Exactly. Attraction might start with looks, but seduction goes deeper. Women aren’t wired to respond to pictures the way men are; they respond to words, presence, energy, and emotional nuance. That’s why the same average guy might get ignored online but spark real desire in person. Being attractive gets you noticed; knowing how to feel keeps the competition out.
Million of years ago I saw somewhere that matchmaking sites prefer not to go forward with pictures because some people might not be as photogenic as others. But I digress. I have asked many times here, rhetorically, what to talk to women, how to trigger emotion, how to project feelings. You’d think that, given how central this is to female arousal, it would be a serious topic here. But most of the time, it gets drowned out by bitterness.