Its a thin fine line between being hot and being not.
During my China trip, my friends managed to convince me that at our age, girls don't look out for cute boyfriends anymore. It seems that looks no longer matter to girls (above the age of 22) when they choose boyfriend. The era of choosing hot and cute boyfriends was back in secondary school and perhaps JC days. Heck, we even had a real life specimen in China to drive home the fact that X-factor matters more than looks.
Maybe thats what people think when they're in China. They talk about true love, eternal flame, gan3 qing2 shi4 ke yi pei yang, shit etc. So cheena drama mama. Seriously, if a hot guy like Edison Chen or Brad Pitt tries to romance you, will you tell him, "Solli hor I got boyfriend." ? Well, ryN* couldn't even say no to Brad Pitt in her dreams.
Thus, I reiterate again that there is a need to be hot.