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Be it a personality quirk, something they're wearing, or just the way they look. What makes them instantly hot?

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[–] underreacting@literature.cafe 7 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

When someone laughs at my jokes they instantly become more attractive.

It's not the only thing needed to make someone hot - I don't think I know of one thing that would do the trick regardless of anything else... but it's a big leap towards it for anyone, because it combines them laughing and having fun (which is attractive) with making me feel appreciated and included and good about myself (which opens me up socially to feel attraction).

On the flip side, someone who doesn't laugh at my jokes will become irrevocably unattractive regardless of anything else.

[–] Monster96@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Interesting, let's hear your best joke then

[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

For me, I’m good as long as they “get” the joke. If they think I’m abysmally unfunny, especially if they audibly groan, that’s just as good

[–] underreacting@literature.cafe 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I suppose, as long as they actually enjoy it - painful groan or not.

I'm luckily not attracted to people who don't enjoy my company, hopefully neither are you.

[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

I think it’s impossible to tell? Terrible abusive relationship with someone who starts off and you’re the light of their world, compared to someone who actively avoided you for years and then ends up being a bestie for life. Yeah