Is it he is looking good and I'm feeling well

[Marc]

Hello Alan, Torsten,

Once again a message, or rather a question, from Marc, from Belgium. I was wondering, what is correct

1°) He's looking good or he's looking well

2°) I'm feeling well or I'm feeling good

In both cases I've heard them on television by native speakers, however, in the first case I thought 'He's looking good' was correct (the meaning in the film was looking handsome) and in the second I thought that both may be correct. Are the verbs used in these sentences copular verbs? I mean, it would be wrong to say: 'She sings beautiful' it should be: 'She sings beautifully' right? Now, I've already found out that 'well' is often used when talking about one's health. Would that mean, if I use the second sentence of the first case proposed here, I would actually be saying that he looks 'healthy' or also 'handsome'? Please, tell me something more, it's keeping me sleepless!
By the way, in September, I will become a member of the BATS, this is the British and American Theatrical Society in Belgium, consisting of British and American people, who always do plays in order to collect money for multiple sclerosis patients. I think I'm going to enjoy this.

Kind regards

Marc

[Alan]

Hi,

Let me explain:

Looking good means looking attractive/well-dressed/fine
Looking well means looking healthy
Feeling well means feeling healthy
Feeling good means feeling contented/happy/satisfied

Alan
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