Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf. Heidi Klum and Seal. Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin. These aesthetically unbalanced celeb couples have me, and probably many of you, wondering the same thing — him?

Shia LaBeouf is neither that attractive nor exceptionally talented. I’m pretty sure that “Holes” is the last respectable movie he’s been in. Yet, somehow, he won over Megan Fox — every high school male’s wet dream. And if Macaulay Culkin, with his throwaway acting career and creepy childlike face, can score a hottie like Mila Kunis from “That ’70s Show,” anything seems possible — for men.

The lucky guy usually gets a high-five, or a “You rule, dude.” Mainstream media loves this kind of shit; just think of MTV’s “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” or the dating show, “Beauty and the Geek.” Everyone gets a good laugh.

I’ve seen this “hot girl with ugly guy” paradox all around campus — from unforeseen make-outs on State Street to mismatched couples eating at Panera Bread. One of my hot friends once dated a guy who seriously looked like Steve Buscemi. But something I never see on campus, or in the media, are hot guys dating not-so-hot girls.

What’s the deal here? For a gender that is stereotyped as being superficial, women are seemingly more than lenient about our male companion’s appearances. We can be so hard on ourselves — we’re too fat, too hairy or too pale — but our boyfriend’s uni-brow is no big deal.

It’s not that I really have that much of a problem with hotness differentials. I’m not that vain. What bothers me is that it is “cute” or “funny” to see a hot girl with a not-so-hot guy, but when people see an “ugly” girl with a hot guy, people freak out. No matter how funny, witty or generally awesome she is — if she’s not pretty, guys aren’t having it.

Take the media for example. They just love to rip on Sarah Jessica Parker. The makers of South Park drew up a repulsive character of her. The guys at Maxim named her number one on their “Unsexiest Women Alive” list, calling her a “Barbaro-faced broad.” Who DOES that?

Men poke fun at women all the time for being so appearance-conscious — the makeup, the hair, the plastic surgery. But when a woman decides to opt out of the upkeep, Maxim will put her on an “untouchables” list.

Beauty is, to this day, a woman’s defining feature — not credibility, skill or wit. Supermodels will date [insert your choice of ugly rock star here], but you wont see the Bachelor choosing the “ugly, but nice girl” over the buxom blonde.

I’m not talking about “The Situation” from “Jersey Shore” here. I’m talking about your average, everyday guy. I don’t care how many flannels you wear or how down-to-earth you think you are. Girls still have to be smart, funny and gorgeous to win you over.

People love “Beauty and the Beast” stories, but we never hear anything along the lines of, “Mr. Handsome and the Beast-ess.” If only we girls judged men with the same vain cruelty they do us, there would be a lot less guys getting laid in the world. Maybe it’s about time.