Is it better to be Physically Attractive or Intelligent?

[baby_chichay]

We can't have it all. Pero mas gusto ko na manalo sa America's Next Top Model kesa ng Nobel Peace Prize. LOL. 

Pero pwede din naman na kahit sex appeal na lang, di masyadong kagandahan or katalinuhan pero malakas naman ang dating at PR, keri na din. 

[GaylordBruno]

intelligence.. yung physical pwedeng ma alter.. yung kabobohan ang walang gamot.

[blatherina]

but what happens when the not so attractive ones lose their intelligence?

You mean like... dementia? Sana naman pag nangyari yun, tanders na siya, so looks won't matter much. Maybe that's another thing to think about.   

[kutingkulilit]

naalala ko one time tinanong si julius babao ni ces drillon and karen davila sa bandila... pano daw if halimbawa na-stranded sha sa isang deserted island, ano daw pipiliin nyang makasama, maganda na di katalinuhan o di kagandahan pero matalino. ang pinili nya, yung maganda... tuturuan nalang daw nyang makipagusap, lol.  lalake nga naman, ahaha!

pero personally, mas pipiliin ko maging intelligent parin. though totoo na ang mga magagandang babae can almost get away with everything, i believe yung mga babaeng yun eh yung mga magaganda na madiskarte. meaning, may utak parin kahit papanong pinapagana hindi puro ganda lang. may kakilala akong ganun, maganda sha, pero hindi maabilidad. kaya ang weak ng dating nya.

tsaka i can't stand yung mga babae na puro ganda lang, pag nagsalita na, wala na... hanggang pacute lang. ayoko naman maging ganun.

[pretinnes]

pwede both?haha.seriously, intelligent pero sana may sex appeal pa din.ayoko naman na matalino pero parang nangangain ang dating.aminin, maraming ganyan sa mundo

[viellemacey]

physically attractive, to the extreme.. 

pero iba pa rin intelligent.
most people say na i'm pretty naman pero yung "wow" factor andun when they knew that i graduated cum laude. 

[carrieso]

pwede both?haha.seriously, intelligent pero sana may sex appeal pa din.ayoko naman na matalino pero parang nangangain ang dating.aminin, maraming ganyan sa mundo

wag ka naman ganyan ,,, natatamaan ak.... nIce to meet you here in this forum

[viellemacey]

^what's nangangain ang dating sis? 

[muahmuahmuah]

naalala ko one time tinanong si julius babao ni ces drillon and karen davila sa bandila... pano daw if halimbawa na-stranded sha sa isang deserted island, ano daw pipiliin nyang makasama, maganda na di katalinuhan o di kagandahan pero matalino. ang pinili nya, yung maganda... tuturuan nalang daw nyang makipagusap, lol.  lalake nga naman, ahaha!

similar question was asked sa isang beauty contestant on tv.  the question was if she got stranded on a remote island who would she want to be stuck with? her answer : President Ramos (it was the year Ramos pa was president). So nagtaka the hosts sabay kamot pa ng ulo na  bakit eh matanda nagsuggest pa na ayaw mo ng macho or guapo etc. Sagot ni  beauty contestant : Pag nawala ang Presidente mag kakaroon ng search party para mahanap siya and be rescued. Oo nga naman

[definedelirium]

with this current society, i'd rather be physically attractive with average intelligence. why? because people tend to treat physically attractive people better. i dont blame people as this is a subconscious thing. people tend to see smart women as er, dangerous, i guess because they're dont conform to the traditional idea of a woman (the shy, feminine type).

[viellemacey]

i remember when i was in college, one of my classmate, a guy, said in front of the class ( he's asked by our professor ) "i wouldn't court a girl like them", pointing his finger to me and my 4 gfs. we actually looked at our mirror that time then he said "your beautiful don't get mad". and then he explain why he said that. according to him girls that are intelligent are not so happy to be with because we speak with facts, it seems like we're dominating them. he said we always have this "according to..." "according to this book..." and we even try to correct every single word a guy said. they also find it hard to play a joke on us because our knowledge is too deep for their joke/s to penetrate?

IMHO, somewhat he's right but we're not always like that.
girls do you believe in that? that most guys don't want girls that are intelligent though pretty just because of that issue?

[blatherina]

^Not everyone's like that, maraming kasing uptight na smart people, super mega correct everything. Meron din namang mga lalaki na kaya sarili, di basta-basta maiinsecure. 

A girl with a strong mind needs a guy with a strong mind. Di magtatagal kung may utak si girl tapos boploks si boy, magiging insecure nga yun (boy), lalo na kung nitpick-y yung babae.

[pandalicious]

i'd rather be intelligent, parang ang babaw kasi pag maganda lang.  people will treat you better pag maganda ka, eh pano pag pumangit ka? wala na. and there is ALWAYS someone who will be better looking than you, at wala kang magagawa doon. but with intelligence, when you find someone more intelligent than you, pwede ka pang matuto sa kanya

[viellemacey]

A girl with a strong mind needs a guy with a strong mind. Di magtatagal kung may utak si girl tapos boploks si boy, magiging insecure nga yun (boy), lalo na kung nitpick-y yung babae.

oo nga sis.. yung classmate ko kasi na nagsabi nun nangongopya lang lagi ng assignment, pati exam. 

[fides00]

i remember when i was in college, one of my classmate, a guy, said in front of the class ( he's asked by our professor ) "i wouldn't court a girl like them", pointing his finger to me and my 4 gfs. we actually looked at our mirror that time then he said "your beautiful don't get mad". and then he explain why he said that. according to him girls that are intelligent are not so happy to be with because we speak with facts, it seems like we're dominating them. he said we always have this "according to..." "according to this book..." and we even try to correct every single word a guy said. they also find it hard to play a joke on us because our knowledge is too deep for their joke/s to penetrate?

IMHO, somewhat he's right but we're not always like that.
girls do you believe in that? that most guys don't want girls that are intelligent though pretty just because of that issue?

nah. to heck with people like that. i don't believe that intelligence = boring/not happy to be around with. i have lots of friends who are smart pero masayang kasama. mahirap kaya magpatawa. you have to be intelligent for that kasi dapat mabilis ka mag-isip and witty ka para makagawa ng panalong punchline. i think you were just surrounded by the wrong type of guys.
a guy who is in the right disposition and one who has enough confidence in himself and his abilities would love to date a girl who's smart and pretty at the same time. i mean, bakit naman hindi diba? eye candy na, may ibubuga pa. yung pagpapa-cute and pa-charming can only go so far, although it helps. you need to have substance pa rin to carry you through life. if a guy sees this as something negative, then you're better off without him.


to the topic naman, i think it's not fair to put intelligence up against physical beauty. pareho naman yang nagagawan ng paraan eh. you could get more intelligent by being more well-read and being aware of what's going on around you. ndi ako naniniwalang may mga taong bobo. masyado lang judgmental at impatient ang ibang tao to teach or give these "bobo" people a chance to prove that they have a functioning brain. or minsan din yung tao mismo, nag-reresign na lang sa thought na bobo siya kaya ndi na niya ginagawan ng paraan to further his intelligence. in that case, katamaran na lang yan. sometimes naman, wala rin talagang means. tulad kung wala kang pang-aral dahil la kayong pera. pero sa totoo lang, marami naman din talagang klase ng intelligence eh. ndi lang yung bookish intelligence na familiar sating lahat.

also, you can be more beautiful thru skincare and cosmetics, dressing up and kung extreme, aesthetic surgery. and personally, cliche man pero it always boils down to how a person carries herself. may mga taong ndi naman artistahin yung mukha at katawan pero magaling magdala ng sarili nila kaya attractive sila sa iba kahit pa ndi sila "physically attractive". meron namang saksakan ng ganda pero kulang sa tamang attitude kaya ayun, dedma rin tao sa kanila. kulang kumbaga sa confidence.

i believe that your level of intelligence or beauty is not importance. dapat alalahanin pa rin na it's still up to you to make the most out of what you have and especially, to make use of your intelligence and beauty to advance not only yourself but also those who are important to you, be it your partner, your child, your family, your community or your nation. aanhin mo naman ganda at talino mo kung wala ka namang ginagawa sa buhay mo kundi magpaganda lang at magpakatalino. so para sa akin, walang better diyan. better use lang.

[hisana]

Exceptional kindness and intelligence are two things I admire the most in people, so I'm going with brainpower here. Not that I don't sometimes fantasize about waking up one day looking like a model...it's just that I think I can live with not being all lovely and gorgeous, but it would be a real source of insecurity and stress for me kung medyo mahina utak ko. LOL, feeling ko lang.

In terms of which will get you ahead in life, I agree na it's more of diskarte than anything else anyway, so either--or neither--will do.

[beautifuldreamer]

at first interest physical attraction talaga...but in the long run attraction is based on the heart desire and minds works...they are team up in your recognition of this feeling

[TheGoat]

If you could choose one, would you rather be more extremely physically attractive or extremely intelligent?

These two characteristics play big roles in having advantages in life.

Extremely intelligent.  Hindi naman sinabi na pag extremely intelligent ka mukha ka nang butete.

[dolly]

Extremely Intelligent.

[blatherina]

*tries to imagine "butete"*