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Honestly yes. Why would I want an ugly partner? Don’t downvote me because you disagree. Engage in conversation.

I want good looking children. I can provide for my family by myself. Why would I care if my partner is was a super genius or not as long as we were both attracted to each other and she wasn’t brain dead?

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I agree with some asterisks. For me at least my perception of how physically attractive someone is, is also affected by their kindness/empathy levels.

There have been a lot of conventionally attractive women in my life that looked ugly af when they said something sucky like "ugh why doesn't that beggar get a job instead of begging".

You're right but we have been repeatedly told that attractiveness only matters for women, or somehow matters more for them than for men. That generally isn't true. You might be able to pay to play if you're a really rich guy, but that is anti-romantic isn't it?

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