At first I was inclined to mumble something akin to Dangerosa’s articulation, as my own exhaustive studies strongly support Ex Machina’s Fellatio Ratio theory.
This POV was loudly endorsed by one of the most unashamedly studly, and ‘successful’ Don Juans I’ve ever had the fortune to know - who achieved bedpost notch number 5,000 earlier this year, no exaggeration neccessary.
BUT…
I would have to opine that this inverse correlation applies almost exclusively to oral pleasure, and does not play out in the long game.
Here it goes:
Leaving aside the given “eye of the beholder” caveats for beauty,
the less classically attractive women know that they are, and are therefore much more likely to have a poor self-image. These are the ones that will simper around, turn the light off, hide under the covers so you won’t see their cellulite, act as if sex is dirty and embarassing, and get dressed as soon as possible.
That’s just not fun to be around and deal with.
Although some beauty queens can also be neurotic, the above-average lookers are happy to expose their body and let you enjoy it with a smile. They can lounge about comfortable in nakedness. I find this a most attractive trait - attractive in the general, not just good-looking sense. Plus being good to look at.
And yes, on a physical level, it feels better to be knocking boots with a fit, shapely speciman with good skin than it does to be up close and personal with pores, flab and bad hair.
Avoiding the “Dingo Arm” phenomenon is also important for your own mental health.
You can quote Pulp Fiction all you like and claim “Personality counts for a lot” but there is a biological imperative at work when the majority of us try and select a mate. Looks and Grooming will always give Personality a run for its money - even after the road test.
When choosing someone to live with, see every day, and raise your children, sure, pick the person, but in the bedroom, excluding all other factors, the beautiful body is a natural choice.
Yes there are a thousand folk who may wish to say that their wife is pig-ugly but great in bed, and congratulations to you all. Did you really expect a PC post in this thread?