How much importance do you give to physical appearance?

When I watched that one show where the woman had to pick a date based on personality alone and everyone wore a mask, I remember thinking that her statement of "looks don't matter to me" was a load of bull. I don't think that looks should be the main factor to deciding whether or not to date a person, but they are important.

I don't have much of a weight limit--except morbidly obease--because I've had crushes/dated guys that went from being rail thin to fairly chubby (the heavier ones seem to turn me away). Each body type has plus' and minuses. Facial appearances are more important since they sometimes reflect what a person is like more than their weight.

It's not just for men either. When I make friends, I tend to stay away from the girls that look as though they would cry over a split-end. I know when my boss was hiring new people, one of the first things I did was search Facebook to see what they looked like. I know it's a little shallow, but it helps me to recognize them in order to use what I find most important: auras and personality.

It doesn't matter if they're covered in piercings and tattoos, if I look at a person and I feel that I should talk to them--even if I've never met them before--then I will. I know auras are a load of bull, but I don't of another word that would be used and "instinct" and "impression" don't seem to cover it. Also, as many of you have said, if they have a great personality then the importance of looks is drastically reduced, but sadly not elimanated.

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