Personality Makes You Pretty

Posted by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen Feb 8, 2007

Your personality can be more important than your appearance! After all, people have to connect with and be able to talk to you - drooling over your sexy body or heart-shaped face can only take the relationship so far.

Plus, there are few things less attractive than a scowling face no matter how many blonde curls surround it, or a selfish personality no matter how lean and long the legs are. If a woman is likeable and friendly, men will think favorably of her - overlooking her size and weight.

A study conducted by the University of Central Florida found that participants who were given positive personality traits were more accepting of women than those who thought the women had negative or neutral traits. For instance, if a participant believed a woman was friendly and kind, he was more likely to rate her as attractive - despite her size and shape.

Hmm.....I always shrugged my husband's words off when he said, "I don't care how much you weigh - you're beautiful no matter what." I thought he was buttering me up for sex! Maybe not....maybe he was telling the truth. Imagine that.

Perhaps all our body image fears and struggles would be better off being replaced with considering our Big Five personality traits, striving for authenticity, and being open to change.

Source: Psychology Today magazine.