Filipinos prefer UGLY but rich than GOOD LOOKING but poor...

That's a fact but we can always use that as an advantage. Just last night I was out with friends and we pretended we were all shareholders of an engineering firm and we picked up girls quite easily.

I think it's hard to deny this one... Well in times like this, when we're in economic slums, being practical is really the way to go. Im not saying that this is true with all Filipinos. But probably a big portion of the masses. Just last December, I was in Subic with my family. We were in Zoobic when w ladies came with 2 foreigners (who were lanky and old). The 2 couples were sweet and I noticed wedding rings. The two ladies were friendly. They started a conversation with us (fellow Filipinos). In the course of the conversation, I asked them, "So do you live here with your husbands or are you just here for some vacation?" One of them said that they still live in the Philippines for the meantime. And that they're just really being practical in life. Hoping that this year, their husbands will bring them to the states and when they get their hands on a green card, they will try to take their families there. So I just told them good luck. I didnt want to meddle. I dont want to judge them. Or the general public who fits into this category. But I think in this life, one has to do everything to survive. That's my only take on the matter.

If person is rich they can get surgeries and start looking good.Money is not god but its not less important than god as well.

Its kind of sad to depend your good life to other people's money. If I want to have a good life, I will work hard. I will persevere more on getting what I want and not just depend and marry an ugly rich guy's money to make my life comfortable. Kind of pathetic. If I will marry, I marry because of love and not because he has money.

The SWS survey actually goes like this: Women prefer ugly-looking guys who are rich Men prefer women who are beautiful even if they're poor

This really is common. It is just sad that given the economic conditions of the country, some would resort to this. However, I think that this does not apply to all. I think that in other cases, the feeling of being with someone you love is still the reason for them being together. And I think that it maybe because the person is rich or poor but not really the ugly and good looking. I think that everyone is beautiful they just look different.

Well, it's obviously that Filipinos are now being practical in terms of money and love because of the hardships in life. For me i also prefer not too good looking but as long we both understand each other and thinking about the future is not just love that we have to consider.

Well, I agree on this survey. Because most of the girls today much prefer money than good looking. The worse case in this particular issue. When the marriage is commence the girls find good looking guy as his lovers...the ugly guy left with no love because the girls love her only because of money... A shameful acts of Filipina ladies...

Hey hey hey. You should have used the word MOST Filipinos .... in your title. Because I do not believe that every single Filipino agrees to this. Are you one of them? Also, basing on this study. Are they also saying that all of the rich people are UGLY? Indeed, most Filipinos are poor that is why the only thing that counts is money whether it comes from an UGLY rich guy or a Handsome rich one. It does not matter. What I am trying to say is. Don't generalized. What would you feel if i would say. All Filipinos are DUMB (which is obviously not true).

Beauty and the money does not last a lifetime, but the lifestyle of people is always the same.

It was quite obvious. That result is the reality of what is really happening and what is the condition of the Philippines. I have heard and seen a lot of Filipinos marrying wealthy people (whether Filipinos too or foreigners) just to raise their economic status. They are being practical. However, this report kinda scared me. It was like, "so love doesn't really exist nowadays? That means the joke is true --- love is measured on the size of one's wallet". Actually, for me, the report is alarming.

For additional information, the news also stated a difference between males and females. I think a greater percentage of the females responded that they prefer ugly but rich lover. Yes, I agree with you that this survey result implies that females are being practical and are thinking more on the basis of economic stability in choosing a mate. The economic situation of the nation really speaks up for such reasoning. Although there are a lot of working wives or mothers, most families still have the father or husband as the primary breadwinner, so I think the females are just being smart in their move.

No comment. No one's to be blamed. We're not here to play "a blame game" though. The SWS could be an eye opener for the Philippine government. People are just being practical because they find no satisfaction as regards the way the government is ran. Filipinos dont exactly prefer ugly but rich than good looking but poor fellows. This is a wrong premise the fact that no quantifier was used such as "most Filipinos" or "some Filipinos" because it seems to be a general idea already when you say "Filipinos prefer..." It tries to be exemplified by every single Filipino which is a big, big mistake! As a matter of fact, SWS is not a nationwide survey, its just a survey conducted in Metro Manila which tends to express the opinion of those in the metropolitan but not merely to speak of the idea or concept as a whole. Im sorry Joshvlim but your conviction or source is debatable not to mention its loopholes.

totally agree. lol i like a partner whose well established than a display one. :)

I'm not surprised with the result of the surveys anymore. People today are living practically. There are families separated because of poverty and love cannot simply bring them back together again no matter how much they would want to. Everyone of us desires to have a good living so most Filipinos are being practical. They often said that love can be learned in time once you're already married with that person. But for me it should not matter much if a person is ugly or not as long as he is a good person. Because even though that person is rich but has sadistic attitudes then you are still doomed. Have a nice day!