Looks defiantly matter, but not as much as personality.
I admit I'm a bit picky about both but I'm more selective for personality.

i dont care about looks at all . i only care about how someone is i care about their personality and intrests and kindness

Thats very kind, and I count all that with personality (common interests, kindness, honesty, loyalty etc).
But I'd still like to end up with someone who's attractive.
Even though I'm aware looks eventually deteriorate.

thanks soo much

i care a bit but personality is whats most important i think
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Usually when I care for someone...how they appear becomes my "type", if I see someone who has a common feature or style like that particular person I'll think " Oh he's good looking." Personality and my general connection with a guy plays a much bigger impact on my opinion of him, looks aren't really factored in that often, well at least not until I fall for the guy.. then everything he does from the way he even walks, I find attractive.

I rarely get attracted to ugly people.

Actually, I've never been attracted to someone ugly before.

So yeah. It matters.

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looks so matter >.>
to me, there are two main things that i judge about someone's appearance...
first is just how they are naturally~ that's obviously not something anyone can do anything about.. soo that's just a meh really x]
secondly, it's what people do to compensate for the way they are~
excessive make-up, or moderate, or non at all~
guess i balance those two factors to judge whether or not i find a girl interesting >.>

then of course, personality does account for a massive amount of points~
and honestly, i first judge a girl's personality based on her appearance.
The way she presents herself and the way she interacts w/ others
if she seems open/willing enough to talk to strangers, and attractive enough to draw my attention, then i'm going to try and start a conversation with her ^^'

but yeah~
that's just a rough idea i guess o.o'

I think these are all valid points.

For me personally, looks matter. I don't need a model per se, but I don't want a slob either. I want someone who tries to stay active and actually makes sure they look presentable before they go out the door in the morning. Someone who attends to their looks is someone who cares about themselves. If you can care for yourself, you can care for others. In other words, they care about staying healthy and how they represent themselves in front of others. I wouldn't want a slob, because that's disrespectful to the outside world, it shows you don't care enough to even try.

Of course, one can overdo it, which is being a narcissist. It also depends on the society you live in.

haha xD
looks like i fall under that 'narcissist' category x]

Well, a "beautiful" women in my point of view, might be "ugly" in one others man's point of view. Or the vice-ver, tastes are not totally equal. So definitely, looks matter. But simply it is not generalized like the majority thinks, -personality- influences the most in your decision.

I could not date with someone who i would think "physically attractive", if i didnt like her personality. But in the other hand, i would not date with someone who doesnt take care of herself. Who does not take any effort to improve, and such.

If i had to choose someone who was "higly attractive" with a personality who would not match with mine, or someone who was not that attractive in my perspective, but would equally match my personality, i would pick the last one. No doubt.

the way i would interpret that scenario would be the former might serve as a very worthy one-night stand... or two.. or three... or just friend's w/ benefits x]
but the latter ..... personally, i would perceive as a cursed gift >.>'''
happiness with a burden~
but then again, like you said, it is case by case and person by person xD
so that's just my generalisation of it
lolz

My ex was smart AND beautiful. You don't have to be ugly to be intelligent.
I think looks are as important as any other thing, because it is the way you "attract" someone.

It would not necessarily be a burden. What if i like overweighted or skinny girls? And those same who i would find attractive (overweighted or skinny) does not match my personality?

You see what i mean? Generalizing looks is commun nowadays.

Looks are important but so is discipline. I remember being with my Japanese girlfriend and she caught me out with 'irome wo tsukau', or looking at another girl. It was just a cursory glance like tonight in Tesco but hawkeyes spot everything. Good looks are important, aru teido.

Yes and No to your question:

No: because, I dont necessarily want a super hot chick. She doesnt have to be america's next top model or anything (dont get me wrong if a chick with a great personality and looked like that I would say yeah in a heartbeat) but I think she should have a great personality to match her looks, someone to talk too and hang out with.

Yes: because, I dont want to date a slob either >_> I mean im a bit of a neat freak, and she doesnt take care then well I probably wont try as much and it just wont work out after a while.

So yes and a no cause they're two factors that usually make the relationship last forever.

I dated a lot of pretty looking women before, but there is much more to a woman than just the looks. Most people would say that my wife's looks are average but to me her personality and her looks together make her the most beautiful woman in the world to me.

Someone else commented about their Japanese girlfriend catching them looking at some other girl but my wife actually points them out for me to look at. By her being so confident about our relationship makes her much attractive to me than other women. Of course I have to be fair so I don't get angry if she looks at another man. I even allow her to have a poster of Jon Bon Jovi on our wall, I can understand why she finds him attractive.

Bon Jovi is awesome!!

Livin on a prayer.

A man with taste.:D

Im all about the classics =D

Looks are...
 

To me, looks are of minor importance.
Many guys are attracted to me for my looks, but i couldn't get far in a relationship with a guy if that's all that mattered in his eyes.

Looks are a plus, but what would really win me over is if a guy knows how to love me right ;)

Damn right!

Looks are just looks. It is something that can be changed nowadays through plastic surgery, or for the hard working people--exercising. However, looks can only get people so far. I believe that one's personality, confidence, and how one holds themselves is the true path to obtaining a relationship.

I personally find men-models to be very ugly to me. I am not attracted to the "sexy" men on magazine covers, men who are extremely muscular, or even men that the majority of the women find attractive.

I like a guy who is just about average looking with a personality that matches mine.

Yes I think looks matter in a way.

it's what attracts you to most people.

Until you get to qkno them. After that, looks shouldn't matter because you've qkno who they are.

qkow=know, right?

Just clarifying things. x_x I'm a little slow.

lol i qkno how to spell it

but i prefer to spell qkno this way

GEORGE CLOONEY.

YEA CLOONTANG IS TEH SEX

Actually I care more about my own looks than the other person's ... up to a point.

There is such a thing as too pretty or too handsome.

Getting me to notice you before anyone attempts an introduction is as far as anyone gets with me on looks alone. You will need something far more interesting to keep me paying attention.

Then again there are a very scarce few others that could keep me looking a little longer than usual..... Sean Connery, Jet Li, Bae Yong Jun, Jung Ji Hoon (because he looks like one of my best friends in Iwate), and well lets stop for now.

I agree about Jet Li.

There's also Johnny Depp, and Atsushi, for a couple others.

i care about my look.
when im in the mood.
if not, then i'll go like "what the heck. who cares if i dont put my makeup on!"
until i stumbled on very attractive person and regret it "oh shoot.. i look like i havent took shower in days, oh nooooo!"
so .. yeah ..
when u look good, u feel good.
i may not dress and look my best all the time when i go out but i try not to look my worst.

Looking good gives you confidence but what that term means is different to different people. Feeling fresh is more important to me.

i agree w/ you on that point entirely
the girl doesn't have to be america's next top model~
i'd much rather her already be the top model =P

If any of you guys ever watched ANTM, you'd notice that the girls are rarely good-looking at all. They just take good photos or are skinny. Except for Naima Mora. She's hotttttt. XD

haha~ i honestly never realy bother to watch those shows xD
too much needless drama and they're just... boring >.>''
it's like.... aww.... so you didn't make it..... too bad...
suck it up and pack ur stuff and gtfo >.>''

i much prefer top gear x]
haha
that show pwns x]

Of course looks are important , but to some extent... Some people give it too much credit , personality is what makes or brakes it in the end.
Im very confident in myself even tho I know im not perfect , but then again nobody is perfect its alot to do with confidence too.

Looks have a lot to do with first impressions. Even if we say they don't you already prejudge some one before you get to know them. This makes it hard for me to change my opinions on new people.

I didn't read it all, maybe some1 said it before :P

In most cases, the look is the most important reason for getting together,
the character determines, whether the realtionship is going to last ;)

But from my own experience, there is this girl in my school. She wasn't ugly, but definetly NOT my type. Since we are setting next to each other and have many lessons together, we started talking. A very nice Person, she is.. and now I must say, I have developed some feelings ;P

Looks are just for "Love at first sight" ;)

Looks matter to a certain extent. If the girl is drop dead gorgeous but very mean and conceited, I'm sure she will find someone that would take her for her looks but definatly not me. Although I confess that I am a sucker for a girl with a cute face, Idk why but I tend no to care much about other physical features other than a pretty face, stuff like bust size and rear size is all good but I love faces :P. I think brains matter alot in attration, if the girl isn't too bright, chances are that I wouldn't be attracted to her, bc brains are sexy everyone knows that :P

If the girl is average looking and doesn't draw too much attention as far as looks go but has a great personality and is smart enough to hold a conversation that isn't shallow, that girl I would be more attractive(to me) to than the drop dead model type girl I mentioned earlier.

That being said...
I have been with really unappealing women before and they are a ablast most of the time better in relationships than the pretty ones!!