Do looks really matter?

Yes, looks matter. They are subjective so everyone has their own definition of good and bad looks. Looks are not the only thing that matter. They can attract or push pepole away, but your personality counts more in the end. <3

Depends on the context. You got the Halo Effect(hehe) where people will assume that you are more confident, smarter, healthier, and more experienced just by being more attractive. I can tell you from experience that improving your looks makes it easier to get a job, easier to make friends, easier to get a girlfriend, and people are generally more respectful to you and quicker to listen. Having good looks definitely nets you advantages and you are either naive or in denial to say otherwise. Even babies prefer attractive faces. It's nature. With that said, a good looking doctor is not necessarily a competent one. And if we're strictly going by relationships, then the allure of being with someone attractive will fade. If beyond that is nothing...it is not worth anything more than a fling at best. You get used to how your partner looks and then if you aren't as attracted to them as a person then those looks will not compensate(maybe if they were desperate) Hell, even for attracting a partner personality matters. A good looking person who is a pain to be around will only attract those shallow people who have no personality of their own FACT. And for your own happiness you would want to be with someone who bring joy to your life. And also for you to do the same for them. Looks certainly do matter. Even if you were personality-wise an ideal fit, that wouldn't work if the other person didn't find you physically attractive. watch "dating in the dark" if ya don't believe me. Looks DO matter. But they are not the most important thing. they make it easier, but they should not be used as a crutch to compensate for a nothing personality. This came out longer than I intended

Physical attraction is a quick way to take interest in somebody, but it's the personality and inside of the person that makes the real connections.

I don't think looks matter that much. There's been that shallow view of society where people are expected to believe that looks are everything. You see em in commercials, magazines, where models are going through pain to keep up that attractive figure. But for me it's more about a person's soul that matters the most. If they are interesting individuals, then I think that's what's important. Of course, if that person doesn't have good hygiene.. ehhh yeah that's a major problem. So good health is extremely important as well.

In your last 30 years of life looks are not going to matter much. It's the personality that you are going to have to deal with. As long as they take care of themselves, that doesn't matter. I see too many vain people who keep chasing looks and end up settling with somebody with a personality that doesn't really match theirs. If you get your muscles pumped and find a girl who likes your muscles she may just be vain. A real woman will love you if you are fit or maybe not in the best shape of your life.