I'd rather be clever than good-looking. Very good looks can be transitory, and usually very good-looking people can find themselves 'out-gunned' by people who are even more good-looking than themselves, resulting in an ever-increasing cycle of other good-looking people outgunning them... Or else, similiarly good-looking people can get locked into competitions with others for romances, jobs...and even attention. With clever-wit, people can out-maneuver the 'beautiful-people' and get the ones they desire...After all, witty dialogue and a good repore can turn heads more than just plain good looks, that exist only on the surface.

Sometimes the most 'aesthetically-challenged' (tongue-in-cheek) individuals have the most girlfriends (or boyfriends) because they had beauty on the inside, that was more radiant than the superficial looks of the beautiful people. We've all seen them strut around like they were something else, even though we may have been better-looking than them. But being clever, we usually just did circles around them, leaving them in the dust, cursing and cussing at us because all the time they spent grooming themselves and finding that right outfit, we got the ones they were gunning for. Sometimes the ones who think of themselves as so good-looking can be the ones who end up with nobody but themselves to love.

The clever ones use their rapier wit, very comedic 'one-liners' and very good and interesting dialogue as a very strong tool to win the girl (or boy). When I was a boy, my mother met a man, younger than herself, balding and not what the 'beautiful people' would consider attractive. This man had every woman after him, for he was clever with good and witty remarks. Haven't we all heard or seen portrayed in the movies and television that it was so important to have a sense of humor...part of being clever. Cleverness can definitely make one seem much more attractive, for they have a 'solidity' to themselves. They are real people-who can still be very attractive on the outside (and in many cases usually are)-but have an inner beauty that projects with the luster of a million diamonds and other rare gems, for they have the ability to transcend the physical with ease.

I would always rather be clever, not just in romance but in life itself. Wit gives one a huge advantage in understanding and dealing with the many issues, challenges and problems of life. Orbiting around one's own 'star' of vanity and the veneer of life can leave one with an empty existence, even if they end up winning many of their battles by using the superficiality of looks. People may be initially impressed by the looks, but nine times out of ten would rather deal with the one who has personality, with which cleverness is a big part of.

Somebody who is obssessed with being good-looking is easily going to be outflanked by the master strategist: the clever one. True, there are individuals who are clever and good-looking, but they were the ones who were clever in the beginning, outshining the veneer of looks with a beauty from the inside. I will always choose being clever every time...

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