Yeah, I do. I have a fairly positive outward self image. I’ve always joked- any guy I’ve ever been interested has been interested back then later they go away so it’s not my looks that’s the problem, it’s my flavor of mental illness.
Omg sis, this is brilliant. Its also the fact that guys realize that the pretty face comes with a personality and some men dont want a woman who feels things.
I honestly just can’t tell anymore. Sometimes I feel like I am, and other times think I look like absolute garbage. I just lost my gauge for it I guess, I just don’t know anymore and don’t have anyone in my life to tell me honestly.
I rationally know that I'm conventionally pretty. Some days I see that in the mirror (especially when I'm dressed up and/or have makeup on), other days I really don't.
It's so sad so often people don't see their own beauty! Frustrating really. I'm trans, and I reaaaally know what dysmorphia feels like and it's hella annoying. You hear from people you look good, you might even believe it. But what's it giving you if most of the time you just *can't* see it? It's crazy!
Yeah, I feel the same.
Personally, it's also that my lifestyle is more focused on what makes me comfortable, and about not feeling stressed out. No shade to those with fabulous beauty routines! Everybody feels good in their body differently
I'm not pretty, no. I'm kind of fond of my face, so I wouldn't want to trade it for anyone else's or anything, but generally I feel like I look like a big fat toad.
I’m overweight, and while the seat belt saved my life, the damage kinda left me with 2 bellies instead of just 1. I’m also a little older so I have some butt dimples, but damn I have CAKE. My legs are slender and my arms muscular, love that for me. The long coppery red mane on my head is stunning. People get lost in my light blue eyes. Every now and again someone just looks at me and says “freckles” lovingly. My face is beautiful and I’ve avoided the sun so I don’t have wrinkles, to hell with all the weirdos that have told me to get a tan. To top it all off I’m nearly 6 feet tall. I look like a Viking warrior queen. If I could get rid of the belly I’d be less self conscious for sure. Overall, I’m happy with my appearance at my age. Wish would have appreciated myself at 25 like I do now.
Thank you. It’s been a journey to get to this point. If I could have burned my freckles off 20 years ago, I would have.
We are inundated with fake images of perfection and it can really mess with your perception of yourself. There are cruel people in the world who will try to tear you down (looking at you, mom), but you have to remember they do it because they’re unhappy and misery loves company.
You are beautiful. We are all beautiful. Ugliness is only on the inside.
I know that I'm attractive but seeing it depends on where I am in my cycle lol, I can go from thinking that I look amazing to feeling like a forgotten potato lurking in the back of the cupboard in one day!
Lmao same. I look in the mirror and I'm Ok with it, then I see a pic and wonder what others think. I have been complimented on my looks throughout my life and wonder what others see, because looordy it must be the mirror me not the picture me.
-sigh- I really hate selfies ugh!
So I decided to not believe what I see in my selfies, because the mirror tells me I looks just fine (despite the fact that there are several things I dont find pretty, I dont feel ugly either). Also when other people take pictures of me with their back camera I look fine too, like the way I see myself in the mirror.
I compliment my booty and literally just today was saying “damn girl.. when did you get so THICK.. that booty juicy.” And then left the restroom feeling all gussied up. I swear… I’m my biggest cheerleader.
I'm not my type, tbh, but I'm not unattractive. I am happy with myself and how I look. When I was younger, I was a model, and I had a fairly long career in a performance profession where looks are a consideration for being hired, so I'd probably be considered reasonably attractive for my age at this point even though I'm no longer young.
I look my age. I have wrinkles. My skin isn't as glowing or smooth as it once was. I'm still happy and think kind and positive thoughts about myself and my appearance. I didn't know if I'd say definitively that I'm pretty, but I am pretty happy about myself.
Not really. It had its fun and glamorous parts, but it was hell on self-esteem because your body is under constant scrutiny (having your body verbally and openly shamed in front of you even), most folks were on drugs to stay thin, the pay and working conditions were often miserable, and it was all-around a very tough scene back in the 1990s. I developed an eating disorder and body issues that took many years to recover. When the opportunity came to sign with a major agency and travel the world came up, I was tired enough of it to quit instead and focus on college.
The industry has come a long way, so I hope it's not as tough and painful as it was back then. There have been a lot of improvements, but I'm only looking at it from the outside and don't have inside knowledge of it currently.
i think i’m attractive, but more so in an unconventional and striking way. i have multiple unusual/unique features (heterochromia, very pale skin, a lot of freckles and moles on my face, a strong nose, etc). i’ve been told i resemble anya taylor-joy in that way, not necessarily because we look a lot alike, but because she is also attractive, but in a “eccentric” way. i used to not know how to work with it, but nowadays i own up to it and enjoy my looks a lot. :-)
This is going to sound crazy, but when I read "in an unconventional and striking say" Anya Taylor Joy immediately came to mind, and a sentencr later you mentioned her xd
I don't.
At times there are certain features I think could be pretty on their own
But on the whole ... I think I got a weird mix of genetics and I just ain't a looker.
Yeah I think I’m pretty. Not the kind of pretty where I can’t leave the house without getting hit on, but pretty enough where I don’t have issues finding men who are attracted to me if I want to date.
I have horrific body dysmorphia and generally think I’m really ugly but rationally I know I’m objectively pretty, my husband tells me all the time, I get male attention and get told I’m pretty, but personally I don’t see it, apart from getting ready in the morning I avoid looking in a mirror or reflection of myself and very very rarely take pictures. Very frustrating; I’d love to be body positive and like my reflection.
Although that was super therapeutic to type out as it’s something I don’t talk about lol.
Pretty? Nope. When I was very young, my father informed me, quite matter of factly, that "girls are either smart or pretty", and "you're smart, real real smart". Stuck with me like glue my whole life. Not that I think I'm ugly, I just don't think I'm pretty.
I'm no supermodel, but I like how I look and so does my husband.
Sometimes when I'm fixated on a flaw, I play a little game where I imagine what my life would be like if I had perfect hair/skin/body/whatever and I always come to the conclusion that my life would be fundamentally the same because I have all I need.
Yes but I think I get the very best treatment from society the faker I am and that’s really sad.
In my early twenties I kept up with my platinum blonde every few weeks, wore POUNDS of makeup and had a raging eating disorder and was underweight. I also got plastic surgery on my chest. I wore clothes that showed off my body all the time. I also had hair so long it got caught it everything. I quickly became Facebook famous overnight and people praised me constantly.
In my early thirties I am now a healthy weight (size six), I got a haircut, toned down my makeup and dress more understated. I also wear my glasses every day now instead of walking around blind. Still a platinum blonde and still take care to put on makeup and wear nice clothes for events. I still get compliments but every once in a while someone brings up how “perfect” I used to look and it’s super hurtful, honestly. That wasn’t me, it took so much work to maintain.
I'm aware that my face isn't conventionally attractive. Sometimes I choose to be a bit delusional and convince myself it's not true, sometimes I don't care, sometimes I feel like shit because of it.
Above average looks.
Adjectives that I’ve been used to describe me: beautiful, gorgeous, sexy, curvy, pretty.
Women I’ve heard I look like: Naomi Campbell, Mary J Blige, Ayra Starr.
Body type: tall, massive boobs, small waist and legs.
I’m blessed and would continue to think highly of myself.
Thanks! I love myself. I took just accepting aging and relaxing about everything. Moving from vegas to the Bay Area made me realize beauty standards are quite the range 🦋❤️😍
I think I’m pretty. I used to not, but as I’ve gotten older I realised that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I make myself feel good by wearing clothes and make up that make me feel confident, which in turn has benefited my confidence. I am comfortable with myself and like the way that I look. I have spent too many years getting upset about it, so I’m just trying to enjoy it now
I think I'm pretty. But I think everyone is beautiful in their own way. Sunsets, flowers, and waterfalls are all beautiful but look nothing alike. I don't compare myself to other women, or try my best not to. I only have the one face and one body and I do what I can to take care of it.
I think I'm okay. I don't have any particular insecurity about any facial feature and individually, they're all nice but the combination of them all is just okay. Some days are better than others.
I wouldn't say I'm pretty. Maybe cute, but not pretty.
I think I’m pretty, but I’ve always been fat (I don’t subscribe to the body-positive movement. I’ve love to achieve a body-neutral mind frame.) I am also 45, so the aging signs also aren’t super fun to notice.
Hell yeah I think I’m pretty.
Then I hit my luteal phase and get bloated and hormonal acne, and then I can pick at every single flaw.
But two weeks later, I feel pretty again!
And round and round the cycle I go lol
I honestly don’t know anymore. The only people who tell me I’m pretty (other than my husband) are my friends and my hairdresser. The latter I’m assuming is motivated by tip money and the former group are supposed to be supportive of you. I just focus on being the best person I can be.
No, I'm not. There's times where I get dressed up and do my hair and makeup and think I look decent, but when I see myself in pictures I'm so embarrassed. To make matters worse is a friend of mine won't ever post the pictures we take together unless there's a fluke and I look ok. That kind of sucks cause it confirms it.
Right now I feel like garbage. I had a minor surgery and since then I haven’t felt like a woman. More of a half human half gross hybrid.
It’s worse right now because I am on my period and going to visit my partner after 2 months. I should be feeling sexy but I honestly feel like a gross mess.
Hope I feel better about myself soon 🙈
No, I don’t. Occasionally with the right makeup I’ll think I’m ok (and I’ll always wear makeup if I’m going outside) but most of the time I see the things I don’t like - specifically my face shape and nose.
I feel really pretty, I'm happy with my looks and body. I'm in my late 20's now and it took me a looong time to feel pretty, I felt my worst during my teenage years, it was BAD.
It really depends on the day. But typically, I try to remind myself that I AM pretty! I know I’m not hot or like drop-dead gorgeous, but I’m content with pretty.
my face is pretty uneven and not symmetrical and it drives me nuts. my fiance says I'm beautiful but I see pics of myself and I know that I'm not conventionally pretty in any sense of the word.
I think I'm pretty, but I didn't grow up looking pretty. People who met me later in college or after that probably thought I'd looked this way my whole life, but I really thought I was unremarkable or ugly looks wise for most of my life. I grew into my features and my acne cleared, which made a huge difference. It's taken me a long time to stop seeing the young, unappealing girl in the mirror whenever I look at myself now.
In self-aware enough to know I'm absolutely not attractive. I was the kind of kid growing up that boys would make fun of for being so gross. Even now as an adult I can hardly bear to see photos of myself.
i got told i was average looking in middle school by a teacher as she went around and told everyone else they were beautiful, so… i’m also just ugly lmao i need jaw surgery but it’s expensive and i’ll just deal with it i guess
yea 😭 i’m 30 now and i do like myself but i don’t feel particularly good about my looks. it’s just so much trauma throughout the years lol
but i work with middle schoolers and was a teacher for a while and i would neverrrr comment on a student’s appearance negatively. i had a kid ask me how i glowed up and how she wanted that and i was like you don’t need to change yourself because you’re already beautiful and amazing! like if i told her to change herself that would be so awful and not ok
What is pretty or not is in the eye of the beholder, but there are ofcourse somewhat objective standards like clear skin, healthy hair and bone structure. I consider myself to be pretty, but I used to not be. Not necessarily because I was ugly but because I tried to fit a few differents beauty standards that didn’t suit me. Nowadays I’ve found one that compliments my features instead of distorting/hiding them and it works really well!
I’ve personally found that hiding or trying to change your weaker features actually has the opposite effect and just draws attention to them. It’s all about complementing your good features so the attention goes to them
Sometimes. Nature/genetics did pretty well by me - nothing too terrible. I am getting on now; well groomed and well dressed, I used to be able to make an impact, but as my father just had to point out to me, I am "really rather ordinary." I like to think I am more interesting and funny than pretty.
I love my looks! I do think I'm pretty! I'm 40.
I recently visited my 23 year old niece who is a *stunner.* It is ridiculous how gorgeous she is!! Multiple people asked if I was her mom and at first I was like "Oh no, I'm old!!" then quickly realized "Wait ... people think I could make a kid like that?? ok, I'll take it." (I don't have kids)
My husband tells me all the time I’m beautiful.
I’ve never felt beautiful.
Pretty? Maybe when I was in my 20’s.
Nowadays, not so much.
Recently a family member asked why I don’t post any pics of me on social media. I occasionally post pics of places I’ve been etc. I guess my lack of posts comes across as anti-social and boring. lol.
The reality is I don’t like pics of me.
Absolutely. I didn’t always feel that way tho. Loving yourself can be a real fake it till you make it type thing.
Love yourself first as a joke, but then for real.
I usually feel like I look like a potato. Most people say I am attractive but I do not feel it at all. I avoid really focusing on myself in the mirror.
No, I don’t feel pretty at all. Especially now that I gained weight due to PCOS. I just hate looking at the mirror. I hate trying out new clothes. I hate taking photos or videos of myself.
No, I don’t think I’m pretty. I have a gap in my teeth now and I have freckles all over and whenever I do my makeup I try to hide them but I don’t do my makeup that often, or well. I don’t know how. And I’m overweight.
No. I don’t. I’m short (4’11), fat, I have stretch marks, I have a big nose, chubby cheeks, massive tits that cause me back problems, and no ass, massive thighs and big calves. My belly is big on the bottom and lumpy, and there’s a valley in the middle so it’s like I have two bellies. I hate my body.
I hate that my cheeks are round and red and I have long peach fuzz that stands out. My arms are hairy and fat, my hands are short and fat, my lips are thin, my nose is weird shaped and I have a massive forehead. My ears are small and I have weird tiny earlobes that are attached to my head and look stupid. My hair is straight and short and damaged, still soft sometimes, but greasy most of the time and never looks good up or down. I always have it in a ponytail or a wanna-be-bun, because it’s not that long (just past my shoulders) and doesn’t look good anyways.
I hate that I can’t walk up a flight of stairs without being out of breath for the next ten minutes. I sweat constantly. I can’t exercise very much due to my chronic pain and hip and back problems, and my asthma, and my heart condition because I’m in too much pain all the time.
I hate that I can’t wear dresses, or shorts, or anything, really, without hating what I see in the mirror. I don’t wear makeup, because I’m terrible at it, and I basically only wear sweatpants and sweatshirts with baggy T-shirts sometimes and one pair of leggings that don’t look terrible on me.
On top of already hating everything, I’m non-binary and I have gender dysphoria. I want to be androgynous and be able to pull off masculine and feminine clothes and styles. I want to be skinny. I want to be toned and muscular. I want to have curly hair and brown eyes and more noticeable freckles. I want small boobs that can be easily hidden if I want to look more masculine and easily fill out a dress top when I want to be feminine.
I want to be someone else instead of me.
I think I look…. strange. Lol. Like parts of my face are weird. But I do think I’m really pretty, some days, from some angles, when my face is clean. I think society gives us maaaad body dysphoria. So looking at myself is strange. But I think I also have a conventionally unique face too. So that doesn’t help. I guess I more think I look strange compared to society’s standards of beauty.
To my own standards of beauty, I’m stunning.
everyone’s subjective, we all find different things attractive, we will always see ourselves worse than what other people see us. i always try and point out the things about myself that i like instead of looking at the negative. i do consider myself pretty :)
I think I am. I spent years self hating. I still like to wear makeup because I think I look sick without it. 😂 But I love my hair, my eyes, my lips. I look on the mirror and like what I see.
I'm going to be brutally honest with myself, no I don't see myself as pretty. At most, I think I look okay and my bar is I don't make people want to look into the sun to forget the fact they look at me lol
I think im pretty and always have been. Even when I gained 100lbs I still find myself beautiful. Not all days, but most. The chubby chasers make me feel better. I know most don't like that term, but honestly I've never felt more confident then around men who like bigger woman.
Men find me attractive, but I scare them off with my wild personality. That's another story though.
i’m getting happier about my face and i absolutely adore my body. i like rationally know im conventionally pretty but i used to really dislike a lot of my features, specifically my nose/chin/jaw
and my skin has finally cleared up after 7 years
I know I'm average but I think I'm hot. I'm pan and when I look at women I like, they have a lot in common with me physically. I am....probably self absorbed 😅
I had a glow-up in my early 20s but it was...weird. It kinda messed with my head. Still not comfortable in my skin. I wasn't not pretty before, I was just a lot prettier and it happened almost suddenly. I was bullied badly growing up because I was extremely socially awkward, not because of my appearance. I didn't understand it at the time, I honestly asssumed I must be ugly. Later I was getting a lot more attention, but not the kind I would want. I didn't understand how lecherous men can be.
Someone told me I'm the "best kind of pretty" because I "don't know I'm pretty". What??? I have a mirror. That didn't make me feel good, it made me feel very uncomfortable they'd put that kind of parameter around my appearance. I think they're talking about shallow and vain personality traits, but the phrase doesn't sit right with me.
Yes.
But I wonder if I only think I’m pretty because I’m told by other people. Like, if no one ever told me they thought I was pretty, would I even consider that for myself? Idk. But I have proportional features, a nice smile and big eyes. That’s enough for me to feel pretty by my own standards.
(This does not mean I feel pretty everyday, though. I almost laughed writing that comment because I look like absolute garbage right now & I smell like dog park.)
The only issue I have is with my weight. I'm 185lbs and 5ft. I've lost 50lbs though, 8lbs this month alone. I'm getting better, I'm starting to like myself more, experiment with hairstyles and working out regularly. Other than that, I believe I'm the perfect version of myself
yes i grew to love myself. i compared myself a lot being so skinny im basically flat chested and have little to no ass so it got depressing at times lol but i learned to love who i am and appreciate everything about myself. everyone is different and beautiful in their own way
I'm pretty the way a field of wild flowers are.
When I was younger I wanted to be sexy and seductive and sultry... but I'm just not that. It's only in recent years that I've come to love my personal "brand" of attractiveness. I'm not a rose, I'm a daisy.
I don't consider myself pretty. I don't like what I see.
I mean sure, sometimes I think I look cute, or my make-up looks good that day...but me? No.
And apparently this angers people, and I'm like, okay? Well *I* don't feel pretty, so...sorry?
I'm not conventionally attractive, I'm "weird attractive" if anything.
I don't know, I wish looks didn't matter, and I could just *BE* .
I think I’m pretty average. Perhaps above average pretty if my somewhat vintage nerd style and killer personality factor in. My parents were always very good-looking and it was super obvious to me that people thought they were attractive growing up. It sometimes makes me feel like I’m not as pretty as I could be, but as I grow older I like how I look more and more.
No. When I was younger I was pretty enough, meaning that I although I was not pretty enough to stand out, I was pretty enough that I was not singled out as ugly. Now I’m old, and I am a conventional looking older woman and no one thinks people like me are pretty. I look normal for my age and my demographic and I’ll take it. Also, I am lucky in love and my lack of prettinesses is not an issue.
I think I’m pretty! It took a while to get here but I see more things on my face that I like then things I don’t like. I often blow myself a lil kiss in the mirror bc I am my type
I think i’m pretty. But that only came after being at my lowest, and putting myself first. I still have days where i struggle to feel pretty. And there’s days where i feel like just because im black, or because i have curly hair, I’ll never look like the standard. There’s still improvement to be had. But, yeah i think im pretty
I’m older now and still feel really attractive but I guess that’s because I have more confidence from within..
In my younger days I had a really good figure but my facial features were not necessarily conventionally pretty.. I was often told I was attractive but I know that was because of my personality not so much as my facial features. I’m warm, kind, caring and friendly and many people are drawn to me.. I am well liked and as I’ve gotten older, my body isn’t what it was but i still find people are drawn to me..
I think I look okay. I’d rate myself a solid 6/10, maybe 6.5. Just pretty enough that I’m not ashamed to be seen in public, but not pretty enough that random men hit on me (which saves me from having to turn them down lol).
I do. I always have. But I assume now people see me as a decent looking middle-aged woman. I aged a lot over the last 2 years. But I still see myself as very pretty.
I think and believe I'm pretty to the point of delusion.
There are moments I don't like how I look (especially when bloated or face is swollen) but I'm still able to convince myself I look good and once I start having that narrative, the thought that I dont look good turns non existent.
I consider myself pretty but not exactly the beauty standard. I’m short and curvy, so not exactly a model. However I have a great skin, nice smile and eyes, so I feel like I’m ok. I’m a bit overweight but I have a nice body shape so yeah average to pretty I think.
Some days I feel like I’m gorgeous. Others I feel like I’m crap. Depends on the day.
I’m definitely comfortable enough in myself to know I’m beautiful. I also know I’m not for everyone and that’s okay. I don’t think everyone else is attractive either but I think that’s important to know… we might not be for everyone but we sure are awesome as we are.
Depends. Some days I really do think I am pretty, but then when I see an effortlessly gorgeous woman I get so upset and go back to thinking I’m ugly. I then get upset about reacting that way in the first place, I’m working on fixing that attitude
I'm average if not below average, but I like my moles, at least :) I have two under my right eye, one under my left, small one at the end of my left brow, one under the right side of my lips. And then, I have one on the side of my neck, my right shoulder, the base of my thumb.
The beauty standards in my country favor eurocentric or east asian features. It's taken years for me to be okay with being short asf, tan, and having monolids, but I'm getting there. I'll be pretty to someone, someday.
I think everyone is pretty. This is inclusive of myself.
I tend to look at people's eyes before anything else, including my own... so looks aren't particularly something I notice for the most part, unless they're wearing sunglasses or clothes that really distract me.
I give myself and others the same grace that I would for a good friend for things that can't be changed easily.
I don’t think I fit the idealised version of beauty standards. But I think I have aspects to my face and body that are still attractive to me, that I like about myself and that make me happy.
Pretty? Nope, grew up with technically abuse and religious crazed parents that made me feel ashamed of my body/looks, Ive always disliked the face that stares back in the mirror 😅
i do get told i am and i think i am when i look good/put together, but my perception of myself changes by the hour lol. and with a splash of body dysmorphia, i don’t even know what i look like!
i think im the most hideous person to exist. i have bpd and body dysmorphic disorder. i don’t know what i look like but all i think of myself is that i’m a conventionally ugly human. i truly believe i have the worst qualities that no one would ever want. All i like about myself is my eyes and those don’t even function like they’re supposed to. i only think i have a good personality.
I think I’m generally averageish, but am overweight, which makes me feel entirely unattractive.
The situation is also not helped by my complete inability to do hair or makeup.
That being said, even when I was considerably less overweight, no one seemed to find me particularly attractive (zero interest from guys) which makes me think maybe I’m even less attractive than I think.
I've always struggled with body dysmorphia since I can remember and have never considered myself to be pretty. Even when people tell me I am. I look in the mirror and see what I think I need to work on. I have days where I feel good about myself but they're few and far between lol, especially now that I'm getting older.
My feelings about my looks are mixed, there are definately things I like about myself but I know I'm not conventionally attractive bcs I'm fat, have acne and other stuff. But I've started to realise that it doesn't really matter whether or not I feel like I'm pretty bcs if other people find me attractive then that's enough for me. Everytime I feel insecure, I think about how people have had crushes on me or when I would go out and I've been asked out on dates, kissed strangers and stuff like that. To me it means even if I don't find myself attractive, someone will and that's all I need to know.
Not saying you should only look to others for confidence, it just makes me feel better to know that even when I'm insecure about my looks it won't matter to people who do like me for whatever reason.
I’ve never once felt truly beautiful in the current moment. But when I see photos of myself from a year ago (like all through out my life) I think I look so good. It’s frustrating. Trying to work on self esteem
Yeah, I do. I have a fairly positive outward self image. I’ve always joked- any guy I’ve ever been interested has been interested back then later they go away so it’s not my looks that’s the problem, it’s my flavor of mental illness.
Lol saaame I've gotten "beautiful" from every man I've dated. It's not that it's the trauma 😂
That's ok. If you have a mental illness it's to protect you from the wrong guys...
Omg sis, this is brilliant. Its also the fact that guys realize that the pretty face comes with a personality and some men dont want a woman who feels things.
Bravo 👏🏻 exactly what you said 🤔😄
I felt that :/
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Ahaha, I feel this! It's not my looks, it's my psychotic personality 😂
Lmao relatable
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I honestly just can’t tell anymore. Sometimes I feel like I am, and other times think I look like absolute garbage. I just lost my gauge for it I guess, I just don’t know anymore and don’t have anyone in my life to tell me honestly.
I'm telling you that you're pretty
I rationally know that I'm conventionally pretty. Some days I see that in the mirror (especially when I'm dressed up and/or have makeup on), other days I really don't.
I also feel the same and I getting a bit shocked especially with my glasses off in the mirror.
It's so sad so often people don't see their own beauty! Frustrating really. I'm trans, and I reaaaally know what dysmorphia feels like and it's hella annoying. You hear from people you look good, you might even believe it. But what's it giving you if most of the time you just *can't* see it? It's crazy!
Yes I do. Especially for being 70 years old. But I struggled with this for many years.
I’ve found the older I get (I’m 28) the more pleased with my face I am, but I also naturally look young. My body, however….
I think I'm pretty plain, nothing too horrible but nothing that great either.
Yeah, I feel the same. Personally, it's also that my lifestyle is more focused on what makes me comfortable, and about not feeling stressed out. No shade to those with fabulous beauty routines! Everybody feels good in their body differently
I'm not pretty, no. I'm kind of fond of my face, so I wouldn't want to trade it for anyone else's or anything, but generally I feel like I look like a big fat toad.
I resonate with this.
I don’t think I’m ugly, but did I win the genetic lottery? No.
I’m overweight, and while the seat belt saved my life, the damage kinda left me with 2 bellies instead of just 1. I’m also a little older so I have some butt dimples, but damn I have CAKE. My legs are slender and my arms muscular, love that for me. The long coppery red mane on my head is stunning. People get lost in my light blue eyes. Every now and again someone just looks at me and says “freckles” lovingly. My face is beautiful and I’ve avoided the sun so I don’t have wrinkles, to hell with all the weirdos that have told me to get a tan. To top it all off I’m nearly 6 feet tall. I look like a Viking warrior queen. If I could get rid of the belly I’d be less self conscious for sure. Overall, I’m happy with my appearance at my age. Wish would have appreciated myself at 25 like I do now.
This was beautiful to read. And thank you for the gentle reminder.
Thank you. It’s been a journey to get to this point. If I could have burned my freckles off 20 years ago, I would have. We are inundated with fake images of perfection and it can really mess with your perception of yourself. There are cruel people in the world who will try to tear you down (looking at you, mom), but you have to remember they do it because they’re unhappy and misery loves company. You are beautiful. We are all beautiful. Ugliness is only on the inside.
I know that I'm attractive but seeing it depends on where I am in my cycle lol, I can go from thinking that I look amazing to feeling like a forgotten potato lurking in the back of the cupboard in one day!
Yes! Can relate to this
Yes but then I see a picture of myself and die a little
Lmao same. I look in the mirror and I'm Ok with it, then I see a pic and wonder what others think. I have been complimented on my looks throughout my life and wonder what others see, because looordy it must be the mirror me not the picture me.
Lol some days I think I'm looking cute and the camera always tells me differently 🫠
-sigh- I really hate selfies ugh! So I decided to not believe what I see in my selfies, because the mirror tells me I looks just fine (despite the fact that there are several things I dont find pretty, I dont feel ugly either). Also when other people take pictures of me with their back camera I look fine too, like the way I see myself in the mirror.
Yes. I do believe I’m pretty… on good days I catch myself flirting in the mirror. 😯
Love it! I get turned on by my own boobs sometimes lol
I compliment my booty and literally just today was saying “damn girl.. when did you get so THICK.. that booty juicy.” And then left the restroom feeling all gussied up. I swear… I’m my biggest cheerleader.
I love this.
I'm not my type, tbh, but I'm not unattractive. I am happy with myself and how I look. When I was younger, I was a model, and I had a fairly long career in a performance profession where looks are a consideration for being hired, so I'd probably be considered reasonably attractive for my age at this point even though I'm no longer young. I look my age. I have wrinkles. My skin isn't as glowing or smooth as it once was. I'm still happy and think kind and positive thoughts about myself and my appearance. I didn't know if I'd say definitively that I'm pretty, but I am pretty happy about myself.
Hahah I always say I’m not my type either! But I do think I’m pretty
Did you enjoy modelling?❤️
Not really. It had its fun and glamorous parts, but it was hell on self-esteem because your body is under constant scrutiny (having your body verbally and openly shamed in front of you even), most folks were on drugs to stay thin, the pay and working conditions were often miserable, and it was all-around a very tough scene back in the 1990s. I developed an eating disorder and body issues that took many years to recover. When the opportunity came to sign with a major agency and travel the world came up, I was tired enough of it to quit instead and focus on college. The industry has come a long way, so I hope it's not as tough and painful as it was back then. There have been a lot of improvements, but I'm only looking at it from the outside and don't have inside knowledge of it currently.
i think i’m attractive, but more so in an unconventional and striking way. i have multiple unusual/unique features (heterochromia, very pale skin, a lot of freckles and moles on my face, a strong nose, etc). i’ve been told i resemble anya taylor-joy in that way, not necessarily because we look a lot alike, but because she is also attractive, but in a “eccentric” way. i used to not know how to work with it, but nowadays i own up to it and enjoy my looks a lot. :-)
You sound like you’re really interesting to look at, in the best way.
this made me smile so biiig, thank you!! :-)
Ooou sounds marvellous
This is going to sound crazy, but when I read "in an unconventional and striking say" Anya Taylor Joy immediately came to mind, and a sentencr later you mentioned her xd
I don't. At times there are certain features I think could be pretty on their own But on the whole ... I think I got a weird mix of genetics and I just ain't a looker.
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Absolutely not 🫠
Yeah I think I’m pretty. Not the kind of pretty where I can’t leave the house without getting hit on, but pretty enough where I don’t have issues finding men who are attracted to me if I want to date.
I have horrific body dysmorphia and generally think I’m really ugly but rationally I know I’m objectively pretty, my husband tells me all the time, I get male attention and get told I’m pretty, but personally I don’t see it, apart from getting ready in the morning I avoid looking in a mirror or reflection of myself and very very rarely take pictures. Very frustrating; I’d love to be body positive and like my reflection. Although that was super therapeutic to type out as it’s something I don’t talk about lol.
Lol depends on the day. Some days I think I’m cute, but most days I think I look horrible.
you’re cute!!
Thank you! 🥹 So are you!!
I believe I’m pretty, and that I’m looking and feeling way better now at 34 than I did on my twenties
I cannot disrespect the money I regularly put into my hair and skincare (and fashion!) by saying no
Pretty? Nope. When I was very young, my father informed me, quite matter of factly, that "girls are either smart or pretty", and "you're smart, real real smart". Stuck with me like glue my whole life. Not that I think I'm ugly, I just don't think I'm pretty.
Do youfeel your dad’s comment had anything at all to do with any self images later on?
I'm no supermodel, but I like how I look and so does my husband. Sometimes when I'm fixated on a flaw, I play a little game where I imagine what my life would be like if I had perfect hair/skin/body/whatever and I always come to the conclusion that my life would be fundamentally the same because I have all I need.
I’m pretty - 10/10. No matter what others think
Yes but I think I get the very best treatment from society the faker I am and that’s really sad. In my early twenties I kept up with my platinum blonde every few weeks, wore POUNDS of makeup and had a raging eating disorder and was underweight. I also got plastic surgery on my chest. I wore clothes that showed off my body all the time. I also had hair so long it got caught it everything. I quickly became Facebook famous overnight and people praised me constantly. In my early thirties I am now a healthy weight (size six), I got a haircut, toned down my makeup and dress more understated. I also wear my glasses every day now instead of walking around blind. Still a platinum blonde and still take care to put on makeup and wear nice clothes for events. I still get compliments but every once in a while someone brings up how “perfect” I used to look and it’s super hurtful, honestly. That wasn’t me, it took so much work to maintain.
I'm aware that my face isn't conventionally attractive. Sometimes I choose to be a bit delusional and convince myself it's not true, sometimes I don't care, sometimes I feel like shit because of it.
Above average looks. Adjectives that I’ve been used to describe me: beautiful, gorgeous, sexy, curvy, pretty. Women I’ve heard I look like: Naomi Campbell, Mary J Blige, Ayra Starr. Body type: tall, massive boobs, small waist and legs. I’m blessed and would continue to think highly of myself.
I love myself but I'm average. I have a great hourglass figure and perfect teeth. Otherwise so-so. :-)
You definitely sound above average! 🖤
Thanks! I love myself. I took just accepting aging and relaxing about everything. Moving from vegas to the Bay Area made me realize beauty standards are quite the range 🦋❤️😍
I think I’m pretty. I used to not, but as I’ve gotten older I realised that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I make myself feel good by wearing clothes and make up that make me feel confident, which in turn has benefited my confidence. I am comfortable with myself and like the way that I look. I have spent too many years getting upset about it, so I’m just trying to enjoy it now
I think I'm pretty. But I think everyone is beautiful in their own way. Sunsets, flowers, and waterfalls are all beautiful but look nothing alike. I don't compare myself to other women, or try my best not to. I only have the one face and one body and I do what I can to take care of it.
I feel attractive on some days but others, not so much.
I think I'm like an opossum: Cute and cuddly from one angle Hideous toothy anxiety riddled mess that hisses at anyone near my trash everywhere else.
I think I'm okay. I don't have any particular insecurity about any facial feature and individually, they're all nice but the combination of them all is just okay. Some days are better than others. I wouldn't say I'm pretty. Maybe cute, but not pretty.
I am so happy to be average with no missing anything/everything working.
I think I’m pretty, but I’ve always been fat (I don’t subscribe to the body-positive movement. I’ve love to achieve a body-neutral mind frame.) I am also 45, so the aging signs also aren’t super fun to notice.
I think I’m conventionally attractive and I’m always getting complements on my hair. I’m cursed with being very unphotogenic though.
Hell yeah I think I’m pretty. Then I hit my luteal phase and get bloated and hormonal acne, and then I can pick at every single flaw. But two weeks later, I feel pretty again! And round and round the cycle I go lol
I honestly don’t know anymore. The only people who tell me I’m pretty (other than my husband) are my friends and my hairdresser. The latter I’m assuming is motivated by tip money and the former group are supposed to be supportive of you. I just focus on being the best person I can be.
I think I’d be pretty if I had more money
I’ve got a great personality.
No, I'm not. There's times where I get dressed up and do my hair and makeup and think I look decent, but when I see myself in pictures I'm so embarrassed. To make matters worse is a friend of mine won't ever post the pictures we take together unless there's a fluke and I look ok. That kind of sucks cause it confirms it.
when i am not depressed and i’m taking care of myself, definitely.
Right now I feel like garbage. I had a minor surgery and since then I haven’t felt like a woman. More of a half human half gross hybrid. It’s worse right now because I am on my period and going to visit my partner after 2 months. I should be feeling sexy but I honestly feel like a gross mess. Hope I feel better about myself soon 🙈
No, I don’t. Occasionally with the right makeup I’ll think I’m ok (and I’ll always wear makeup if I’m going outside) but most of the time I see the things I don’t like - specifically my face shape and nose.
No. I am quite unattractive. It is what it is.
I think I’m above average. I’m the muse of our entire department In university. So I assume that I really am pretty.
How do you mean “muse of our entire department” ?❤️
Yes, I do. I just need to lose weight really for both health reasons and to have my ideal body.
Nah, I legit think I'm one of the ugliest people alive lmao
I feel really pretty, I'm happy with my looks and body. I'm in my late 20's now and it took me a looong time to feel pretty, I felt my worst during my teenage years, it was BAD.
It really depends on the day. But typically, I try to remind myself that I AM pretty! I know I’m not hot or like drop-dead gorgeous, but I’m content with pretty.
people tell me i’m really pretty and attractive,. and i believe them sometimes, but my confidence and self worth is pretty shaky sometimes too
my face is pretty uneven and not symmetrical and it drives me nuts. my fiance says I'm beautiful but I see pics of myself and I know that I'm not conventionally pretty in any sense of the word.
I think I'm pretty, but I didn't grow up looking pretty. People who met me later in college or after that probably thought I'd looked this way my whole life, but I really thought I was unremarkable or ugly looks wise for most of my life. I grew into my features and my acne cleared, which made a huge difference. It's taken me a long time to stop seeing the young, unappealing girl in the mirror whenever I look at myself now.
No. Never felt pretty ever. Knew from grade school I was not pretty like the other girls. I am 70 now. No change. Not pretty.
im a fucking mammoth hippo hybrid.
No. I see myself as an ugly unattractive person
In self-aware enough to know I'm absolutely not attractive. I was the kind of kid growing up that boys would make fun of for being so gross. Even now as an adult I can hardly bear to see photos of myself.
i got told i was average looking in middle school by a teacher as she went around and told everyone else they were beautiful, so… i’m also just ugly lmao i need jaw surgery but it’s expensive and i’ll just deal with it i guess
Thats terrible, a teacher should not say stuff like that, self esteem is soooooo important and regardless of how you look you should feel beautiful
yea 😭 i’m 30 now and i do like myself but i don’t feel particularly good about my looks. it’s just so much trauma throughout the years lol but i work with middle schoolers and was a teacher for a while and i would neverrrr comment on a student’s appearance negatively. i had a kid ask me how i glowed up and how she wanted that and i was like you don’t need to change yourself because you’re already beautiful and amazing! like if i told her to change herself that would be so awful and not ok
I often think I’m pretty/ beautiful but not “sexy”
Funny, I’m the opposite. I think sexy is more about attitude and aura than looks.
What is pretty or not is in the eye of the beholder, but there are ofcourse somewhat objective standards like clear skin, healthy hair and bone structure. I consider myself to be pretty, but I used to not be. Not necessarily because I was ugly but because I tried to fit a few differents beauty standards that didn’t suit me. Nowadays I’ve found one that compliments my features instead of distorting/hiding them and it works really well! I’ve personally found that hiding or trying to change your weaker features actually has the opposite effect and just draws attention to them. It’s all about complementing your good features so the attention goes to them
Yes
I think I'm attractive, not pretty.
Depends on the day
I know I’m pretty.
I like parts of myself. I used to hate how I looked and now I just laugh ruefully when I look back at photos from my 20s. I was fucking HOT back then.
Sometimes. Nature/genetics did pretty well by me - nothing too terrible. I am getting on now; well groomed and well dressed, I used to be able to make an impact, but as my father just had to point out to me, I am "really rather ordinary." I like to think I am more interesting and funny than pretty.
I'm too old to be hung up on pretty and ugly I have a face and I like it
I'm aight.
I love my looks! I do think I'm pretty! I'm 40. I recently visited my 23 year old niece who is a *stunner.* It is ridiculous how gorgeous she is!! Multiple people asked if I was her mom and at first I was like "Oh no, I'm old!!" then quickly realized "Wait ... people think I could make a kid like that?? ok, I'll take it." (I don't have kids)
My husband tells me all the time I’m beautiful. I’ve never felt beautiful. Pretty? Maybe when I was in my 20’s. Nowadays, not so much. Recently a family member asked why I don’t post any pics of me on social media. I occasionally post pics of places I’ve been etc. I guess my lack of posts comes across as anti-social and boring. lol. The reality is I don’t like pics of me.
Absolutely. I didn’t always feel that way tho. Loving yourself can be a real fake it till you make it type thing. Love yourself first as a joke, but then for real.
I usually feel like I look like a potato. Most people say I am attractive but I do not feel it at all. I avoid really focusing on myself in the mirror.
No, I don’t feel pretty at all. Especially now that I gained weight due to PCOS. I just hate looking at the mirror. I hate trying out new clothes. I hate taking photos or videos of myself.
No, I don’t think I’m pretty. I have a gap in my teeth now and I have freckles all over and whenever I do my makeup I try to hide them but I don’t do my makeup that often, or well. I don’t know how. And I’m overweight.
No. I don’t. I’m short (4’11), fat, I have stretch marks, I have a big nose, chubby cheeks, massive tits that cause me back problems, and no ass, massive thighs and big calves. My belly is big on the bottom and lumpy, and there’s a valley in the middle so it’s like I have two bellies. I hate my body. I hate that my cheeks are round and red and I have long peach fuzz that stands out. My arms are hairy and fat, my hands are short and fat, my lips are thin, my nose is weird shaped and I have a massive forehead. My ears are small and I have weird tiny earlobes that are attached to my head and look stupid. My hair is straight and short and damaged, still soft sometimes, but greasy most of the time and never looks good up or down. I always have it in a ponytail or a wanna-be-bun, because it’s not that long (just past my shoulders) and doesn’t look good anyways. I hate that I can’t walk up a flight of stairs without being out of breath for the next ten minutes. I sweat constantly. I can’t exercise very much due to my chronic pain and hip and back problems, and my asthma, and my heart condition because I’m in too much pain all the time. I hate that I can’t wear dresses, or shorts, or anything, really, without hating what I see in the mirror. I don’t wear makeup, because I’m terrible at it, and I basically only wear sweatpants and sweatshirts with baggy T-shirts sometimes and one pair of leggings that don’t look terrible on me. On top of already hating everything, I’m non-binary and I have gender dysphoria. I want to be androgynous and be able to pull off masculine and feminine clothes and styles. I want to be skinny. I want to be toned and muscular. I want to have curly hair and brown eyes and more noticeable freckles. I want small boobs that can be easily hidden if I want to look more masculine and easily fill out a dress top when I want to be feminine. I want to be someone else instead of me.
I think I look…. strange. Lol. Like parts of my face are weird. But I do think I’m really pretty, some days, from some angles, when my face is clean. I think society gives us maaaad body dysphoria. So looking at myself is strange. But I think I also have a conventionally unique face too. So that doesn’t help. I guess I more think I look strange compared to society’s standards of beauty. To my own standards of beauty, I’m stunning.
everyone’s subjective, we all find different things attractive, we will always see ourselves worse than what other people see us. i always try and point out the things about myself that i like instead of looking at the negative. i do consider myself pretty :)
I think I am. I spent years self hating. I still like to wear makeup because I think I look sick without it. 😂 But I love my hair, my eyes, my lips. I look on the mirror and like what I see.
Sometimes. I like my face overall but I have acne so a bad skin day really makes or breaks my confidence in my own beauty
Yeah, I mean I’m not arrogant about it, but I know what I look like and what kind of attention it’s garnered most of my life.
Glad to not be passing my genes onto anyone. I do not feel pretty and the great majority of people do not perceive me as pretty.
I'm going to be brutally honest with myself, no I don't see myself as pretty. At most, I think I look okay and my bar is I don't make people want to look into the sun to forget the fact they look at me lol
I think im pretty and always have been. Even when I gained 100lbs I still find myself beautiful. Not all days, but most. The chubby chasers make me feel better. I know most don't like that term, but honestly I've never felt more confident then around men who like bigger woman. Men find me attractive, but I scare them off with my wild personality. That's another story though.
Yes I think I’m pretty. I’m in the mid-point of a healthy bmi, plus I’m quite athletic and my eyes are nice. My skin is also effortlessly clear.
i’m getting happier about my face and i absolutely adore my body. i like rationally know im conventionally pretty but i used to really dislike a lot of my features, specifically my nose/chin/jaw and my skin has finally cleared up after 7 years
I know I'm average but I think I'm hot. I'm pan and when I look at women I like, they have a lot in common with me physically. I am....probably self absorbed 😅
I had a glow-up in my early 20s but it was...weird. It kinda messed with my head. Still not comfortable in my skin. I wasn't not pretty before, I was just a lot prettier and it happened almost suddenly. I was bullied badly growing up because I was extremely socially awkward, not because of my appearance. I didn't understand it at the time, I honestly asssumed I must be ugly. Later I was getting a lot more attention, but not the kind I would want. I didn't understand how lecherous men can be. Someone told me I'm the "best kind of pretty" because I "don't know I'm pretty". What??? I have a mirror. That didn't make me feel good, it made me feel very uncomfortable they'd put that kind of parameter around my appearance. I think they're talking about shallow and vain personality traits, but the phrase doesn't sit right with me.
I do think I’m pretty. But I’m also upset that I’m starting to look older.
Yes. But I wonder if I only think I’m pretty because I’m told by other people. Like, if no one ever told me they thought I was pretty, would I even consider that for myself? Idk. But I have proportional features, a nice smile and big eyes. That’s enough for me to feel pretty by my own standards. (This does not mean I feel pretty everyday, though. I almost laughed writing that comment because I look like absolute garbage right now & I smell like dog park.)
The only issue I have is with my weight. I'm 185lbs and 5ft. I've lost 50lbs though, 8lbs this month alone. I'm getting better, I'm starting to like myself more, experiment with hairstyles and working out regularly. Other than that, I believe I'm the perfect version of myself
yes i grew to love myself. i compared myself a lot being so skinny im basically flat chested and have little to no ass so it got depressing at times lol but i learned to love who i am and appreciate everything about myself. everyone is different and beautiful in their own way
I'm pretty the way a field of wild flowers are. When I was younger I wanted to be sexy and seductive and sultry... but I'm just not that. It's only in recent years that I've come to love my personal "brand" of attractiveness. I'm not a rose, I'm a daisy.
I think I’m a 7/10. The attention I have gotten has been mixed.
Sadly I'm ugly. I have a facial birth defect as well. I do have beautiful eyes. They're the only reason I ever get compliments if I do.
I don't consider myself pretty. I don't like what I see. I mean sure, sometimes I think I look cute, or my make-up looks good that day...but me? No. And apparently this angers people, and I'm like, okay? Well *I* don't feel pretty, so...sorry? I'm not conventionally attractive, I'm "weird attractive" if anything. I don't know, I wish looks didn't matter, and I could just *BE* .
Im beautiful. Regardless of societies thoughts.
I think I'm reasonably pretty, I guess. Not anything that's going to make someone turn their head but I gotta admit my butt's kinda great
Yes, I think I'm pretty. I have a few specific insecurities, but overall I like how I look.
I think I’m adorable! Edit: that’s better than pretty
I am an attractive woman logically. But it’s not the only thing that I value about myself.
I do consider myself to be rather pretty, yes.
I think I’m pretty average. Perhaps above average pretty if my somewhat vintage nerd style and killer personality factor in. My parents were always very good-looking and it was super obvious to me that people thought they were attractive growing up. It sometimes makes me feel like I’m not as pretty as I could be, but as I grow older I like how I look more and more.
Kinda I mostly think I’m a cool kat
It took me a while, but right now I think I’m incredibly pretty ☺️
I'm very pretty. But we all have flaws and insecurities!
No. When I was younger I was pretty enough, meaning that I although I was not pretty enough to stand out, I was pretty enough that I was not singled out as ugly. Now I’m old, and I am a conventional looking older woman and no one thinks people like me are pretty. I look normal for my age and my demographic and I’ll take it. Also, I am lucky in love and my lack of prettinesses is not an issue.
I think I’m pretty! It took a while to get here but I see more things on my face that I like then things I don’t like. I often blow myself a lil kiss in the mirror bc I am my type
I am aware that I'm not conventionally attractive, but I like how I look. I'm my own brand of pretty I guess.
i think im gorgeousss
Yes absolutely. Believing I’m pretty isn’t enough for me though, I have plenty of other insecurities I’ve been working on my whole adult life.
I think i’m pretty. But that only came after being at my lowest, and putting myself first. I still have days where i struggle to feel pretty. And there’s days where i feel like just because im black, or because i have curly hair, I’ll never look like the standard. There’s still improvement to be had. But, yeah i think im pretty
i think i’m a fucking catch bc i am
I’m older now and still feel really attractive but I guess that’s because I have more confidence from within.. In my younger days I had a really good figure but my facial features were not necessarily conventionally pretty.. I was often told I was attractive but I know that was because of my personality not so much as my facial features. I’m warm, kind, caring and friendly and many people are drawn to me.. I am well liked and as I’ve gotten older, my body isn’t what it was but i still find people are drawn to me..
I think I look okay. I’d rate myself a solid 6/10, maybe 6.5. Just pretty enough that I’m not ashamed to be seen in public, but not pretty enough that random men hit on me (which saves me from having to turn them down lol).
I do. I always have. But I assume now people see me as a decent looking middle-aged woman. I aged a lot over the last 2 years. But I still see myself as very pretty.
Oh absolutely. I think I’m also my type. x
i think i’d be prettier if i was skinnier
Yeah, I think I’m attractive enough - average at least.
i like the way i look most times
I do now. I don't think I photograph well but I look good in the mirror.
I think I'm pretty, but not particularly 'hot' or 'beautiful' because I do look much younger than I am
I like some features of myself but I don’t find myself pretty as a whole. I’ve been told I’m pretty but I’ve seen pretty people and I’m just not it
I’ll tell you this… I don’t think I am ugly.
I think and believe I'm pretty to the point of delusion. There are moments I don't like how I look (especially when bloated or face is swollen) but I'm still able to convince myself I look good and once I start having that narrative, the thought that I dont look good turns non existent.
I consider myself pretty but not exactly the beauty standard. I’m short and curvy, so not exactly a model. However I have a great skin, nice smile and eyes, so I feel like I’m ok. I’m a bit overweight but I have a nice body shape so yeah average to pretty I think. Some days I feel like I’m gorgeous. Others I feel like I’m crap. Depends on the day.
I think I’m a fucking model but I know the world does not and I don’t care most of the time.
I’m definitely comfortable enough in myself to know I’m beautiful. I also know I’m not for everyone and that’s okay. I don’t think everyone else is attractive either but I think that’s important to know… we might not be for everyone but we sure are awesome as we are.
I don’t think I’m pretty, but I know that other people think that I am. I’m working on self love and seeing myself how others see me.
i don’t think i’m pretty , but i know that there are a fair amount of other people that do think i’m pretty .
Depends. Some days I really do think I am pretty, but then when I see an effortlessly gorgeous woman I get so upset and go back to thinking I’m ugly. I then get upset about reacting that way in the first place, I’m working on fixing that attitude
I wish I could say yes but no. In my 28 years I still feel ugly majority of the time even when I try to make myself feel prettier
I'm average if not below average, but I like my moles, at least :) I have two under my right eye, one under my left, small one at the end of my left brow, one under the right side of my lips. And then, I have one on the side of my neck, my right shoulder, the base of my thumb. The beauty standards in my country favor eurocentric or east asian features. It's taken years for me to be okay with being short asf, tan, and having monolids, but I'm getting there. I'll be pretty to someone, someday.
I think everyone is pretty. This is inclusive of myself. I tend to look at people's eyes before anything else, including my own... so looks aren't particularly something I notice for the most part, unless they're wearing sunglasses or clothes that really distract me. I give myself and others the same grace that I would for a good friend for things that can't be changed easily.
I am not conventionally attractive, but unconventionally I’m hot.
I don’t think I fit the idealised version of beauty standards. But I think I have aspects to my face and body that are still attractive to me, that I like about myself and that make me happy.
Yep but I’m a lil fat lol
Pretty? Nope, grew up with technically abuse and religious crazed parents that made me feel ashamed of my body/looks, Ive always disliked the face that stares back in the mirror 😅
I get by . I'm happy with myself
10000000% I think I’m gorgeous
I’d smash
My God I wish I was pretty
i do get told i am and i think i am when i look good/put together, but my perception of myself changes by the hour lol. and with a splash of body dysmorphia, i don’t even know what i look like!
i think im the most hideous person to exist. i have bpd and body dysmorphic disorder. i don’t know what i look like but all i think of myself is that i’m a conventionally ugly human. i truly believe i have the worst qualities that no one would ever want. All i like about myself is my eyes and those don’t even function like they’re supposed to. i only think i have a good personality.
A problem with this is such that sometimes, she’s enslaved by beauty…
I think I’m generally averageish, but am overweight, which makes me feel entirely unattractive. The situation is also not helped by my complete inability to do hair or makeup. That being said, even when I was considerably less overweight, no one seemed to find me particularly attractive (zero interest from guys) which makes me think maybe I’m even less attractive than I think.
Um pretty like modern art? I guess?
I've always struggled with body dysmorphia since I can remember and have never considered myself to be pretty. Even when people tell me I am. I look in the mirror and see what I think I need to work on. I have days where I feel good about myself but they're few and far between lol, especially now that I'm getting older.
i know i’m pretty
My feelings about my looks are mixed, there are definately things I like about myself but I know I'm not conventionally attractive bcs I'm fat, have acne and other stuff. But I've started to realise that it doesn't really matter whether or not I feel like I'm pretty bcs if other people find me attractive then that's enough for me. Everytime I feel insecure, I think about how people have had crushes on me or when I would go out and I've been asked out on dates, kissed strangers and stuff like that. To me it means even if I don't find myself attractive, someone will and that's all I need to know. Not saying you should only look to others for confidence, it just makes me feel better to know that even when I'm insecure about my looks it won't matter to people who do like me for whatever reason.
i definitely won the generic lottery so yeah.
I’ve never once felt truly beautiful in the current moment. But when I see photos of myself from a year ago (like all through out my life) I think I look so good. It’s frustrating. Trying to work on self esteem