Are attractive people more “good” than unattractive?

I’m sure you know about The Halo Effect / Pretty Privilege. But I wonder if there is some actual truth to it? I admit I haven’t actually done any research into this and am relying on my anecdotal experiences alone — I’m interested whether your experience has been similar.

In my experience, it would seem that attractive people in general tend to be more compassionate, reliable and trustworthy than the unattractive. And no, this is not me falling for the halo effect, I’ve had some objectively unpleasant experiences with many people below the conventional standard of beauty.

I’ve been unattractive and attractive. I often — intentionally — befriended “ugly” people and was more kind to them because I knew their struggles as I was once unattractive myself. But so many times, I’ve been let down and found my trust to be broken, or there had been some irreparable issue. It usually starts out with a decent friendship but eventually turns sour; there would be resentment I’d have access to certain social networks or events (to which they’d be invited), or little passive aggressive remarks, and there have been certain actions that led to disappointment and termination of friendship.

My experience with attractive people, however, has been pleasant. I’ve trusted them with certain information, rarely any drama ensued, there was warmth and mutual respect, there was no resentment and I found them to be reliable. Most of my good friends now are conventionally attractive or at least average.

Of course, there have been anomalies. I know a girl who is very attractive and knows it, and I do not trust her at all. I suspect she is a psychopath. But I talk about my experience overall.

I also notice that attractive people in general tend to be more personable and less… abrasive. Certain quirks are common in unattractive people (in my experience)

I theorize this is due to their own experiences. Unattractive people are not treated kindly by the world and eventually learn to mirror the way the world has treated them. Attractive people, on the other hand, are more likely to trust others, be nice to others, and generally more compassionate and… easy going, because that’s how the world has been to them. I certainly noticed my shift in my own mindset when I went through this change.

I try not to let this bias me but after many experiences, it’s difficult to not to take shortcuts. I’d like to know your experiences — overall. Not “I know this one POS who is attractive”. Has this been true in your case?