Anybody who answers this question without beauty as one of their final choices, is just attempting to act more modest than any real human "SHOULD" when choosing a life partner. This will only lead to disaster. You can't love somebody (intimately and forever) if you aren't attracted to them.
The bottom line is this ...
If you are looking for a relationship to gain "exp pts.
," and maybe just help to pass time ... by all means, broaden your horizons, and just go for whatever. BUT!! If you're my type and you want to have a real relationship, and by that I mean a monogamous bond with ONE person for the REST OF YOUR LIFE!! Then you have to be SELFISH!!
I know that sounds ridiculous, but if you're not getting from your partner whatever it is that YOU WANT, (and I
DON'T mean this in a bad way) then the relationship has very high chances of crumbling over time, because time goes by and you both continue to change, if you don't love that person for who they are and they don't have the qualities that you have always from the opposite gender, then the chances favor that you're gonna find yourself in a nasty process of separation at some point in your life.
And that my friends, is something I never want to experience.
Divorce is something that I honestly feel more people could avoid, if they would look at relationships for what they really are, and put more effort into the elimination process. Again, you need to be selfish when choosing your soulmate. There is no cutting corners if you want to be happy.
Don't let the media distort your vision of how relationships should really be. Don't take what I say to heart, but my views have landed me with a girl I would gladly die for. Don't lie, pretend, or fake supreme modesty just because you think that is how it should be. I know good people are raised not to discriminate, and for this reason alone, I think the "beauty isn't important" idea came about. In your own heart, can you honestly say you would be happy spending the rest of your life with somebody who can't make you shiver in sheer bliss!? Someone who doesn't appeal to you!? Quit lying to yourself!!
BE SELFISH!! and I mean that ...
You won't be happy unless your being honest. Most importantly, that means being honest with yourself. In accordance, that means being selfish when and ONLY when CHOOSING YOUR PARTNER ...