Have You Ever Been Attracted To Someone Who Wasn't Attractive

United States
December 13, 2008 4:53pm CST
I know this might sound shallow, but sometimes people are attracted to people who don't look all that great. A lot of my friends have a bad habit of obsessing over girls who um..."aren't very pretty", and I don't see what it could be, because they usually have terrible personalities too, so it can't be "what's on the inside". So have any of you ever been attracted to someone who "wasn't very pretty"?
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• United States
13 Dec 08
I wasn't just attracted; I married him. My husband was blind, and one eye was white with scar tissue. His nose had also been broken several times. What he had was tremendous personality, and nobody who knew him cared about his looks. He was also very intelligent, and a very good person. If I had judged him by his looks I would have really missed out.
@munhozmib (3836)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
14 Dec 08
Wow! I have never met your husband, but I already want to be like him. A strong personality is what I need. I always knew that appearance wouldn't matter much. We change our opinions about somebody after we have met them.
• Australia
14 Dec 08
I'll assume you mean "conventionally" attractive, and yes. One of the great loves of my life was what is euphemistically known as a BBW, who weighed more than I do, and I'm short but quite large, if muscled. I adored her, and to be honest, even if I might think "BBW, no, won't go there", I don't think I ever noticed. She was also one of the most truly ecstatic lovers I have been fortunate enough to have met over my lifetime. Unfortunately, she was also as crazy as a loon, and things didn't work out in the long run, but I will always think of her with love. Lash
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@exodamus (1625)
• India
14 Dec 08
For this first of all one should answer what is attraction? How do you define attarction? There is no universal definition for atraction. What is attractive for one may not be attractive to another. It ia a relative word. so it depends from person to person.
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@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
14 Dec 08
Yes many times. I do not think men are very pretty. Or are you only referring to girls and think that it does not matter where men are concerned. I think it is very shallow to only look at the face of a person and while you may not like their personality you are not dating them so it is not your concern. As for people who are attractive well it varies. Most people are very ordinary and the ones who are attractive tend to know it and act like spoiled brats because they know they can use it to get what they want. Everyone is different.
@srganesh (6340)
• India
14 Dec 08
Here,in our area there is a saying which goes like this,'having a wife like a beautiful parrot and still going for a crow like second affair'.I think this refers to people who are affected by inferiority complex and they get their balance with unattractive ones.There is really a good psychological reason behind this.
@kaliyha (591)
• Philippines
14 Dec 08
Physical aspect isn't the most important thing in the world really. I have fallen for guys that other people may not considered as attractive. I guess I was looking for something else besides their beauty.
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@lovesummer (1162)
• Malaysia
13 Dec 08
I am more attracted to the inner side I think but a good outside is a plus of course but most important is cleanliness and hygien. But then I think I have never been attracted to a person that is not good looking. I tend to be attracted to a one that happens to be more like ideal.
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• India
14 Dec 08
It happened to me when i was in my first year of my college where i was attracted to a girl who was not even looking better she was worst and i thought that she was good looking and selected and then i came to know of her charcter which ws even more worse than her personality and then i started to avoid her and i stopped speaking with her ever since and she also stopped speaking with me and she still thinks that i like her which is not true and i really hate her...happy mylotting....
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@munhozmib (3836)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
14 Dec 08
Hello, ShortyAkbar. I have been attracted to a girl like that already. When I first met her, she sounded ok. Not pretty, nor ugly. Just normal. Soon, I started feeling attracted for her. I developed feelings. I could find her pretty beautiful. She was amazing! And then, how she looked nice! After some time, I was still liking her, but then I realized that she wasn't attractive. She was kind of ugly, actually, but I still liked her. And it kept like this. I realize that she is not beautiful. Yet, she has her own style, her own way of being. It felt really strange, being attracted to somebody who is not attractive at all. Respectfully, Munhozmib.
@aero89 (422)
• United States
14 Dec 08
In my real life, I got lucky and got a good guy that is nice looking. but I do have to say that I am attracted to people on TV that aren't necessarily good looking, for instance Conan O'Brien - major attraction! ... i know, right?!?! As far as your buddies go, with their unattractive lady friends with no personalities, maybe they seek out ugly women who will almost certainly hold the guy in high regard. Maybe they want girls who put out easy, maybe it's the only girls who will accept a date with them, idk but they are definitely picking uggos for a reason. So they may not be attracted to the ladies, but attracted to how the ladies make them feel.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
14 Dec 08
yeah of course many times. beauty or good looks is not only the thing that makes me attracted to a person. you have eto consider the person carries himself and the way he treats other people. and the things he treats me and the things he prioritizes in life and also the thinsg he likes or dislikes in life. if we share some similar things in life that will make me attracted to the person.
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@chorski (67)
• United States
14 Dec 08
I seem to always be attracted to people who aren't all that attractive at all. I never seem to understand why either.
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• United States
14 Dec 08
I have, and to be honest, I only became more attracted to him the more I knew him. It may be hard to be attracted to someone physically unattractive at first glance, but for those with great personalities, they can become some of the most attractive people once you get to know them.
• United States
14 Dec 08
Well first things first. This entire topic is ridiculous for one reason. You date people because you are attracted to them. Point blank, you date someone because you are attracted to them. Now, maybe people around you have the opinion that they aren't attractive but what they are saying is that they are attracted to them. If you are, then that's all that matters.
• India
14 Dec 08
Yes, I had been attracted to a girl whom I hated initially. It really shows how your behavior changes with time and your likes and dislikes changes as you move along together.
• United States
14 Dec 08
Hi! Oh yes, many times had I been attracted to someone's personality, not on someone's looks. I have a weakness for intelligent people. I had several classmates before who were not physically attractive but were really smart, so in my eyes, they are very attractive. I believe that what's on the inside is more important. Now, if a person has the complete package (looks plus personality), that's just so great! Happy myLotting!
@bellebads (740)
• Philippines
14 Dec 08
i have been involved with a lot of relationships before with those who weren't physically attractive but the reason why i fell inlove with them wasn't physical it's more of the personality and the intellectual perspective of a person. i'm very much attracted to smart people rather than the handsome ones.
• India
14 Dec 08
even i got attracted like that but not at the very first sight. in those days when i used to do my graduation one guy not tooo good to look at loved me soo sincerely that he used to be a bodyguard of mine daily. he is a nice guy even i got attracted to him. attracted in the sense some soft corner nothing like love or something like that. here in such cases people get attracted towards their inner charm and sincerity and other characters. i dont think it has nothing to do with beauty or prsonality or their out look
• India
14 Dec 08
what is'nt preety to you is preety to the other guy. that's why we all have different partners. If all of our choises were the sanme, don't you think there would be enormous amount of trouble in this world?