Appearance and attractiveness do matter, especially in a romantic relationship
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The topic of this debate is whether or not appearance and attractiveness matter in general, with more of a focus on the context of a romantic relationship. I am in the pro position, agreeing that it does matter. Here are the perimeters and regulations of this debate:
1. The last argument of the last round must not introduce any majorly / moderately new arguments, because it will not give the opponent the chance to respond. By not introducing any new arguments in the last argument of the last round, the debaters can sufficiently respond to an argument you made in the last argument of the last round in the previous statements.
2. Do not exploit loopholes or tricky wording, and do not use psychological debate tactics in order to win. The goal of any debate, including this one, is to work towards a truthful answer, not to trick your opponent into losing. Use common sense.
And given these regulations, I would not recommend joining this debate if you agree that appearance and attractiveness matter, especially in the context of a romantic relationship. Because then you'll be fighting for a side you do not agree with. This is just a suggestion though, if you agree with me but would like to debate against me, go ahead.
Even so, they would be unlikely to join this debate if that's the case.
I really don't know if there's many people that aren't lying to themselves when they say that they barely care about looks. It's important to be attracted to your partner, and for you to do what you can to be as attractive as you can for your partner, because they like it.
Lot of people still love their partners after they get disfigured or grow old.
Though some people still look good in either case.
Other person being a good, sane, loving person, who will be a good partner or parent,
Important to a number of people.
"I take a look at my wife and realize she's very plain
But that's just perfect for an Amish like me"
- Weird Al
I may be wrong and you may have already accounted for this, but isn't it plausible that people mean "Looks barely matter, I almost exclusively care about personality." when they say things like what you referenced in your last comment here?
Looks 'definitely matter to me. I'm shallow that way.
Though I'm not interested in pursuing romance myself. Would require too much commitment.
Looks I assume generally matter to most other people.
At least to a degree.
While I think someone 'can love and have a relationship with someone who is great, that doesn't mean that looks were not a factor. That person lacking looks was just awesome in other ways that mattered more than the lack of looks.
Given a choice between two people who look about the same, or pass some threshold of minimum looks, then factors other than looks are weighed.
I don't think looks always matter to some people,
But I think they often matter to many people.
And that's just natural looks,
How a person takes care of themself also matter, though I suppose we can ignore the 'implications of their actions in this specific topic.
Being filthy, is usually a turn off for people.
. . .
Again, I think looks 'can matter less, with some individuals being awesome in other ways, or the chooser having different qualities in a person they value.
But for most people, I think it's something they factor, even if it factors less strongly than other considerations.
I've heard of people saying that looks don't matter and they only care about the person's personality, but I guess nobody on debateart.com seems to actually believe that.
I might be the last true hopeless romantic, and even I'll wholly agree that it matters. The degree that it matters is debatable, but not that it matters at all.
Phantom of the Opera for example is a tragedy because in French culture she had no choice, the cat murderer was traditionally handsome so she had to go with him.
The description states to use common sense, and in this scenario, common sense dictates that obviously, we're talking about conventional people who have all of their 5 senses to experience another person's presence.
Of course it matters. But some people tend to lie that it doesnt matter. They are liars.
Interesting topic. One would think the ground uneven, particularly given the breadth of the definition of "attractiveness".
(I considered how amusing it would be to argue on the basis that both partners are blind and deaf, though I have elected to spare you my psychological buffoonery. Happy debating.)