The physical appearance of a man is almost completely irrelevant when it comes to attraction, unless he is horribly ugly or extremely aesthetic/good-looking.
And when I say "horribly ugly" I mean something like..
.....That.
And when I say "extremely aesthetic/good-looking" I mean something like....
....This.
But that is the honest truth. Women may at times nitpick in the gray-area in between repulsive/model-status, but in general it really doesn't matter at all.
The only true benefit of being extremely good looking when it comes to attraction is that the man starts off at a bit of an advantage. They're a bit "ahead of the game" in the sense that a woman has, upon seeing a man, determined he is likely to possess furthermore attractive traits.
In today's world, everything has an association. Women associate status, success, wealth, confidence, and other societal values in an attractive man; because that's how they've been portrayed in society.
What images come to mind with an extremely overweight, acne-covered, ungroomed guy? Basement dweller? Awkward, uninteresting, unmotivated? almost apathetic and emotionless in a sense because women have not had any social grooming which has led them to believe attractive traits are found in unkempt fat guys.
And I'll be the first to say of course the logic is flawed; but that's just the way the world is. There are plenty of useless attractive guys, and lots of brilliant and interesting big guys out there. But from a still photograph a girl will never be able to tell.
So what does that mean for the majority of guys who fall in between those two groups? I mean realistically, most guys aren't about to be on GQ or crushing themselves in their own weight, so what do they face?
They're honestly pretty much just as in a good of a position as the GQ-guys. The problem is they just don't know it.
Most guys think if a girl doesn't show obvious and open interest, she is not attracted and will not be attracted to him. If everyone had that mindset the human population would come to a screeching halt.
So what does the initial contact mean? It sure as hell isn't going to be some Disney/chick flick shit where everyone is down to fuck upon setting eyes on each other. Well except for the guys. But the fact is when a generally normal looking guy meets a girl, he is a blank slate.
This is ideal. Some could argue that it is in fact more ideal than being extremely attractive and giving girls expectations because in this economy, let's keep it real, bitches be golddiggin' for good looking well-off guys. When you're a blank slate, you create your own expectations. Your actual interaction with a girl will trigger all kinds of thoughts in her head as to what you're all about.
There are actually three categories that appear on your "blank slate" when a girl is assigning you characteristics.
1. Pros - All the awesome shit about your badass self. This is the moneymaker column and what has to be stacked to the brim with everything that is amazing about you, starting with general traits like confidence and social skills and ending further on with interesting hobbies or facts about yourself.
2. Cons - All your bullshit. Everything from being an annoying whiny bitch to a psychotic bipolar motherfucker goes here. The more cons you have, the less your pros matter. A regular con will probably cancel about 2-4 pros. Which also brings me to the severity of the cons; it doesn't matter how funny/interesting/successful you might be if she thinks you might be a serial killer.
3. Non-Threatening/"Friendzone" Traits - These aren't as bad as cons; but they will fuck your shit when it comes to appearing attractive to women. These are your common "shy guy" qualities; quiet, nervous, awkward, shy, timid etc. These traits tell a girl you aren't going do shit except maybe redecorate her place/do her homework/get mani-pedi's together. This is where most guys fail. They only see their pros and cons but don't pay attention to their seemingly neutral traits that kill attraction. And instead of addressing the true issue at hand guys will turn around and start spouting shit about how its because "I don't have washboard abs" or some other trivial physical bullshit.
Point being? Know how to present yourself in a respectable and attractive manner. That "just be yourself" shit is for settlers/quitters/assclowns. That advice is straight up weaker than Kim Kardashian's singing career. The true statement is actually "be your ultimate self." Learn how to integrate the best of your actual self into your presentation; don't go off of some cookie-cutter pick-up artist bullshit. And I'm not going to sit here and say everyone is perfect just as they are (though most people are fine and are really just too self-conscious); I can't diagnose you as an awesome or lame person, but if you or someone close to you that you trust thinks you need to make some adjustments in your life you should probably consider it. And by that I mean fucking do it. Because unless you are at your core awesome, everything mentioned and will be mentioned doesn't concern you because you either A. can't/won't step up your game or B. would simply be deceiving people into thinking you're an awesome person temporarily until they realize you're full of shit (see: pick-up artist).
I'll be continuing this on my next post(s) and will go into more detail in regards to important qualities and how to portray them, along with common unmasculine/unattractive mannerisms and their manly counterparts.
I'll also address the physical appearance aspect a bit more later as well. Probably should've done it in this post but I'm tired. Also, I don't give a fuck.






