Can a man fall in love with an ugly woman?

[BeMoreGenerally]

Do you think?

I am - well, let's say 'not well favoured' in the looks stakes.

I've been married three times. Either men don't really notice, or I am ACE at hypnotism.

The Roald Dahl quote always comes out in threads like this.
I doubt it’s ever made someone feel better if they feel they are ugly. Possibly quite the opposite.

@Pelleas

"Ugly" in physical terms is subjective.

It isn't. As a pp said, there are degrees of subjectivity but broadly speaking there are physical characteristics that humans find attractive and physical characteristics that humans find repellent.

If I searched for random pictures on the internet and posted 9 of attractive women and one of an ugly woman, it would be very obvious which one was the ugly woman.

Yes, there are 'tactful' cliches such as the Dahl shite and 'you have a lovely smile' or 'you have a kind face' but none of that changes anything if you fall in the ugly camp.

However things do get better when you hit middle age because you become invisible, and you see the faces of your attractive contemporaries start to sag, wrinkle and droop, so things level down a bit.

Yeah I agree. Beauty isn't all that subjective. Yes, there might be slight disagreements as to who you might find 'fanciable', but I think most people would agree that, say, Chris Hemsworth or Monica Bellucci are very good-looking people.

In answer to the OP's question, yes, of course men can fall in love with 'ugly' women just as men can fall in love with 'ugly' men, but realistically, unless they have something very special to counteract their 'ugliness' (ie money) most people pair up with partners at about the same level of physical attractiveness, or lack thereof.

I'm ugly. I've heard people say so and people snigger behind my back. But I've been happily married for 15 years, 2 beautiful children and we love each other very much.

I still feel ugly though, I can't bear to look at myself on a video or photo, it destroys me and mentally I can't cope for days.

I just have to get on with it and make myself look nice as much as I can.