How much does being fit compensate if a person isn't pretty?

100%

Being beautiful is the single most important factor in getting dates, these days. Especially since the medium we all use - apps - is a visual one.

If you can't be beautiful, you can at least fix your teeth, get a haircut/shave your head, dress well, and be as low body fat and high muscle mass as you can. Being fit makes you more attractive and more likely to be swiped. If you're fit and can figure out some way to make your profile look like you have money, you're automatically ahead of 70% of other men on the apps.

The world is all about your looks. That gets the foot in the door and allows you to woo them with your personality, but if you can't get the swipe, you can't let the personality shine.

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