Well, I myself would have to say Personality, but (don't worry, dear wordsmith, I'll be no fence sitter!) my idea of Physique might not always be the ideal. Once one understand the ugly of something, it begins to be endearing, in a way.

Queze on the other-hand values the Olympian ideal above cerebral accomplishments.

damn doublepostage

I'm going to be shallow and say looks appeal to me before personalities.

But Red would probably protest c:

Personality c:

All those who say personality are truly liers. Do you see the opposites personality first? No. You see their Physique. Then their Personality which you claim to notice first. Though one could be nice looking but quite dim in personality.

I agrees with Lust XD

Both.
Appearance is the thing that first might take the attention but it will only get as far as being partners if the personality attracts enough as well.
I wouldn't start mate thing with someone only having appealing looks BUT I might start it with someone with less appealing looks but with personality that I like.
Appearance is what takes my attention at first but in the end personality is the thing that matters the most to me.

The Red Stag playfully pouted. "Aw come now, personality here, but back in the world of mountains one must choose the stronger genetics to keep their children alive!"
He just didn't want to admit defeat again, ah dear the joys of betting.

Seed laughs a little. "Yes, Virgil, but this isn't the world of the mountains -- I've never seen that world of yours. If we were, maybe I'd agree with you... But then again, in that world of yours, someone like myself would neither have come to pass nore survived." He shrugs and smiles, enjoying the discussion.

"You're right, Lust -- I mustunderstood the terms. I was reading in the context of the question, not the thing itself... But I still must hold my ground. I'm not even interested in meeting a deer if they don't seem to be wanting to do interesting things, much less having one for a partner... and in both cases in my experience, I only became attracted to someone after I was with them for a while."

wants to disagree with that intensely *RESISTMICKKREIGERRESIST*

I hate to disagree with my dear brother.. but personality wins. It doesn't matter how you look.. it's how you feel for each other in the end that is the most important. You could be the most handsome stag, or the most beautiful doe... and be as shallow and useless as a puddle after a rain shower. What's the use in that? Wouldn't you want to spend your time with someone whom you know cares about you as much as you care for them, regardless?

Well Well, if I were back in my herd and the threat of predators were abounding, for practicality, I would prefer a stag with large antlers, strong body and a good sense of how to use them in battle. I may or may not love him.

However, this is not my herd, and no threat exists here that I would desire extra protection for. I can choose freely my mate without being hindered by the need of strength and skill. It's his personality I would desire above his looks.

A strong physical appearance is all well for the youth, but when you pelt turns gray and your antlers crack and bones fail, what will you have to attract a mate with, then? Or does the desire and need for comfort and warmth not matter to a solitary old hind or stag? I would think it would mean much more! And yet if all he had in his youth was stout antlers, and never bothered to develop his soul, he must die young or journey through his later days alone.

"For denne dyren av Mareritts er det nesten umulig for også velger... Skjønnhet og Fysikk er at en ting til å bli tultrukket til men Personligheten er fjernt mer alluring i øynene av noe liker meg. Selvfølgelig... Skjønnhet i vender tiltrekker dette kreaturet til de rundt og ofte tider som Marerittet blir beroliget av en Drøm."
(For this beast of Nightmare's it's almost impossible for it too choose... Beauty and Physique are a thing to be attracted to but the Personality is far more alluring in the eyes of something like me. Of course... Beauty in turn attracts this creature to those around and often times the Nightmare is calmed by a Dream.)

In short, Nightmare likes both but finds Beauty in the Physique more alluring than the Personality at times.

"Physique counts for naught. Love is blind to it until after you've fallen and reached the bottom; only then can you stand and see; notice how beautiful they are after knowing what you know, feeling how you feel. Face value is pure attraction... Lusting after a pretty thing. A diamond is beautiful, and there is a need to touch, to own. But once touched, it is simply another trinket; a notch on a bedpost."

"I don't see ones personality first, but I do see their physical appearance. If I like how you look, then I will take the time to love your personality. "