Wow, after reading this I have a lot to say about it...
Before I criticize this reading, I would like to say
that most of it is pretty accurate. However, I believe that there are a few problems that I would like to clarify
to people:
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Physically attractive people seem also
to be more more satisfied with their lives and consider themselves happier than do their less attractive
counterparts (most likely because physical attractiveness gives them the kinds of benefits that lead to social and
vocational success). On measures of affect and mood, physically attractive people score higher than less physically
attractive people. See Umberson and Hughes, 1987.
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This is a
fallacy. Kari, DST, Elana, or others in the fields of Psychology/Sociology please back me up, but from what I\'ve
studied physically attractive people are NO HAPPIER than unattractive people. Yes, they are PERCEIVED to be
happier, more successful, and better people (as he drills home constantly through the article), but attractive
people are just as likely to be lonely, sad, or depressed as any other human being. Every class I have ever taken
has told me that attractiveness has no relationship to happiness, depression, loneliness, etc. Someone please
verify this.
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Physically attractive people are
more relaxed and socially adept, and less socially anxious and lonely than less physically attractive people (eg,
Feingold, 1992; Goldman and Lewis, 1977).
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Yes and no. First of
all, to generalize like this is erroneous. Many attractive people are anxious because they feel like they have to
live up to a \"standard\" and are the slaves of what people expect/think of them. Yes, many are more socially
adept because: a. they get more experience b. they are treated as such (self-fulfilling prophecy) and c. they are
CONFIDENT in themselves. HOWEVER, as I mentioned in the previous section, there has been no conclusive evidence
that there is a strong correlation between loneliness and attractiveness in any manner.
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Furthermore, in light of the list above, it should be noted that it is quite short-sighted to say that we could
never come to find a particular person in our lives (e.g., a friend) physically attractive.
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That sounds like wishfull thinking.
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I don\'t like this at all. A lot of people would say that men\'s female friends are
\"failed hookup attempts\" aka women they wanted to sleep with but couldn\'t get past the \"friends\" barrier.
Therefore, one could say that a lot of guys DO find their female friends physically
attractive.
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Universally-preferred physical
features
muscular buttocks (indicative of sexual thrusting power);
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I\'m sorry, that\'s just too funny to read.
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In both sexes (although much more for men than women): features typically associated with a baby\'s face.
There is, in other words, a preference for \"cuteness\", including: large, closely spaced eyes, a small, slightly
upturned (or \"button\") nose; and a soft, rounded chin. These baby-like features signal nurturance and
non-dominance, traits which men appear to find very attractive. Women find these traits attractive too (because
nurturance is a positive quality in a mate eg, Cunningham, 1986; Keating, 1985); however, they have a more
significant preference for facial features which signal maturity, strength, and dominance (Sadalla et al.,
1987).
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Remember this argument from my evolutionary psychology
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In both sexes: Unattractive facial features are often offset by attractive
physiques.
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My old college roommate once said, \"You\'re not
screwing the face, you\'re screwing the body...\"
My response was, \"Yeah, but a lot of times you\'re
looking at the face while you\'re doing it...\"
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In both sexes: a person who is similar to us in physical attractiveness.
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Ahh, the Matching Hypothesis...
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We find people who are familiar to us to be more physically attractive than those who are not familiar to us
(Zajonc, 1970). Familiar people seem \"safe\" and we can\'t help but develop some degree of physical attraction
towards such people (it is, in an evolutionary sense, highly adaptive to form relationships with people with whom we
feel safe, as opposed to people with whom we feel anxious, apprehensive, or in danger).
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And thus, WAGG is understood.
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Amazingly, a person who thinks s/he is a catch (because of either physical or non-physical features) can
actually become physically attractive to others!
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This is not
amazing. It\'s called CONFIDENCE...
In conclusion: Yes, physically attractive people are treated better.
So what? What are you going to do about it? Are you going to devote your life to studying why like this guy is, or
are you going to do something about it by accepting yourself for who you are, be confident in yourself, and live
your life the way YOU want to without worrying about stuff like this? If you\'re a little unsure of yourself, hit
the gym, buy some outfits you know you look good in, fix yourself up, buy some pheromones for the \"edge\", and
get the hell out there and be confident, dammit!!! No one can stop you if you believe in yourself...
Pancho