You ARE beautiful vs you LOOK beautiful?

[TedStar]

which one do you prefer. which one would you like to hear from someone else

ARE

LOOK

[candygirl_9847]

For me, "you ARE beautiful" means you look beautiful no matter what you wear, whether or not you have make up on, no matter what your hairstyle is while "you LOOK beautiful" means you only look beautiful as of the moment like for example the way you dressed up or the way you fixed yourself that's why it's better to say "You are beautiful" to pertain directly to the person, but if you noticed that she spent effort to look extra beautiful, you may say "You look beautiful" as a sign of appreciation.

[shy_canadgirl]

I think "you are beautiful" is better. Because if someone says "you look beautiful" to me it seems more superficial and based on what I look like at the exact moment, but if someone says "you are beautiful", I feel like that could be about internal or external beauty and it's also a more permanent statement, not just in a fleeting moment.

[TedStar]

I like this. Thanks

[findingdreamland]

What a grammar game lol
Second one clearly indicates the person is NOT beautiful all the time and all the ways.

[TedStar]

Yes, but the first one could imply inner beauty which could imply that the outter is average or ugly...

[findingdreamland]

Yeah possibly. But usually beautiful indicates outer beauty first.

[findingdreamland]

Thank you for mh!

[TedStar]

No Pp

[SuitAndTie]

You ARE beautiful because it could include looking beautiful both on the inside and outside. Plus, you LOOK beautiful implies that you aren't always beautiful but look beautiful on that particular occasion.

[DodgersGM]

If I used "handsome" in place of beautiful, I guess I'd want to hear the "your are" version more so than the "you look." Still though, "you look carries a special meaning sometimes, too.

[pr3ttybr0wn]

Idc as long as the word beautiful is in there

[TedStar]

Hahaha lol. as longs as it is somewhere there :'D

[linkywinky]

I prefer "you are beautiful" because to me "you look beautiful" implies they only believe I look beautiful at that moment, not on a typical daily basis.

[Ihav2fart]

You're beautiful Jamie!

[linkywinky]

@ihav2fart suck up :p

[Ihav2fart]

Only to you beautiful

[soccerchick4eva]

Hmm hearing the "you are" kinda sounds more like everything about the person is beautiful while the "you look" sounds more like you're just saying how that person dresses or their style 😀

[justbanANNAz]

i guess are is better. I'm not so analytical about it tho. if a guy is using the word beautiful instead of hot or sexy, that's an achievement in itself.

[TedStar]

You'll just zone out and hear "beautiful" lmao

[justbanANNAz]

haha, not exactly. it just impresses me more when proper words are used:P

[glamgamergal]

Any girl that really thinks about this needs to be left but "are" by saying "look" some girls take it offensively as they only look good that day while some just dont care but alway go with are because it can mean inside and out

[Prof_Don]

Option A is 1,000,000x better!

Talking good about what someone is... is better than talking about how they compare to some hypothetical person. :)

[Stacyzee]

I prefer to hear either.
They are both the same completely.
It's just people read too much into words and try to find insults (when someone is just being nice).

[DiggerForTeal]

It's like when people say, "Wow! You look so nice today"

[TedStar]

I don't understand

[DiggerForTeal]

I never thought much of it but one day someone told me "I looked pretty, today" and after they walked away one of my friends said, "today? What? Were you ugly yesterday?" So now ever since then when someone gives me a compliment but adds the "today" at the end of it I can't help but think of what my friend told me.

[TedStar]

aah. i see :)

[xxItsChristina]

I prefer are, but either work. Get rid of any girl who gives you crap for saying "are".

[TedStar]

Will do. I'm sure she'd like it either. Just which is the better of the two

[xxItsChristina]

In that case, certainly are. Are can be used as a term to call everything about her beautiful, not just her looks, although most girls don't look into that too far.

[misscoffeehead]

You are beautiful.. That has more significance to you "look" beautiful. One talks about looks (appearance) the other is what are deep down inside.

[werepuppy]

when faced with the words, ARE seems better.
about like the fox who found a theatrical mask. he turned it and turned it until he said "oh, how beautiful, but no brain!"

[Klaatu51]

i believe the correct sentence is "you LOOK beautiful according to my opinion".

[abddi-12]

u are beautiful cuz it includes all of u from the inside & outside

[GalaxyHotChoc]

By saying 'look' can just mean you look beautiful on that one day. But saying you 'are' , is basically saying well... you are all the time?

[Anonymous]

You look beautiful implies that you are only sometimes beautiful. You are beautiful implies you are always beautiful

[Anonymous]

You are beautiful = always
You look beautiful = today/now
So I guess are is better

[Bethany-Louise]

Look, I find that more authentic

[TedStar]

How so if I may ask

[Bethany-Louise]

Because I think 'you are beautiful' seems to be thrown around everywhere willy nilly now to make a girl feel good.. without them being genuine lol.
Like don't get me wrong that's still so so nice to hear and will always make the girl feel good.. Just if a guy was like 'you look beautiful today' or 'that's a beautiful picture of you' it just seems more sincere to me haha.

[TedStar]

Thanks :-)

[kangy]

To me, both the same. is it different?

[kangy]

ok it is different :D now i think about it.
Vote A

[thewanderingme]

inner beauty.

[faruine]

You are beautiful!