<p>Do you think that ugly people can ever find happiness? Do you think that a life of study is the best for an ugly person (it seems most academics are very ugly)?</p>
<p>People end up with partners that are similar in looks, on average. If you're ugly, stop trying to get a model and aim a bit lower, the other ugly people want companions too.</p>
<p>yup buisnessguy is right; just as it is stated in the psych textbook.</p>
<p>Limited sample size, this COLLEGE where kids are first given a taste of living like an adult, and some most people don't know what to look for in a relationship.</p>
<p>Go ahead, marry your trophy wife, and when she takes all your money in a divorce don't come begging to me for help.</p>
<p>And ugly people rule. Watch that South Park episode- The List. Sure, attractive people get things handed down to them and they feel entitled- but most of them don't develop anything special to sustain their celebrity life later on, and they wind up being nothing. Also read Death of a Salesman- look what happens to Biff "the jock" Loman. But to those people who have looks and brains- damn them.</p>
<p>Define ugly?</p>
<p>To me, "ugly" is all in perspective or is just somebody who doesn't care about hygiene. </p>
<p>Yeah, I think "ugly" people can be happy if they accept themselves for who they are and are satisfied. And even if you think you are ugly, there may always be somebody out there who just happens to be attracted to the type of characteristics that make up your appearance.</p>
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<p>No.</p>
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<p>Anything that keeps them out of sight.</p>
<p>Yeah, It's hard to say I can see many "ugly" people around, ugly being a good standard deviation below the mean. Most people are average, while some are above average (look at a normal distribution). Most people can be satisfied by average looking people, while some are pickier.</p>
<p>You also have to factor in the effects of media bias, and culture bias. I believe in a universal standard of beauty(biologically defined) that can be skewed by societal beliefs on what constitutes beauty.</p>
<p>No, academics aren't ugly. Have you see the professors at UChicago? I love checking them out. Sorry, but the more beautiful people are actually more intelligent. I've said this what... 3 times now.</p>
<p>Yeah, look at Stephen Hawking, sexy beast.</p>
<p>And notice how Miss Teen South Carolina didn't seem as hot after showing off her geographical knowledge.</p>
<p>Lol, good point Lolly. And Stephen Hawkins was/is married, isn't he?</p>
<p>Some psychologists believe that beauty is defined as being symmetrical.</p>
<p>I hear you lollybo, and yeah I saw the episode. Sadly, it's pretty inaccurate. In management culture, i.e. where people make real money, looks are a whole lot more important a few years out of school than your GPA.</p>
<p>My dad always said he would be a rich man if he was just athletic enough to play golf. Oh well.</p>
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<p>do you actually know anything about how the world works or are you just cribbing from an issue of GQ? do you think real life is like American Psycho?</p>
<p>Attractive people make more money.</p>
<p>I don't know if its all looks, but confidence and the ability to carry yourself.</p>
<p>In academia, it's not that important, you can be a cripple with Lou Gehrig's and still be looked up upon.</p>
<p>But in something like business, I think it's all about confidence, how you talk, etc. Attractive people may get the upper hand, but there are some pretty ugly CEOs. But I guess the problem is that really attractive people are more likely to be confident based on how others treat them, but its not game over for those who don't fall in the upper quartile.</p>
<p>Well, ugly is pretty subjective. I've rarely seen that many ugly people at my school. If you really are ugly, you don't need to have a life of studying. You can have a life like anyone else. However, since you are ugly you may want to gain more charisma. An average person doesn't get that much attention. Let's say 0. A beautiful person gets attention because they're nice to look at, so let's say 1. An ugly person will get a -1! You'll need charisma or something interesting about you so you can be a 0 or even a 1.</p>
<p>Attractiveness can be bought.</p>
<p>lol, for the record I'm not ugly. I usually complain about my height, if anything (which there are PLENTY of studies confirming the importance of height over other indicators, like GPA).</p>
<p>It's just that people on this site worry so much about their GPA, when looks are so much more important to day to day interaction.</p>
<p>Wear high heels then! I don't understand why men don't wear high heels if they want to be taller. After all, the first high heels were made for men.</p>
<p>Tdanielle, you are absolutely right. If you are ugly, get rich quick so you can buy attractiveness! </p>
<p>Wutang, you are right. However, on this site, we are not concerned with day to day interaction. We are concerned with future positions.</p>
<p>So? Today, that doesn't look right. Wearing high heels would do more damage than good.</p>