When did it become a proven certainty that good looking people are automatically idiots? Just because a girl is aesthetically pleasing to the eye with a fantastic body does that mean she has to be unintelligent and a bitch? Why are so many of us "Face-ist" towards good looking people? We seem to get our backs up pretty fast about the beautiful folk. Women in particular are very guilty of this. The minute ladies see one of their guy friends or ex's with a very attractive woman (who may or may not dress provocatively) they immediately assume the worse. Without fail they take it upon themselves to believe that this girl must be a bimbo. Or they assume this guy's interests are solely of a shallow nature. When did looks become so unimportant? Why are we so quickly labeled "superficial" if we are involved and/or interested in people who are universally attractive? Why can't we be concerned with the surface? Is being a little shallow that bad?

In recent years, it seems we've been informed by countless sources that looks aren't the most important thing. The mantras "beauty is only skin deep" or "looks fade…" have methodically been drilled into our heads. We have been instructed to seek out inner beauty. We have been conditioned as much as possible to be anti-superficial. And this is all well and good. I am not about to disagree with the fact that personality is the most important attribute. But I feel like this "physical appearance isn't what's important" argument has gone a little too far. Thanks to being told not to judge a person based on height, weight, and looks for so long it is as if we have created resentment towards fine physical form. We have supported those with below average looks for so long, helping build up their apparent compensated great personalities and stronger characters all the while tearing down those who are blessed with good looks claiming they are one dimensional and unintelligent. As a result we have created reverse discrimination against attractive features. The pursuit of beauty has literally become an unfavourable thing because it represents a shallow endeavor. But why is that? Why can I not desire a woman that has great breasts, a nice rear end, good legs, nice features, in addition to being nice, smart, and morally responsible? Why is it so wrong to place importance on looks?

I honestly believe that in a perfect world sense we all would crave someone who is compatible with us, has similar interests and values, AND who is very, very pretty. No ands, ifs, or buts. Why wouldn't you want someone who is physically attractive? (Who we ultimately end up with depends on circumstances and personal preferences or tolerances.) But I challenge anyone, if you met a nice, funny, smart, physically attractive person and a nice, funny, smart, plain, average person you would choose the better looking person. Period. I am sorry if that sounds harsh or cruel but it is the truth. And we shouldn't be made to feel like there is something wrong with desiring that. Craving a complete package does not mean we lack depth, it just means we have an ideal standard.

I think generalizing is one of the most crippling benefits of being able to reason. We have to understand that every person is different. And therefore every individual must be treated as a unique circumstance. It is ridiculous to think that every person endowed with great looks are cocky and cruel. Or that every plain jane has a heart of gold. Trust me people, there are gorgeous women who are super bitches and there are some below average looking gals who are sweet, funny and wonderful. There is nothing wrong with focusing on looks, just as long as you don't generalize on looks. Because remember it goes both ways, some fat people are dickheads and some bikini models are brilliant.

I really don't care how people judge my standards because ultimately they are mine and mine alone. I have to live with my own decisions of partners. I am accountable to no one else but me. So if I base my decision solely on one quality and end up regretting it then that is my mistake. But I think making a decision about someone on one attribute is doomed to fail regardless if that quality is looks or sense of humour, or religious beliefs. At the risk of sounding clichéd, at the end of day you have to be with someone who makes you happy. And we all have our own definition of happy. So just make sure you're happy. Whether that means being with someone who is big, small, short or tall. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder is probably the one mantra I do agree with. But just don't poke my eye out for my definition of beauty.

…but that's just my opinion.

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