as to attract the "right" kinds of men rather than the "wrong" kinds.
Chase