Attractiveness

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>When it comes to you, there is always confusion.</p>

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<p>I get absorbed in how yummy I am and lose track of conversations…</p>

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<p>mmm. . . .</p>

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<p>Sometimes I feel like I have hard time with telling which girl is pretty and which is not.
I guess it depends on your taste, sometimes.
My classmate: that girl’s so pretty!
Me: she is?!
My classmate: she’s like the prettiest in this class.
Me: ??</p>

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<p>^lol, CC…</p>

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<p>That happens with my friends, too.
Friend1: <em>drooling over picture of guy</em> he’s going to have my babies
Me: <em>looks at picture</em> that guy is ugly as ef</p>

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<p>Hmm, I guess there’re people who are objectively attractive I’m not attracted to, and then people who aren’t but who I find attractive for misc reasons.</p>

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<p>Remember the so called golden ratio and the girl who was scientifically “measured” to have the perfect ratio. I remember her name was Colgate. Personally, I think she is pretty but not stunningly attractive.</p>

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<p>Here it is
<a href=“http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/20/article-2132896-127E2CCA000005DC-111_642x939.jpg[/url]”>http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/20/article-2132896-127E2CCA000005DC-111_642x939.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Another picture
<a href=“http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/20/article-2132896-127E2E66000005DC-932_316x535.jpg[/url]”>http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/20/article-2132896-127E2E66000005DC-932_316x535.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I agree, shes not that attractive.</p>

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<p>^wut</p>

<p>would smash/10</p>

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<p>Differences in taste was just proven.</p>

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<p>If we PhotoShop her pic change her to a brunette with brown eyes, do you think she will still be rated as pretty? I am curious.</p>

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<p>Hmmmm good question</p>

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<p>For two reasons. </p>

<p>First, I’ve asked this in real life, and people in real life are often dishonest about these things. It’s almost impossible to NOT judge people based on attractiveness. It’s an aspect of a person that remains tied to how they are seen, no matter the quality of their character. I was curious about how pervasive pseudoanonymous internet honesty is, as opposed to to IRL honesty. </p>

<p>Second, I just got a jaw operation (to correct for a weird bite), and oh my god, my head looks like a balloon, everything hurts, I have a fat puffy face, I’ll be quite ugly for a while, etc. etc. I have noticed that people are much less friendly with me now that I am in this state. I am accustomed to kindness, and now I am kind of ****ed off, since it is more about my face and less about how polite and helpful I endeavor to be. The difference in people’s dispositions is striking. </p>

<p>I apologize if I seem incoherent. Pain medication makes artful composition sort of impossible.</p>

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<p>This reminds me of what one of my close friends figured out last year. “People act nicer when your prettier.” She dressed like a slob for a couple of weeks and then looked good for a week an compared the results. It was pretty obvious people like you better when you look better.</p>

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<p>Jimbo: you are correct. It’s sad, but it’s the truth. I have had experimented with this before. By the way, are you implying that you are good looking?</p>

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<p>@cchanged: At the moment, I look like Jabba the Hutt, and my nose starts bleeding every few minutes. The effect is not appealing. </p>

<p>If you mean to ask whether I am implying that I am normally attractive, the implication is present but without intention. </p>

<p>If I were normally average, the difference between that and this is enough to elicit the difference in reaction. If I were normally a smoking-hot stud, the difference would still be the same. </p>

<p>Either way, since (a) everyone on the internet is really hawt anyway and (b) people who call themselves attractive are generally either ugly or stuck-up, I will refrain from further comment.</p>

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<p>That’s the most accurate statement I’ve seen on this thread so far.</p>

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<p>I hope you feel better, Jimbo.</p>

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<p>thanks for the answer jimbo.</p>

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<p>I had that thought too. when i said i might feel uncomfortable around <em>really</em> attractive people, i meant high-status people. people who are widely considered very attractive and know it, not people who i feel are really attractive when that isn’t the common perception.</p>