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== Personality Doesn't Override Hypergamy == | == Personality Doesn't Override Hypergamy == | ||
A common [[normie]] counterargument to [[:Category:Aesthetics|lookist theory]] would be that women aren’t as visual in real life as on apps, and that you can display a bit of personality when approaching a woman, thus overriding hypergamy. Other studies, however, stress on the notion called the “[[halo effect]],” in which your perceived personality could be in correlation to how you look<ref>https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/92158/TheHaloEffect.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y</ref>. | |||
For example, men are commonly told to be funny to attract women. In reality, it is not the case that being funny makes you more attractive. Instead, being attractive makes you appear more funny.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2016/may/19/are-funny-people-sexy-or-are-sexy-people-funny</ref> and judged less harshly/not seen as creepy in weird situations<ref>https://splinternews.com/homely-men-judged-more-harshly-than-hot-men-instantly-1793848040</ref>. | For example, men are commonly told to be funny to attract women. In reality, it is not the case that being funny makes you more attractive. Instead, being attractive makes you appear more funny.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2016/may/19/are-funny-people-sexy-or-are-sexy-people-funny</ref> and judged less harshly/not seen as creepy in weird situations<ref>https://splinternews.com/homely-men-judged-more-harshly-than-hot-men-instantly-1793848040</ref>. | ||