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Okay, i was just on craigslist austin...?

And some whiney dorks were complaining about women being as shallow as they claim men are. They are suggesting to women that they look further than the physcial appearance of a man, and take a look at his soul. (Im paraphrasing) They claim that the majority of women on dating sites have been "dumped" and or cheated on by good looking men. Question is: how many of you women have dated a man who some would consider to be unattractive? And can you objectively look at your significant other right now and say that he isnt attractive or is even ugly? Would you date someone who you viewed as ugly? If no woman can honestly say she would date an ugly man, then isnt it time we stop accusing only men of being shallow?

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1. I'm cute I want a cute man. I know that sounds stuck up but I'm real.
2. I'm uglier than a mud fence! My wife could have done a lot better. Thank God for alcohol! Alcohol: Getting ugly people laid since 1852! I look for women with large breasts. I still don't know the color of my wife's eyes. Is that shallow? I'm joking, they're brown....I think.
3. The Craigslist guys are correct that SOME women are as shallow as men and are mainly focused on looks - but most women are much less concerned about looks than most men. Next time you are walking on the streets of Austin on a Saturday evening, look around - How many men do you see with fat women? How many women do you see with fat men? How many guys do you see with so-so looking women? Now how many women do you see with so-so looking guys? I rest my case. As for the dating sites, just as many so-so looking guys are buttheads as gorgeous guys - a girl needs to respect herself and exercise caution. And no, I would not date a guy who I did not think was attractive - but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I frequently find men attractive my friends think are ugly and they frequently think someone is cute who I find repulsive. Also, most women perceive a man as more attractive or repulsive as they get to know him better. It is just astonishing how fast a sweet guy gets handsome - and how rapidly a jerk turns into something from a late night horror movie that makes your skin creep. Edit: Let me clarify on the ugly question as you are missing the point - yes I and my friends would date "ugly" guys - and have. I find many "ugly" guys attractive and many "cute" guys repulsive. What I would NOT do is date a guy who I did not find attractive. I think the confusion here is you are equating "attractive" with "handsome" or "cute" - which is so guy-like and not what I meant at all - so workings-of-the-female-mind Lesson #1 for you - when a women says "attractive" she is generally talking about the whole-package, not just the outer surface. In other words, courtesy, good manners, good personality, confidence (but not smarm), good hygiene, decent clothes, charm, a willingness to please, kindness, humor, intelligence, common sense and decency are just as important to women as whether a guys is "handsome" or not - in other words, "handsomeness" is only one of many factors that a woman looks at in determining a guy's attractiveness. So don't delude yourselves that the reason some guys can't get a date is looks alone - and this probably goes for women too. Yes, guys are more focused on looks than women - but how many really ugly women are there? I mean, really? I've never seen even one. But I have seen many women (and men) who don't make any effort to improve themselves and make the most of themselves - doing this on the outside is relatively easy (a good hair cut, the right makeup and clothes does wonders), but deliberately doing this on the inside takes much soul-searching and effort - but is totally worth it..