Relationships

Can A Woman Fall In Love With A Man She's Not Physically Attracted To?

The dominant social narrative currently at play is that a majority, if not all women are superficial beings who want a guy with a six pack who earns six figures. Women who are picky (or merely just selective) about their mate rightfully end up sad and alone, while the men they rejected go on to be successful.

By Gwen Farrell4 min read
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At least, that’s what the manosphere thinks. The more reasonable among us probably disagree with this. In many couples, one individual is more attractive than the other. This isn’t always the case, of course, but there are actually benefits to women being the one who is more attractive in these scenarios. One study found that couples where the wife was more physically attractive had better positive outlooks as opposed to couples where the husband and wife matched one another in attractiveness.