Which of these do you look for more in a potential mate?

[Brahma Bull]

Beauty or Brains?

[MallRat]

1. Actually, I like to make sure that they come from a battleground state.

Foreign policy or national defense experience is a plus, too.

But that's just me.

Sincerely yours,
Sen. John Kerry

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. brains

i am an intelligence fetishist

[Brahma Bull]

6. Fetishist?

Is that a word? :)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

15. yup it is

:evilgrin:

[Brahma Bull]

16. Ok.

:)

[eyesroll]

14. Me too

Specifically, I like nerds. (It's rare that I am attracted to someone who meets traditional American standards of beauty anyway.)

I'm married, so not looking, but if I was dating again, intelligence would be a "must." I dated far too many stupid people in high school to waste my time as an adult. The "duh" look is unbecoming. (If you're trying to impress me, but you don't know what the hell I'm talking about, ask! Don't just stare! I'll do the same with you!)

Yeah, I'm an intellectual snob, I know.

[GOPisEvil]

33. So, are you saying that Vince is, um, intellectually-challenged?

I'm married, so not looking, but if I was dating again, intelligence would be a "must."

That sentence makes it seem as though it wasn't a "must" when you got married THIS time. ;-) Then again, I've seen his posts...I've got your sainthood application around here somewhere.

[eyesroll]

42. Vince actually is quite intelligent, bizarre threads notwithstanding...

;-)
Perhaps my original post was poorly phrased.

Intelligence would be a "must" if I was dating. It's a "must" now, too. It wasn't a must when I was in high school, and I probably made many bad decisions as a result of surrounding myself with idiots.

But I have a feeling that if I didn't caveat my original with "I'm married so I'm just talkin'" I'd get someone else jumping to a different conclusion...
Sigh. Can't win...

On edit: Typos. Intelligence has nothing to do with typing skills, right?

[GOPisEvil]

44. Oh, I'm just being a smart-ass as usual.

Typing skills do not equal intelligence. Two separate things. That's my story.

[pagerbear]

43. Lioness, baby! How ya doing?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

56. did you see my last thread?

[pagerbear]

59. The 5-day headache?

[Sequoia]

3. Sense of humor

that's really important when beauty and brains fail.

[demgurl]

4. Beauty will fade....

Brains really turn me on. The smarter the guy, the hotter I am for him!

[supernova]

5. Brains, but I'm certainly

on the lookout for both. Why not have it all? ;-)

[Brahma Bull]

7. That's what I look for.

Beauty AND brains. :)

Moreso on the beauty part.

[Political_Junkie]

10. I'm with ya on that, Supernova.

I want it all!

[arcane1]

8. brains definitely

though since the brain is a body part, can I just say I look for a nice body? :silly:

[Loonman]

9. People always say sense of humor

But I'll settle for a great ass and a loose morality.

[Brahma Bull]

11. LOL.

I like that answer! :thumbsup:

[phillybri]

17. I'd have to go w/ breast size...

:evilgrin:

[Brahma Bull]

18. That works too.

You get the award for the best answer of the thread. :)

[phillybri]

22. Would you rather have this...

...or a butt-ugly Nobel prize winner???

PS: Personally, I lucked out. My wife is hot and far smarter than I could ever dream of being...

[Brahma Bull]

25. I'd rather have the hot chick in the picture!

I definitely prefer beauty over brains. I don't wanna date an ugly chick.

I definitely like it even better if they have both. :)

[Crowdance]

12. Kindness

Neither brains nor beauty bring any joy if kindness is lacking.

[wryter2000]

30. Yup, kindness

Is this someone who could be your friend?

However, I voted for brains. Life is too short to spend it with stupid people.

[olddem43]

13. Personality

[Bombtrack]

19. You can't have a "both" choice in a "what more" poll

just my opinion.

[Brahma Bull]

20. Yes you can.

You can want both beauty and brains the most. :)

[ET Awful]

21. Where's "libido" on the list? :)

[Brahma Bull]

23. Haha.

Sorry...it's was just between beauty and brains. :(

But yes, good libido IS one of the most important things to look for. :)

[SarahB]

24. Brains, warm heart, chemistry

There are some men that may be smart and handsome, but there's no chemistry. Chemistry is undefinable, but I've known it when it's there. All too rarely do I run into a man who to me, is the total package. In the meantime, life is what it is.

[MsFlorida]

26. men with pocket protectors

I really miss the last one I used to date -- the rocket scientist, literally.

[phillybri]

27. Gentlemen, look at this picture and re-evaluate your answers...

[Brahma Bull]

28. *drool*

:wow:

I'd rather have a chick like her with no brains than a chick that looks like Condi Rice and has brains.

[SarahB]

32. She might also be a very intelligent and nice person though.

You never know. Some people aren't just one or the other.

[Brahma Bull]

34. Yeah, I know.

I was just saying. :)

[phillybri]

36. Exactly...

Like I mentioned, my wife is hot AND brilliant. Great combo!:thumbsup:

[Speck Tater]

37. Yuck!

Too busty, too tall, obviously too self-obsessed to be part of a working relationship.

Here's something much closer to perfection:

[phillybri]

39. Also very nice...

:-)

[Brahma Bull]

53. Is that Willow from Buffy?

If it is...she's a cutie. :)

[Speck Tater]

54. Yes. That is she.

And now that she's thirty-something I don't feel so bad about havingh a crush on her. :)

[Brahma Bull]

55. She's in her 30s?

Dayum! I thought she was in her 20s.

[Speck Tater]

57. IIRC Just turned 30 a few months ago.

[NightTrain]

60. Can she hold up her end of an intelligent conversation?

If not, then to hell with her!

[Speck Tater]

29. None of the above

Temprament and personality have to come first, above anything else.
If a woman is snotty and argumentative and has no regard for the feelings of others then it doesn't make a bit of difference how smart or beautiful she is.

[No2W2004]

31. She can look like this.....

But if she's dumb as a post, it will get real old real quick.
Give me a smart woman any day. (Of course, if she was smart and just happened to look a little something like that um in the words of Glen Quagmire, "Dear Diary...JACKPOT!".....:P)

[Brahma Bull]

35. Who cares...

if she's dumb as a stick? LOOK AT HER! :wow:

[No2W2004]

38. In the words of known pervert, Howard Stern,

If you see a woman who looks so great that you drool uncontrolably just glancing at her, remember. Somewhere there is a man who she was with once and is now sick of her.

OK, if you want a "sex toy" you can put away when you are done with her, fine. A bimbo would be perfect. If you want a relationship however, sooner or later you're gonna have to do something beside boinking....

[Brahma Bull]

52. Good point...but...

I'm only 22. I don't even wanna think about getting married at this point. :)

I just wanna have fun. :evilgrin:

[radwriter0555]

40. Size 13 shoes.

And a french accent doesn't hurt.

[Champ]

41. Compatibility

[CrownPrinceBandar]

45. A pulse.

:shrug:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

46. Beauty fades, but brains last forever...

Barring something unforseen. If you can't talk to the one you love, then it's not worth it. Their beauty will fade and they'll be left with nothing.
Duckie

[JVS]

47. Ability and willingness to work hard

No goldbricking on my time!

[Nikia]

48. I'm married but brains

After dating breaking up with my first serious boyfriend when I was 16, I swore that I would nevere date a dumb guy again. Most decent looking dumb guys didn't like me anyway. They were put off by a smart woman.
Really though, there are few guys that I have thought were really hot before I knew them. There are few guys within 10 years of my age that completely scare me away either. All people that I like in any fashion of the word looks much more attractive than when I first saw them. Anyone who I really dislike looks much less attractive than when I first saw them. These things work together.
I don't really like all smart people. Some of them are mean jerks or full of themselves just like people with average or below intelligence.

[flamingyouth]

49. I'd have to say kindness, but I voted for brains

Beauty is an extra bonus. For me, when I love someone he is automatically beautiful to me.

[bigwillq]

50. I voted both

For a potential mate, they need to be a mix of both beauty and brains.
If that person is just a quick fling, then I guess it's just beauty. If I'm having a non-sexual fling with that person than it's just brains.

But seriously, my mate should have beauty, brains, sense of humor, some same qualities, good chemistry with me and a fun-loving disposition.

[tilsammans]

51. Make me laugh

A sense of humor -- one that's compatible with mine. Beats BOTH brains and beauty.

[Misunderestimator]

58. As long as we don't allow one version of beauty to dictate all...

:)