Do looks matter?
By Lucy Leyshon
@RaineLockheart (219)
November 19, 2012 9:01pm CST
In my experience, yes they do. I was ridiculed at school and even by my own father because I carried more weight than others. People treat you differently. For instance, you might not get a certain job if your 'face doesn't fit' even if you have the skills necessary. The world is unfortunately full of people ready to judge you just by looking at you without getting to know you first. And this happens all the time, day in, day out. I'm not saying for one moment that I have never done this. I certainly have on a few occasions and I almost always regretted it.
I personally don't care if you are fat, thin, tall, short etc. I will judge you on your personality. And that is all.
4 responses
@redredrose (1105)
• United States
20 Nov 12
Yes to a lot of people looks do matter and are very important. I tho don't care what a person looks like if they have a great personality and treat me nice. For instance in the past i dated a guy that was 200 pounds and not of muscle and had very long hair so not the best looking guy but he was nice so we dated. Looks shouldn't matter like for instance on a job interview looks really do matter to the one giving the interview but if you have the skills and experience for the job that is what should matter and be most important. See if you are not what some consider beautiful or pretty that doesn't mean you will be a mean person and if you are say blonde blue eyed and what people consider gorgeous that doesn't mean you will be nice. i had some girls in high school that were so beautiful and some were voted most beautiful but they were snots and selfish and shallow and very conceited. So even tho looks do matter a lot to people they should not and i don't judge people by their looks or i try hard not to and to judge them by how they treat me and their personality because that is whats important.
@marty3888 (2355)
• Acme, Michigan
20 Nov 12
And I thought I was the only one! Especially am talking about finding a soul mate.
I have never understood how choosing someone to spends the rest of your life with based on looks makes any sense when that has nothing to do with how you're going to get along and all the other things that make a happy marriage. The irony is, I went 17 years to find someone. But I eventually did and we have been together for 11 years.
@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
20 Nov 12
To people that are shallow looks do matter. To me however, I don't feel looks are important. Matter of fact, I was dating my husband before I ever saw his face or a picture of him. I loved him for his personality. Then when we met, I loved all of him. I didn't care if I was attracted to him physically at that point, I was in love with him already for who he was inside! So I can honestly say, looks are not the most important thing at all...
@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
20 Nov 12
Looks alone wont take you too far. Once the initial encounter is over, the reality of how your personality is will kick in and only then will one be able to actually appreciate good manners over good looks. You can't always buy your way on looks alone, but good manners, good personality and good breeding can take you to lots of places.
