Do looks really matter?

I was discussing with my teenage sister (relative). I questioned her about her dream boyfriend. She responded:

He should be taller.
Good looking.
Handsome.
Charming smile.
And much more about physique and appearance. I smiled at her and told her a story, which I will share with you.

Story time.

Mauri, my maternal aunt, was one of the most exquisite women in the village. When she reached marriageable age, finding a suitable partner for her became a challenging endeavor.

Everyone in her immediate vicinity wanted her to wed a dashing boy so that they would make the ideal couple. Many eligible bachelors were turned down in this quest.

However, one day good fortune smiled upon them and they located my maternal uncle on her behalf. One issue with him, though, was that he was jobless and entirely reliant on his father's income.

However, because he was so endearing, attractive, and gorgeous, nobody gave a damn.

He and she were married.

Their wedding lasted only one month before she was afflicted with diabetes. Since they were from a village, they brought her to a local Godman (Baba) rather than a doctor. "She is not sick, but she is controlled by a ghost," the godman remarked. Additionally, physicians refused to treat her at all.

Her condition began to worsen. After bringing her to the hospital, they discovered she had diabetes.

She was forced to have a child by her violent spouse. She gave birth to a daughter kid while in that state of health. Their father was unemployed, and his daughter turned into a burden to the family.

Her treatment was discontinued. After two years, she was coerced into having another kid. Regretfully (for them), it was a female once more.

Her attractive and lovely husband left her behind. Her health began rapidly declining when she was not receiving medication for her diabetes. Her kidneys eventually suffered damage.

Furthermore, her attractiveness had completely changed by the time of her death.

Conclusion of the story.

This is a real story that I shared with my sister. And I gave her the freedom to select her future spouse.

Getting to the first section of the query now,

Do appearances truly matter in life?

They do matter, indeed. Accepting the hard reality is necessary: we are still objectifying humans, regardless of gender. In the fashion business, overweight, ugly women are rarely seen in leading roles.

They do not represent or serve as the face of any product that businesses sell on the market.

In actuality, attractive people are always preferred over deserving ones when choosing a mate.

Moving on to the second part of the question, are attractive people better off?

Once more, I would say that they do have a benefit in our society. My maternal aunt was paired off with a handsome man rather than someone deserving of her.