To think women are usually better-looking than their partners?

[Imalwayshungry]

Apologies if this offends anybody.. this is just my opinion, something I've noticed. Maybe it's just that women take better care of their looks in general? I very rarely see men who I'd consider unbelievably good-looking, model-like and so on.
Also, I think men are more attracted to looks whereas women go for assets, so will be less bothered about the male not being as good-looking.

In general men age much faster than women. They lose their looks very fast. The only man who still looks ok past 50 is Elon Musk!

I wouldn’t turn down Brad or George.

I’m definitely more attractive than my husband, richer than him too…

Well It's true in my house 😂

And I can think of countless other examples.

Well for starters physical attractiveness is very subjective - what you think is plain I might find head turning. More importantly though, who cares? It's so shallow judging people on their looks and it's sad that this applies far more to women than it does to men. You can't tell from someone's appearance or looks if they are kind or selfish, intelligent or dim, trustworthy or dishonest, industrious or lazy, compassionate or uncaring.

True beauty comes from within.

I very rarely see men who I'd consider unbelievably good-looking, model-like and so on.

Can't say I know many women who fit that description either. Not married ones, that's for sure.

I think most couples are pretty well matched looks-wise actually. I don't think I've ever seen a couple where one is insanely gorgeous and the other is average. I do have friends who claim their husbands are much better looking than they are but I disagree - it's a case of "love is blind" and they just fancy their husbands so perceive them as better looking than they are. In my social circle all the women work and mostly couples match each other in terms of earning. I know several female breadwinners. I don't know anyone who looks for "assets" although pretty much all my friends (and me) wanted our other halves to have jobs when we were dating as young women, which I don't think is unreasonable as we were too! We weren't looking for meal tickets but equals and that's pretty much how we've ended up.

DH and I are both average!

My DH is so handsome and despite being 10 years older than me, he looks like he's still in his early 30s. I have had relatives and strangers comment on how good looking he is.. I am however just over a 100kg and short and honestly not the best looking person. My sister makes a not nice comment all the time about how she's glad she's the better looking one in her couple and she thinks men look more masculine if they're a bit ugly. She says if she were the less good looking one in her couple she would always be worried about her husband and other women. She never says anything directly about me but that particular comment has come up several times now.

Edit to say DH also once got scouted as a model!

@CoConnieCroydon well...yes? My point exactly. They are attracted to their husbands so say "oh he's so much better looking than me", whereas I don't necessarily think they are anything special as I'm not attracted to them! And in my mind the couple look fairly well matched looks-wise.

I'm attractive in an average way- some blokes think I'm hot, I can scrub up well. The last few men I've fell for have been acquired tastes looks wise, I've been more conventionally attractive than them BUT their personalities have been outstanding. However I couldn't have fallen for them if I found them physically repulsive, it's more that they grew on me after getting to know them.

I very rarely see men who I'd consider unbelievably good-looking, model-like and so on

I very rarely see women who look like that either. And if they do you can bet its not a natural no make up look

Maybe the reason you think women are better looking is down to make up. It's scary the difference make up can make.

Liam Neeson, Mel Gibson, Sean bean all so gorgeous, and aged like fine wine 😁

My husband I don't suppose is typically good-looking but I think he is lush. He also isn't a high earner.
He's bloody perfect 🥰

Is it me or have the incels arrived 🤔

I beg to differ- what about Craig Doyle?! He's 50 odd..

I don't agree @Imalwayshungry as I think most couples match. Me and DH are similar looking/both pretty OK, and most couples I know look similar and are equally good looking/average looking etc.

That's why older couples/elderly couples look the same when they have been together 50+ years. They haven't grown to look alike; they looked alike to start with!

I do agree with others though that women do age well, and better than they used to - as they look after each other, and it is a myth that men age better than women. (I think women actually age a bit better than men!)

My DH is better looking than me. My ex was better looking than me.

Of course some women go for assets, in the same way that some men go for looks.
Why deny it?

They have a certain way of communicating, don't they. "Cheat-code"? Pfft.

Partly, men don't care as much. Secondly, they don't have as many tools at their disposal. I can't imagine a bloke moisturising or hsving their roots done.

My DH often comments a man is "punching" aka with a woman (he perceives to be) better looking. He very rarely says it about women!

I would say me and DH are probably equally matched in terms of looks. I fancied him the first day I saw him but we knew each other for 2 years before we got together so we knew each other pretty well as well.

I’d say I’m worse than DH and it makes me feel awful. I feel like other people probably wonder what he’s doing with me.

When we got together (late 20s) I was slim and above average looks, but I’ve aged dreadfully, I look at photos of myself and think WTF

Can I add Martin Kemp to your list? 😄