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by astura 1412 days ago
You aren't wrong, the downvote are a defense mechanism.

People can blame their inability to have a relationship on outside factors (age/genetic makeup) if physical attractiveness was set in stone and the most important thing. It's a worldview where they don't have to look at their personality or behavior critically, so its an incredibly appealing worldview to some.

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that's a good point, and sadly apps like tinder just reinforce that