Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder, as some would say,?

or is beauty a generally agreed upon ideal that has more to do with symmetry and proportionality than subjective preferences?Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder, as some would say,?
I say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I say this because I read an article which states that people tend to choose mates based on their facial features, but they tend to look for facial features similar to their own. :D





http://cujo.clemson.edu/manuscript.php?m鈥?/a>Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder, as some would say,?
If the ';behold'; has enough sense to decide whats beautiful than yes, but these days a lot of people base their ideas of beautiful on what society tells them.
If you read Kant, you will know that beauty is a concept related to many aspects, like proportion, texture. Beauty is also a social idea.
I think it's in the eye of the beholder- because someone shallow and only interested in how someone looks is going to be picking someone ';hottie-status'; whereas, maybe someone who is deep and looking for a serious connection with someone might not limit themselves to searching the most attractive side of the pool - maybe they want to get to know someone, since who they are as a person is all that's going to be left when you are 80 years old and have had a million babies and grandbabies together. Under the wrinkles, do you want a dumb yo-yo that you married as a hottie, or someone who is well-developed and keeps you happy and keeps coversation rolling?
sure, on an individual basis, each person has things that are very attractive to them. However, many of those perceptions of what is attractive is based on cultural norms, such as super skinny model types in the western world, or more rounded figures in some traditional and middle eastern cultures.
I think it is. Most of the people that I find attractive are people that my friends think are ugly or weird-looking.
While it is true that looks will get you places, but a personality will ultimately make or break the looks in a heartbeat.
I once told my grandpa that beauty doesnt count, his reply was ';no, but it sure does help';. which really made me laugh. I think that beauty is souly in the eyes of the beholder. I have talked to my friend about what a chick looks like. I have a view that doesnt always go with what he says as hot or beautiful. I think that there is a general preference based on society for the majority of people and from there it branches off into a personal look for specific traits.
Both. Some people prefer blondes, some brunettes, etc, etc. There are definitely features that are attractive to most people.





However, some people grow more attractive as you know them while some grow less attractive. Haven't you ever met anyone you found very attractive and then after talking to them for ten minutes, you did not find them very attractive at all? And the opposite is true...haven't you ever met someone average who suddenly became more attractive the longer you talked to them?
Yes, it is, but to a certain degree I believe. A person that one finds attractive that another finds only as 'ok' looking, shows that different people view what they consider as attractive differently. However, I do feel its important to note that a really unattractive person( as in physical apprance) would never be considered attractive in any one's eyes, so untimately, beauty is really just an agreed upon idea, just that there are various ideals that had been agreed upon, like there's Angelina Jolie for brunettes, and Jessica Simpson for blondes, and a person who prefers brunettes would say that Angelina Jolie is more attractive than Jessica Simpson and vice versa, when in actual reality, they are both just as attractive and desirable. Whereas if a person is really unattractive, no one will say he/she is attractive. I'm answering this question based just on on physical apprances alone though, not taking into account other influences like a person's personality or character as I think the asker is targeting the question to physical outlook.