Study says evaluating someone based looks is pointless

A new study has suggested that a great personality trumps good looks when finding a match. Researchers found that people's perceptions of potential dates' attractiveness goes up after they have a positive face-to-face interaction - but only for those who were rated mid to low attractiveness based on their photo. Because those who were deemed good looking could not increase in attractiveness, it was those in the middle who received higher ratings for being friendly and having a good sense of humor. Researchers found that people's perceptions of potential dates' attractiveness goes up after they have a positive face-to-face interaction - but only for those who were rated mid to low attractiveness based on their photo The recent study, conducted by researchers at the University of Kansas, investigated how a person's perception changes of person they'meet' on a dating app when they come face-to-face in real life. By rating someone's attractiveness before meeting them diminishes the rater's evaluation of that person afterward, probably because the rater is comparing their conversation partner to all the other potential partners they saw online.