By: Isabella

Isabella — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:34:39 +0000

Unlike Matthew above, I am entirely sure beautiful people are liked more, I just think a lot of people deny it because it’s seen as unfair..

I once worked in a team which had a position open for an analyst (code for the bottom rung), usually a position like this would go to a graduate of a top university. In this case, despite other applicants having the qualifications and some experience, the job went to a young woman who was working part-time while finishing a degree by correspondence (and marks to date were fairly unimpressive). Why? She truely was stunningly beautiful.

It turned out (surprise, surprise) she was almost entirely incompetent, and she ‘resigned’ in less than a year. Years later, however, we all still like her and keep in touch on facebook.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:01:06 +0000

I’m not so sure beautiful people are “liked” more. Some, yes, but those people must also possess some of the other good qualities you mention. Beauty alone won’t cut it, especially if a person is obviously trying too hard to be beautiful. Many people are intimidated by beauty, and most find vanity a major turnoff. I’ve noticed that beauty can also inspire envy, which often goes with an underlying dislike – unfair, though that response may be.I notice that when I see a very “beautiful” person (a model, actor, say), I must also see a sense of genuine humility as well or I’m likely to like them less, actually, than a less “beautiful” person who has inner beauty and likeability. I hasten to add, however, that efforts made toward looking good bespeak a person’s level of self-care, and capacity for self-care is an essential part or likeability, as liking oneself enough to care for oneself is at the root of likeability.

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