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Cinnamon · 31-35, F
I've read and also heard from profs that people who are beautiful to look at (by the cultural standards around them) do get more respect, better jobs, and higher incomes, statistically speaking.
I think it makes sense... honestly if I find myself between two people at a party and I could strike up a conversation with either one... one of them beautiful, and one of them that I find ugly or unattractive... I'll talk to the beautiful one. And I will be more likely to listen carefully and accept their opinions as valid, up to a point anyway. If I do talk to the "unattractive" person in those circumstances, it'll be out of pity, which is a whole different dynamic. That's my experience anyway.
At the same time, beautiful women (again by the social standards around us) do carry a burden of unwanted attention and sometimes negative stereotypes. It is a mixed bag.
I think it makes sense... honestly if I find myself between two people at a party and I could strike up a conversation with either one... one of them beautiful, and one of them that I find ugly or unattractive... I'll talk to the beautiful one. And I will be more likely to listen carefully and accept their opinions as valid, up to a point anyway. If I do talk to the "unattractive" person in those circumstances, it'll be out of pity, which is a whole different dynamic. That's my experience anyway.
At the same time, beautiful women (again by the social standards around us) do carry a burden of unwanted attention and sometimes negative stereotypes. It is a mixed bag.