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View Poll Results: Who will be more successful in life if all other things are equal
The incredibly beautiful woman 22 53.66%
The incredibly handsome man 19 46.34%
Voters: 41. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 10-19-2013, 11:32 AM
 
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Which gender has the most advantage DUE TO THEIR APPEARANCE of being very... very attractive? A man or a woman?

Lets say you have two people, both are thirty years old and work in business and are professional college educated with an established career. If all other things are equal (intelligence, drive, skill set, emotional security, etc.), which of these two people are going to come out ahead in life?

1) Jill, she is a ten on a 1-10 scale. Incredibly physically beautiful and she knows it.

2) Jerry, incredibly handsome and masculine. The perfect body, face and build. The perfect height and weight. The total package- a 10 on a one to ten scale.

I am not talking about if it is easier being a man or a woman in our culture, but instead want to know which gender has more success due to their physical attractiveness.
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Old 10-20-2013, 03:13 PM
 
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I think they are both going to succeed. Beautiful people of both genders tend to have doors opened for them, IMO. Also the confidence to knock on them.
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Old 10-20-2013, 03:14 PM
 
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I think they are both going to succeed. Beautiful people of both genders tend to have doors opened for them, IMO. Also the confidence to knock on them.
Agreed!

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Old 10-20-2013, 06:40 PM
 
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I think the beautiful woman has the advantage because in this society women are still highly valued for their looks - just the way it is.
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Old 10-20-2013, 08:21 PM
 
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The women will always have the advantage over any man. The only reason a man would think they have the advantage is because the women let's them think they have the advantage!
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Old 10-20-2013, 08:34 PM
 
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Which gender has the most advantage DUE TO THEIR APPEARANCE of being very... very attractive? A man or a woman?

Lets say you have two people, both are thirty years old and work in business and are professional college educated with an established career. If all other things are equal (intelligence, drive, skill set, emotional security, etc.), which of these two people are going to come out ahead in life?

1) Jill, she is a ten on a 1-10 scale. Incredibly physically beautiful and she knows it.

2) Jerry, incredibly handsome and masculine. The perfect body, face and build. The perfect height and weight. The total package- a 10 on a one to ten scale.

I am not talking about if it is easier being a man or a woman in our culture, but instead want to know which gender has more success due to their physical attractiveness.
So the guy doesn't know it?
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Old 10-21-2013, 06:18 AM
 
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So the guy doesn't know it?
Yes, he knows he is incredibly handsome and has been treated like a king since he got so handsome and it has given him some additional self confidence because most people like to be around attractive people.

Now back to my question.
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Old 10-21-2013, 04:59 PM
 
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I think the man would have the advantage..definitely...as I believe we still live in a very patriarchal society.
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Old 10-21-2013, 05:18 PM
 
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The woman. Hand's down.
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Old 10-26-2013, 08:32 AM
 
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To be honest, the woman will always have the advantage.

1. As long as men will continue to enjoy sex, the woman will have the advantage.
2. As long as she's pretty enough to make other females feel inferior, she'll have the advantage.
3. As long as she's maintains her appearance she'll be able to use it for #1 & #2.

Being beautiful is a curse, many people I know that are ridiculously attractive are NEVER taken seriously. It's like being "eye candy" is all they are to do. No one takes them serious at work, their own family laughs at their intellectual ideas/ comments and some of them I've met have low self esteem (even though they're constantly reminded weekly of how attractive they are).
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