I wonder whether it's possible to unconsciously ignore physical traits initially - I suppose it takes effort to ignore less-than-neutral physical traits (for a varying value of neutral, of course) and seek out the character of whoever you come in contact with at first (assuming you do have access to evaluating the physical traits, as in a picture or in a real life meeting).
It's probably easier if you don't want to date the other person, but then for mating I'd say healthy physique signals care for oneself and, well, health (on a very basic level).
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