Are Most Guys Superficial? Is It Really All About Looks?

Only one guy can answer this.

“Ted, do you know how long it takes a woman to decide whether or not she’s going to sleep with a guy? 8.3 seconds. After that, her decision is made. She will not change her mind.” — Barney Stinson

Hold on. He said woman. Why did he…? Wait! Could it be that women quickly judge men based on looks too?

*gasp*

Looks are a visual filtering mechanism all humans use – and a beautiful one at that. It keeps us sane.

What’s easy to forget is that it’s one of thousands. The world wants you to believe we’re all superficial based on a single argument:

Looks are the first filter we use.

Don’t judge all of us by the few who stop there.

Nik

Niklas Göke writes for dreamers, doers, and unbroken optimists. A self-taught writer with more than a decade of experience, Nik has published over 2,000 articles. His work has attracted tens of millions of readers and been featured in places like Business Insider, CNBC, Lifehacker, and many others. Nik has self-published 2 books thus far, most recently 2-Minute Pep Talks. Outside of his day job and daily blog, Nik loves reading, video games, and pizza, which he eats plenty a slice of in Munich, Germany, where he resides.