3-Door vs 5-Door Cars: Why Do People Still Choose 3-Doors?

I genuinely don’t understand why people choose 3-door versions of cars over 5-door versions in most cases.

Outside of cars that were clearly designed around being a 3-door from the start, or cars that are more for fun/styling than practicality, why would you willingly choose a 3-door? Especially when the 5-door version usually looks almost identical while being way more practical.

You lose rear passenger accessibility, convenience, ease of getting things in and out, and overall usability for what usually feels like a very small styling difference.

The only situation where I can fully understand it is if you barely ever carry passengers, don’t really have family around, or rarely drive with friends. In that case, fair enough, the practicality loss probably doesn’t matter much to you. But for the average person, I genuinely don’t see the benefit.

So for the people who actively prefer 3-doors, what’s the actual appeal? Is it purely aesthetics? Does it feel sportier to you? Or is there something I’m missing?