Interesting topic.
I'm a little late to the game here, but I'll put my 2 cents in (not that they're worth much, what with inflation and all...). I think it's naive to say that looks don't count for something in a relationship. Sometimes we might try to argue otherwise, because to say that they do count can sound vain and shallow. The thing is, as others have pointed out, there has to be some kind of physical attraction. There are people who have wonderful personalities, but there are just no romantic feelings there, no attraction whatsoever. And if that's the case, you're going to have a hard time making a relationship work.
That being said, you shouldn't date on looks alone, and you could also be quite physically attracted to a person but share nothing in common. Many people have situations like this, and it usually doesn't work out. You have to have a deeper connection than that. But, from what I've seen, even when you may not have a romantic interest in someone at first, sometimes getting to know them causes your perspective to change and that physical attraction begins to develop.
But we all have different tastes, and I believe those tastes were given to us by God. And I don't think that it's vain to appreciate attractiveness in a person - God made us the way that we are, and those feelings are an important part of a relationship. It just can't be the sole basis for your relationship. So, I think it's acceptable to say that looks do count. There are just other things that count (or SHOULD count) for more, like a strong relationship with Christ.
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Lol, that was hilarious!