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I wonder how many of the people talking up this kind of biotruth have an insufficiently-fine rumpus.

If you are suggesting that I am an ugly man, no. I am a woman and, by all accounts, I have an adequately fine rump, as well as other assets in the looks department.

And I am one of those women who isn't looking for a hot bod per se, but who would not go so far as to say "Looks don't matter." as just one data point, backing my earlier statement -- I mean, in addition to having seen studies, as I stated earlier.

Also: FYI:

* rum·pus

a noisy disturbance; a commotion. "he caused a rumpus with his flair for troublemaking"

Are you seriously saying that ugly people aren't able to form a reasoned opinion on dating? That's a horrible thing to say.

One could argue that the experiences of people at both ends of the attractiveness bell curve are so atypical that they will emerge with a poor understanding of how it works for everyone else.

Also, please don't use "omg did you say that I can't believe you said that" as an argument.

I'm sorry, I'll stick to using "you must be an ugly loser" as an argument in future.

No of course not, I'm merely asking about the presence of a correlation.

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