Do attractive people have an easier life?

Do handsome people have it easier in life? Yes.
If they know they look good and show it in their demeanor, does this make them ugly? Depends on the mannerisms developed. Physical beauty remains unchanged of course, but a large part of attraction stems from the way people interact or and behave. Snooty and haughty people, behavior that can grow from good looks (among other things of course)
are not considered attractive qualities, after all.
Looks fade and die. A person is best of if they realize this and accept it as a consequence of life. This is not always easy, hence the birth of the cosmetics industry

Finally, some people will react negatively to beautiful people out of envy or low personal self esteem. Sometimes, because they perceive those looks to be a direct threat to their own lifestyle (For instance, the (wo)man of your dreams dancing with an in your opinion better looking person of your own sex). This cannot be helped, and shows that every advantage has its own dark side.

NAj.

No. Life is difficult and THAT is a fact, beautiful, handsome or not. There may be some advantages, but happiness never comes from outside,only from the inside. It is like asking if rich people are happier? They have a different set of problems, more expensive problems - yet there is always the envy of someone who has more. Humanity makes us capable of envy, and of the insanity of thinking that if we were prettier or wealthier, we would be so much happier...when it isn't true. I KNOW beautiful women who are afraid that they are loved only for their appearance and what will happen when the eventual aging occurs and you can have only so many face lifts, tummy tucks, butt lifts and boob jobs. So, I vote NO.

this may be of some interest

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5011730.stm



Unhappy home link to appearance
Women whose parents had poor relationship look more masculine (left) compared with women whose parents had a good relationship (right)





The woman on the left was rated less attractive
Girls from broken homes may grow up to be less attractive, research published by the Royal Society shows.

Two studies from a team at St Andrew's University suggested that women whose parents had separated or had a poor relationship looked more masculine.

Researchers assessed facial features and body shape in 229 women and found those from stable homes appeared more feminine and healthy.

The results may be linked to levels of testosterone - the male sex hormone.

However, it is unclear if increased testosterone in the offspring of parents who separate is genetic or caused by stress of an unhappy family life.

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I don't know that I believe any of it - but some scientific researchers do.
Any thoughts?

Personally, I think 'exuberance' is attractive. If someone is happily into doing what they really want to be doing - especially if that thing is creative - I don't think it matters if they look plain on a bad day - when anyone's smiling there is beauty.


Endy