Comments on: He Said/She Said: Dating “Down”

By: girl2212

girl2212 — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:40:18 +0000

This is an amazing post. It is exactly right I think.

I'd say in general, the girl is ALWAYS hotter than the guy. The girl has to be the full package, where as the guy can have sufficient physical flaws.

By: Granola

Granola — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:31:47 +0000

This has to be one of the stupidest things I've ever read. There's people that are shallow and there's people that aren't. To generalize and say one gender is shallow and the other isn't is extremely ignorant. And for the record, I've witnessed too many couples where the girl is really ugly and the guy is handsome to believe any of this for one second. I've also met plenty of women that put looks way before anything else as far as a male companion is concerned.

Many women have to put looks aside, simply because there aren't enough good looking guys in the world for every good looking woman. This may be why the ratio of good looking guys dating ugly girls to ugly guys dating good looking women is off.

& I don't know any women that are willing to date unattractive guys especially guys that are balding, have acne scars, and are overweight. I'm sure they're out there but it's rare.

By: Alison

Alison — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:38:40 +0000

I REFUSE to date a guy if he has no self confidence. No matter how hot or great his personality is. No self confidence = no me. That's the most important aspect. Also, if a guy can easily carry on a conversation and make me laugh, that is rare and impressive. Even if he is unattractive, I would definitely go out with that guy. However, there is a thick line between okay and ugly. Obesity, severe acne, laziness, and smelly are all simply unacceptable.

By: BoB

BoB — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:16:14 +0000

Im ugly but i have mony and get all the hotteys. ha ha ha

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:27:52 +0000

This is bullshit. Girls are just as shallow as guys only in different ways. If a guy has lots of money, power, fame, popularity whatever then chicks go for him. In my mind thats just as fake as a dude going for a chick with a nice boob job

By: Xander

Xander — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:42:33 +0000

I'm a guy who genuinely likes and is attracted to girls with cool, independent and fun personalities. Physical attraction is definitely important too, no doubt, but on occasion I've dated girls who other people don't view as "my equal" in the looks department. It really annoys the hell out of me when they think they are doing me a favor by telling me "you can do better".

By: reinette

reinette — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:10:09 +0000

it's a personal choice – i wouldn't personally generalize based on what one girl likes based on my own choices.

personally i do think appearance is important but not to the point where i want someone who is just looks and no brains. as for the acne comment – i don't personally have a problem with mild acne on a guy but severe acne not really my thing. but i think guys who try to hide with makeup or edit their pictures online are just lying to themselves and that is also a turn off. i think if they have it – acknowledge it (i won't say embrace it) but just keep on going with life.

personally people can call me shallow but i'm sure there are a lot of people who would agree that appearance is an important factor when dating someone.

By: Madison

Madison — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:40:13 +0000

Wrong. Girls do automatically dismiss guys with acne scars on sight and don't even give them a chance. Believe me, it totally sucks. Especially when your idiotic parents passed on their terrible genes to you which, despite all the medication and careful treatment that you try to use to avoid getting acne scars, still leaves you with having a face full of them.

This coming from a recent 23 year old college grad with a good job/salary and who is in shape. It doesn't really matter though, girls can't see past my piece of shit face. I don't even know why I even put forth an effort, my skin will always look like shit, despite all of the treatments to help lessen the appearance of the acne scars.

I always read how girls aren't as superfically into the appearance of guys as guys are into the appearance of girls. That is a crock of shit. Girls care just as much about the appearance of guys as the other way around. Doesn't life suck?

By: Becca- Clarion Unive

Becca- Clarion Unive — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:17:54 +0000

sorry madison, you're wrong. I know plenty of women- myself included- who wouldnt dismiss a guy with acne scars.

scars are just that scars. they don't make a person who they are…

By: Madison

Madison — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:40:45 +0000

Girls automatically dismiss on sight guys with acne scars. It is a fact. Life sucks!!!!!