Looks more important than anything?

[KollegahDerBoss]

This guy did an experiment on Tinder by putting a picture of an extremely good looking guy,
and showed that even with shitty game he managed to get the girls.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthrea ... =165905221

What do you think about this?

 

[Estate]

It's Tinder. It's 100% based on your looks in ONE single photo.

Real life luckily allows people to add more to themselves.

 

[Howell]

Wouldn't call it shitty game, actually -- if you've got some good pics this is totally viable (clearly). But if you're a goblin, no matter what you say, you're gonna have a hard time. Welcome to online dating!

 

[Franco]

KDB,

Take a look at the guy's photos though: that's obviously not "just" a good-looking guy; he's got ripped abs and a body that looks like he works hard on it.

One thing we emphasize on GirlsChase is to "work hard on the attributes you CAN change rather than the ones you CAN'T." While fashion plays a big role in fundamentals, so does your body type. Your body can be carved at the gym; if you want the same body that the guy in that Tinder profile has, you can get it (with a lot of hard work). Don't assume that that guy has it easy because he came out of the womb with a six pack.

Of course, as was already mentioned, online dating (and Tinder) are also much more focused on looks since girls are often looking for casual sex. If your "game" is much better in person, then your looks become a LOT less important -- hence the reason we highly recommend guys to learn to cold approach as it will give you access to more high quality women than any other means of approaching.

- Franco

 

[Howell]

If you ever feel insecure about your looks, just watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoURyQLqZ7o&safe=active

 

[KollegahDerBoss]

Even without a muscular body, he still has an attractive face, which plays a big role in determining genetic health for women.

Here's another experiment (Skinny vs muscular): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5F1j4maykI
While some other factors probably have contributed to the end result, being skinny doesn't seem such a big disadvantage.

Like Franco said, online dating is much more focused on looks, while in person it's less important.
In my opinion, people doing online dating, should spend some time analyzing their facial features and may go consult a beautician/plastic surgeon to maximize their looks (if someone has the money for it of course), since that seems to be the key in attractiveness in my experience.

 

[Hector Papi Castillo]

Here's another experiment (Skinny vs muscular): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5F1j4maykI
While some other factors probably have contributed to the end result, being skinny doesn't seem such a big disadvantage

Anyone who calls this an "experiment" needs to go back 5th grade Biology and reread the basics of the Scientific Method. No control variable, tons of lurking variables (skinny guy has way more game, approaches in a more skilled/comfortable manner, and the muscular dude is just...no..just no) and no hypothesis, etc.

I'm gonna be real with you: being skinny is almost always a disadvantage. 9/10 times if you're a more buff version of yourself, you will be more attractive. I can't even begin to explain to you how my results have skyrocketed since I've gotten jacked. Muscular/toned > skinny, every day. Any woman who tells you that she doesn't like muscles is either lying to you, or an outlier who's testimony means nothing (unless she's a girl you really like...and even then she's probably lying).


You can't change your facial structure without plastic structure, but you can EASILY get buff with clean eating and a few months of lifting. I lost all my muscle over the winter break because I starved in the goddamn Amazon jungle, but I got it all back in three months of working out 6 hours a week, eating Paleo, and not drinking alcohol.

The only reasons someone ISN'T in great physical shape are

1. They don't WANT too be
2. They're lazy


Simple as that.

- Hector

 

[NarrowJ]

Feel like the title of the thread should've been "Looks more important than anything when it comes to Tinder and online dating".

Anyway, yeah. Looks help. And on the subject of the male body, working out, being in shape... I'll take this even a step further than Hector did.

You can't change your facial structure without plastic structure, but you can EASILY get buff with clean eating and a few months of lifting.

Can't change the overall structure of your face, but you can change aesthetics quite a bit by being in good physical condition. As a guy who as himself been skinny as a beanpole, thirty pounds overweight, and now in the best shape of my entire life I can attest to the fact that my face looks much better and healthier than it did when I was skinny, and much more so than when I was overweight.

Imagine the dude from the first "experiment" if he were 30 lbs skinnier. What would his face look like compared to what it looks like now? Caved in eye sockets, skinny neck, pointy cheek bones.

Now imagine him if he were 30 lbs heavier than he is in those pics. What would his face look like then?

The more physically healthy / in shape you are, the better aesthetics you'll have. An extreme example of how bodybuilding can change your head shape/facial features: Barry Bonds wore a size 7.5 cap his rookie year in baseball. He wore a size 16 cap his final season in the majors. He was on the juice, obviously, and like I said that's an extreme sample.

But yeah, get yourself in shape. It shows in more than just your arms, chest and legs (and gives you a couple more inches cock size if you're not Pudgy McPudgerton ;P).

Just my $0.02


J.J.