# double chins and romance

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-chins-and-romance/290190>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [February 15, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-chins-and-romance/290190 "2005-02-15T14:22:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![susantoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@susantoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susantoo)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-chins-and-romance/290190/1 "2005-02-15T14:22:37Z")

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The chins are an inherited trait. Romance has nothing to do with general appearances but with individual and personal connections. Viva L’Amour!

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-chins-and-romance/290190/2 "2005-02-16T14:35:05Z")

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[How can I get rid of a double chin? (12-Aug-1983)](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_088b.html)

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**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-chins-and-romance/290190/3 "2005-02-17T19:23:26Z")

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> [@susantoo](#):
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> The chins are an inherited trait. Romance has nothing to do with general appearances but with individual and personal connections. Viva L’Amour!

Are you saying physical appearance plays NO role in mate selection? None at all?

I’m very skeptical of your claim.