Originally Posted by Breezy18
How many men are going to even notice the mediocre girl is there before any conversation even transpires?
That's definitely an issue that I've noticed with a fair number of people (male and female). I personally try very hard to give everyone equal "evaluation".
Originally Posted by Rêveur
It's gotten to the point that when I sit down with a group of men the first I "tune out" is the most attractive. Seriously, I automatically shut him out and (horrible as it may sound) unconsciously label him to be immature and snotty. I let the other girls fawn over him and get chummy with the "hottie" while I plop myself down next to Mr. mediocre and proceed to brain-pick.
I'll admit that I tend to be fairly dubious of women who seem to go excessively out of their way to show that they're attractive. If I happen to be attracted to a woman's physical appearance, I don't need to see her flaunting her attractivity before I'll realize that it's appealing to the eye. In all honesty, I would be far more interested in someone who appeared to have a reasonable degree of intelligence than someone who spent several hours and several hundred dollars on her personal beauty.
I know how you feel when you state that you tend to subconsciously screen out certain people based on those types of impressions. Cheers to brain-picking.