ketostix said:
Well I agree this is true for men rating women and usually even for women rating other women when they're being honest. But when it comes to women rating men I don't think men agree much with how women rate men.
Keto, don't forget too, that when a guy's on top of his game, even if he's ugly, he becomes attractive to her physically. It's one of those weird things. It works that way with guys too. I've met chix who I didn't think of much in terms of looks, but their personalities and the way they acted, in some weird way made them appear attractive. It's weird how it works, lol. We're not much different than women(at least I'm not in this regard, lol), except women take this more to an extreme than we do.
Anyway, back to what you're saying, who knows if it's symmetry or not. The only way you can really know is by interviewing these couples and asking them how they met, asking if she was attracted to him the first time she seen him. That would be the best way to find out if symmetry is at play here. If symmetry does have to do with it, then that's only part of the attraction process of what attracts women to men..the rest being your game.
Its funny, whenever I meet an ugly or dweebish guy, I'll casually ask him(if his girlfriend's HOT), how he met his chick. I'll usually ask him if he cold-approached her, or if she gave him the "eye"(vibes). This has been part of my inquisitiveness to find out how all the not-so-attractive guys are pullling these babes.
. But I think the explaination might be in how expressive and smooth the guy is and maybe he has symmetry.