This violates Rule 5 in the sidebar, and had to be taken down.

We've litigated and re-litigated the question of whether looks matter, years ago.

While people have their preferences for what looks they like, there's no way to predict that without interacting with someone.

The negative self-talk in our heads often latches onto the idea that looks are king, as a cognitive shortcut, because dealing with all the things we actually have control over is really daunting.

Looks are a factor. They aren't the only factor by a long shot. End of story. asking weather looks matter is not the question. The question is what are you doing about the other things you actually more control over?

Again, see Rule 5.