Stymie said:

Well I'm running on spare tires then

I don't know that I'd say that I was ugly, but I thought that I was kinda unattractive for most of my teen years.... probably until I was 18. My teeth were jacked up, I wore braces for 3 years, I wore glasses, my hair was a fucking mess 'cause I didn't know how to work with it, and I was a major tomboy. I also thought that I was fat.I don't know what the hell that was about because I was a size six. I was thin. On top of all of that, I was awkward as hell. I didn't have much confidence in myself. In fact, I was actually talking to a good friend of mine from middle school and high school about this and he was like "DAYUM, you are soooo different from back then"



I don't what changed in me, but I did a 180 and I was just like , fuck it.... I'M CUTE DAMMIT! I know that I'm not perfect and I know that I never will be, but I just feel soooo much better about myself now that I'm in my 20s than I did when I was younger.
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I just want to say that I like Ivy...

I think she's cute.





I feel ugly most days.

hokie said:

You're a sweetie and I think you are gorgeous, makeup or no.

Stymie said:

Thanks Ivy. Most people tell me that I am pretty. I do feel pretty sometimes. I guess when people gush about my looks it actually makes me uncomfortable. It feels weird. I don't know. I just don't think I'm a supermodel.



That is all.

evenstar said:

Me too...I really believe it's social conditioning.

I've always felt ugly on the outside and I'm okay with that. I do believe that I'm pretty great on the inside though. Maybe when I'm thinner I look a little better, maybe even Sexy/Ugly to some, I've been told.

But whatever. I've learned to accept myself and I feel good.

Woo hoo!!!

veronikka said:

Girl, I don't care what you say, to me you are Model Pretty. You are so photogenic. Gorgeous!

M

No matter what you think you look like...

...when you smile...

...you are beautiful.

I never really thought I was "ugly" but no positive reinforcement came until I was in my 20's. I'm weird though, my confidence goes up & down. Sometimes I'm more comfortable in my skin (not totally, b/c my body type will always have me longing to be different) & other times I feel like the most awkward piece of shit in the room I never really know where I fall, but I guess that starts & ends w/ me. I just wanna feel cozy about ME already, isn't that supposed to happen automatically after 30??

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

thank you Miguel

some days i feel pretty great about the way i look.

other days i feel grateful i don't have too many reflective surfaces surrounding me

I can't afford to be pretty anymore.....

myfavorite said:

lol, why?

RodeoSchro said:

i am physically unattractive, a simple reality i accepted long ago. instead, i focused on cultivating and appreciating other aspects of myself.

but in recent years certain medical conditions have been added to the equation as well which have lowered my aesthetic value even further, and i admit that my appearance now deters me from doing certain things, particularly socially.

WillyWonka said:

CalhounSq said:

I'll be the judge of that.....

Imago said:

Looks are overated. Some of the ugliest people I know are BEAUTIFUL on the outside.

RodeoSchro said:

Unless you've got fucked up teeth.

JustErin said:

God damn.

JustErin said:

I don't consider myself fugly or anything, but I don't feel attractive most of the time

Stymie said:

I'm sorry. I couldn't resist.

2the9s looks like that banjo guy from deliverance

thekidsgirl said:

Just smile. You'll be irresistable!

JustErin said:

Au contraire. Any smile is beautiful.

But if you're concerned about it, you can smile with your mouth closed
and you can smile with your eyes.

Graycap23 said:

CalhounSq said:

I can relate.

well as of last year I started becoming more comfortable with myself. When I first turned 30 I hated it The self-esteem issue is something that I'm still working on.