Even if you don't like to admit it, looks matter. Both our own and those of the people we date. It deems us as shallow if we place too much emphasis on appearance, but when it comes down to it, that's what initially attracts us to one another.
I'm always fascinated by people's reaction to the looks discussion and my friends over at Smitten touched upon this topic in a fun, cheeky way. They posed some great questions and I'd like to ask all of you one of them: Would you rather be the better looking one in your relationship?









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I said yes because I'm a jealous person. To me, my husband is more attractive than I am but of course he says the opposite. Either way, I love him.
1I think my bf is the better looking one in our relationship, but I have the better personality
2I would want a good looking guy to grow old with. I am over 30 but was told I look 12. amazing.. I hope that is really true.
3My bf is younger but I think I am the better looking one.
My ex was really cute, we were pretty much even but what good is that when he had a cold heart?
My bf that I have now is not so good looking and I dont care.
I am happy with him. He cares for me.
The good look phase has past me.
4He turns me on so thats enough!
5It doesn't matter to me. I've been on both sides of the fence, and that had no real effect on the relationship.
Incidentally, in my marriage right now, just based on appearance only, I am the better-looking one. However, I think my husband has a lot of inner qualities that make him very, very attractive. I'm not the only woman that feels that way, as he gets positive feedback from women and my girlfriends. I think I'm lucky that he made me his wife.
6Hmmm, I think we are about equal. I like it that way.
7I like my guys to be equally as good looking as me.
8Well, I think based off of looks alone, I am the more attractive one, my bf made a comment early on in our relationship, that he does not normally get hot girls. LOL. But to me he is incredibly sexy and attractive due to his mind and personality. I don't know, I firmly believe that looks fade but smarts last forever and I would much rather be with someone who gets me and makes me laugh, then someone who could grace the cover of GQ.
9i'm the more attractive one although he's a cutie as well. i love him and that's all that matters!
10It doesn't really matter. I guess it would make me insecure if he was the more attractive one, but I tend to usually like guys who are little out of my league. I don't need a guy who looks like a model, but I need to be attracted to him and unfortunately thats hard for me to find.
11HELL YES!
12I once dated a guy who was so hot he could have been a model. That was 6 horrible months of insecurity!
13That's a tough one, I want to be fabulous...but I want a handsome guy too!
Alot of great looking guys seem to be a bit arrogant...
Not making a blanket statement...it just seems alot of them are
14i'd want to be... but i don't really know whether i am or not. i never thought about it and i can't judge myself like that.. lol especially compare my looks to a guy?
15Although it doesn't matter to me. My husband and I are equals (I just asked him and he said me LOL). Where I fall short he's prefect and the same goes for him.
16How can you know for sure? I have no idea how good-looking I am--I mean, I have a general idea, but I can't know for sure because I'm not objective, and every person has a different view of beauty anyway. So I can't say whether I'm the better-looking one or not, and I don't really care to know. All that matters to me is that 1) I'm satisfied with my appearance, 2) My boyfriend is more than satisfied with my appearance
17I think I've mostly been the objectively, generically "more attractive" one in my major relationships, but I don't think that counts for anything. For me, it's much more about mental/ emotional attractiveness and chemistry than if someone is model-perfect. Once I get to know someone, it's very different for me to gauge their attractiveness objectively - it's all mixed up with their mind and how I feel about them.
18My husband is very handsome, and he tells me I am the most beautiful woman ever. I have a low self confidence, but I still believe my husband is the good looking one.
19My bf is gorgeous. German, blonde, blue eyes, super tall...a lot of girls wants to meet him, they take pictures of him, its insane (and im kinda jelous so go figure).
20It makes me feel good all the female attention he has, because, well, he is with ME
I don't know. The worst guy I dated was really ugly. I felt bad so I went out with him. Two weeks and that was that. He actually told me he couldn't handle it. Seems like every other guy looked like me, I dated one guy in high school that people thought was my brother. THAT was a pain! Honestly, I've never felt like the ugly one.
21It doesn't matter to me. I've always been secure in my relationships. I feel sorry for this new wave of younger people focusing so much on appearance.
22I like how everyone's saying "OH I'm the attractive one." It's good to hear people with self-esteem:)! For me, I have no clue.
23We both have our on and off days, so I say we alternate in being the more attractive one.
24It doesn't really matter to me.
25I didn't know we were talking about 'model' types...I can't stand those guys. I like the pilots and the carpenters. I like a man with a determined, focused look (not angry) in his eyes, and rugged (not cro magnon man) looks. Like umm... Will Smith. He just looks like a husband. A dad. Slick, pretty boys do nothing for me.
26So, because I'm very feminine looking I'd always be the 'pretty' one. LOL What a silly subject...
I wonder how homosexuals deal with this and if there is even a discussion about it?
My baby is totally out of my league. Tall, muscular and f*cking gorgeous. He always gets hit on by girls, it's like that Sex in the City episode where Miranda goes out with the hot cop and all of the other girls in the restaurant are staring at him... though instead of drinking myself stupid like Miranda does, I grab his arm and tell him I love him and realize he's just as lucky to have me.
Actually.. Nick looks alot like Will Smith.
27Other. I think we're equal on attractiveness but he loves telling me I'm the [insert positive adjective here] one to which I always reply, "YOU are!" Anyway, it doesn't matter because 1) we don't care what others think, 2) the beauty of youth will fade, and 3) we already deem each other as the most beautiful person on earth simply because of our shared history and our love for each other's personality.
28Oh wow, I had to think about this one. Me and my boyfriend are about the same level of attractiveness? He is maybe a little bit hotter than me and I like it like that. He doesn't believe it though and always says I'm hotter. ;p
Which works for me!
29i think im the more attractive one but he had many girls after him! but he chose me so yay (: he complements me where i lack and i adore him so much!
30Honestly, I feel like my husband and I are on the same "tier" looks wise. People always comment on how perfect we are for each other, so I certainly can't complain. I definitely think my husband is a looker ;]
31I would prefer equal... but I would have to go with me being better looking!
32My boyfriend is gorgeous, but I'd like to think we are equal haha.
FYI - There have been lots of studies done that find people usually date/marry people of equal attractiveness.
33i've dated guys less hot than me and while people think (like that SATC episode) that it will make him want you and never leave you, i don't think that's the case....i didn't notice anything different
then i dated a guy who was smokin hot, but had his own issues with confidence, and turned out to be a negative person in general, so again, didn't notice anything different
i truly believe now that my bf and i are on the same tier. i find him SMOKIN hot but he also finds me super sexy and i feel like we look like a good match when together, so it works!
34Try dating people on your level that way no one gets jealous. My friends said I looked better than the last guy I dated, but I thought he was cute. Anyway, I guess I don't really care since I've never dated anyone that looked better than I did.
35I think my guy and I are just about equal. Were both on the plus side but I still think he's hot. To be honest he could be ugly and I'd still love him for whats INSIDE and for how he treats me. I remember our first date (we met online), when I first saw him I was a bit taken back by his weight but the more I got to know him the more I feel in love with him and the more beautiful he became. I just love him!
36i want to say better looking, but i tend to be the cute one. Its mostly about personality and chemistry.
37i don't really think that i know what i would want. i;d like to think that i'm the attractive one in my relationship, but i've heard soo many people say that my fiance is really good looking so i wonder if i'm the ugly one.
38I honestly don't think about this at all. I find my boyfriend incredibly handsome, but I never think about which one of us is better-looking. That seems so unnecessary.
39I've been on both sides of the fence and I found that I was sooo insecure when the guy was better looking than me. My bf right now is incredibly good-looking, and I like to think we are more or less equal and he tells me I'm beautiful all the time (whereas the other good-looking guy I was with NEVER said that).
40honestly i do prefer to be the one who's better looking. but then again, & i hate to be so cliche, ppl have completely different views on what they think is attractive. so basically i just need to get over it. lol.
41Hmm I have never really thought about it. I date guys that I am attracted to, and that's that...and really..how do you measure something like this? There are many different types of "beauty" and "handsome" so to compare would be like trying to compare a rose with a tulip (my mom's favorite beauty quote) they both have their specific qualities, but some people just prefer tulips.
42My bf is the more attractive one, I think. He used to be a runway model so he's slightly(!) out of my league. You wouldn't know though, he has the rugged look to him. Always having girls handing him their number. Ugh, it's sickening.
43In my current, we're definitely equal. Which I really like. What can I say, I like hearing "you're such a good looking couple".
In most of my past relationships, I was the better looking one. It wasn't such a big deal, but sometimes it made me a little uncomfortable because I felt like people thought I wasn't "reaching high enough". And, I mean, I wasn't, because they turned out to be much less than Prince Charming, but that had nothing to do with their looks.
But at the same time, I wouldn't want girls drooling over my guy if he was the better looking one, thinking that I'd be easy to get rid of just because I wasn't as attractive.
Eh I dunno. I really like the equal thing.
44it really doesnt matter to me. but i have the better personality. dont really know about looks
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