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There’s nothing wrong with wanting someone attractive. We all had or still have our fair share of cute crushes, may they be celebrities or campus heartthrob. I have nothing against that. However, thinking that couples should be matched according to physical attractiveness is another story. They give me the impression wherein good-looking creatures are limited to interact only with their counterpart of the same species/kind. This mentality shows how bigoted we, human beings, could get. Corollary to this, it reflects our superficiality in criteria for assessing a person.

And when people finally see beneath the physical imperfection of the unappealing/unattractive one, what makes it more upsetting is that they take positive qualities (i.e. talent, skill, intellect, kindness) as compensation for the supposed lack of physical beauty.

I have been told a couple of times in my first relationship that I could have chosen ‘someone better-looking’. The crassness of the remark never fails to secretly insult me. It’s as if the purpose of securing a partner is to have an attractive trophy to brag among your friends, as opposed to loving that person.

Love is love no matter who you share it with.