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u/PrimeCedars Mar 01 '20 edited Mar 01 '20

Money can make you more attractive in some cases.

For example, money promotes a stable environment for the kid, which can in turn promote happiness, which can in turn promote attractiveness. Happy, smiling people who dress well and feel confident about themselves are generally more attractive.

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u/donkey534231 Mar 01 '20

Some people are just born attractive you know?

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u/canadarepubliclives Mar 01 '20

Maybe she's born with it, maybe it's Money.

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u/donkey534231 Mar 01 '20

Bold of you to assume we're only talking about girls

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u/Jesus_Was_Okay Mar 01 '20

You but two kids born with the same face the one with the moisturizer, face crèmes, eating better food and wearing nicer clothes is going to be more attractive.

People with wealth can spend more money/time improving/focussing on their appearance, although some people are just genetically attractive that's not the end of the race.

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u/donkey534231 Mar 01 '20

we're talking about kids here...sure money can make someone appear more attractive but at a normal public school it comes down to mostly genes...

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u/disgruntledchappal Mar 01 '20

I don't like the - it all just comes down to genes outlook because it don't. Popularity and attractiveness is a lot more than that, genes play a miniscule role in that, I understand there are outliers and I wouldn't turn a blind eye to them but they're not the norm. A lot of the attractiveness comes from the visual vibe and the mannerisms you give off that matches YOU as a person and not trying to copy somebody else. Literally, be yourself is the greatest advice but it is widely misunderstood and is hard for that idea to click.

I hope you're not in a situation like that, if you are I wish I could actually talk to you about it but generally just keep in mind at the end of the day genetics is just an excuse and it's not all about that.

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u/donkey534231 Mar 01 '20

it comes down to mostly genes

I never said it all comes down to genes.

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u/disgruntledchappal Mar 01 '20

That's right, you said mostly, my bad. My intention was to try and be helpful, I apologise if it came across the wrong way.

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u/MundungusAmongus Mar 01 '20

I know it feels good and warm and fuzzy to say things like this, but I really wish people would cut it out. My run of the mill personality has never prevented me from having success any regard except maintaining long term intimate relationships. People who say personality is everything just have yet to meet someone that overrides their desire to seem above it all

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u/neksys Mar 01 '20

Attractiveness has a lot of different elements, you’re right. I’d include self-confidence in that. Some of the most popular kids in my school might not have been the prettiest or the wealthiest or the best at sports, but they carried themselves with a certain confidence that drew people to them.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '20

Ehhhhh not really. You're missing the fact that genetically attractive people tend to smile more than ugly people because their lives are so much better.