Do you feel pretty?

I feel like some days I look better than others. Although I don’t feel as though I actually look any different. It all depends on my own mindset that day. Some days I just feel good and I’m comfortable with myself. It’s important to me to dress how I want, put on makeup or not, for myself and not for someone else. I don’t really care if some random dude thinks my sweater is stupid as long as it’s cozy and makes me happy.
 
As I get older I find more and more that I don't perceive physical attractiveness as overall beauty. If you perceive yourself as your best self and are confident in your appearance, others will feel that. Unconventional beauty is also a point to think about as well. While one person may think something is unattractive, someone else might think otherwise. Generally I know what I want to look like and I'll do what I can to look like that, and I feel comfortable about that.
 
I'm in the middle of the road, a solid 5 out of 10 and I'm okay with that. I've always considered myself weird looking but some people like that. I work with what my mama gave me and I don't get sad about it like I would have 10 years ago.
 
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Not at all. Ever since high school, I've never felt like I was good-looking. I hung out with people who were extremely pretty and they always left me out because I wasn't. They straight up rated everyone in our group. The one rating us said she was number 1, which is typical. She ranked me last, and that crushed me. I was young and self-conscious already, and that made it worse. I thank her every day for ruining my self-esteem. I know I've grown up since then, but I still feel like I'm not attractive enough for people.
 
vinnie said:
Not at all. Ever since high school, I've never felt like I was good-looking. I hung out with people who were extremely pretty and they always left me out because I wasn't. They straight up rated everyone in our group. The one rating us said she was number 1, which is typical. She ranked me last, and that crushed me. I was young and self-conscious already, and that made it worse. I thank her every day for ruining my self-esteem. I know I've grown up since then, but I still feel like I'm not attractive enough for people.
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Don't be so hard on yourself. Those weren't friends. We have names for people like them. Social vampires, fair-weathered friends, ect. Friends will be there to support you or congratulate you on your successes and endeavors. Not be petty and jealous over any of your achievements. If they can't say one good thing about your success and must make it about themselves all the time, time to let them talk to a mirror. No one has time for their vanity. It's often the people using their looks to treat others horribly as the people with the most emotional baggage and security issues. They put others down to make themselves feel bigger than the petty person they truly are.

I am sure you are an amazing person. Don't let those knuckleheads get to you. I tend to like someone's personality a lot more. If someone has a great character, it attracts people more. It does for me anyway!
 
to be honest I have had low self-esteem for a while (though it's getting a lot better now) but for the most part I've liked the way I look for the last decade. there were times when I changed my hair style and I didn't like it so much, but I have many pics of myself pre-transition where I genuinely thought/think I look pretty.

obviously I'm much more comfortable with the way I look now, especially since I got a binder about a year ago. I used to be kinda meh about my body and to an extent I still am, but when I dress the way I want and look the way I want boy I have all the confidence in the world :blush:

long story short, yes I do feel pretty! despite looking very effeminate in the face and having a high voice, meaning that people mistake my gender a lot (lol whoops), I am very content with the way I am/look now!
 
That’s my own thread, but I thought I‘d give some contextual information on myself:

In 5th and 6th grade some of my classmates were calling me ugly. I didn’t really take it personal because the people who did that were known for being bullies.

When I was about 14, a friend asked me to rate her beauty. I didn’t know what to say, I thought she looked pretty normal. I gave her an 8 anyways. She rated me 7 out of 10, and I was hurt and felt uncomfortable for the rest of the day eventhough 7 is not a bad rating.

I get told that I look pretty quiet a lot, but still I don’t always feel pretty.

I find when I get to know people, I don’t necessarily find them attractive at first. But as soon as I know them better (their personality etc.), I start to find them physically more appealing as well. I kind of look over everything I didn’t like at first, and the person becomes beautiful on the inside and outside.
 
i have always had issues with body image and confidence. i have an identical twin sister and she's pretty, but despite having her face i feel ugly a lot of the time. most of the time i am neutral but sometimes i do feel like i look good or really bad. i have body dysmorphia to some extent which makes me feel ugly (it's not about feeling ugly for me but it's an easy word to use, my body just feels wrong and gross and i don't view it in a realistic way) but yyye. i'm trying to be kinder to myself but it's not always easy. i started wearing eyeliner a few months ago and i think i look cute with it sometimes so that's nice
 
I feel alright. - I don't generally describe myself as pretty...but, I'm not uncomfortable in my skin. Been pretty lazy in recent weeks...and I've been drinking entirely too much beer at work lately (no, that's not a typo, lol)...definitely feeling a little extra weight in places. But...I know this will pass as soon as the weather stops this current pattern of cold and/or rain. All I really need is a steady flow of pleasant weather and I will naturally resume a more typical physique from yardwork and nature hikes.
 
Depends on my mood. But I'm not really pretty. I'm okay looking, I guess.
 
I perceive myself as okay looking with glasses and slightly better without them. Until last year I had terrible body image issues. I was always slightly overweight and I beat myself up for not having abs. I ended up developing anorexia at the age of 10 because of it. Even after I reached average weight again I still had that hyper critical opinion of my body. If my thigh looked even a little bit squishy I would tell myself I was fat. As I went into middle and high school people were open about their opinions of my appearance. Everyone would tell me I was ugly and unattractive. I internalized those comments and repeatedly replayed the memories in my mind. An online friend I had a crush on a few years ago joined in by posting "why would I be interested in an ugly person I barely know?" Once I was out of high school things got easier. I gained a little weight, but my physical activity has gone up dramatically. That hyper critical eye is still there, especially since I still get those "ugly" comments in public, but I don't beat myself up anymore. It's a waste to spend so much energy on superficial people and thoughts.
 
I honestly don't...
 
When I wear skirts, yes. All of them are either just slightly above the knee, or sitting around the thigh area, so it'd probably be considered more "flashy" or something. I wear those in the privacy of my home, and my casual attire is mainly baggy clothes because they offer roughly the same comfort as a miniskirt to me. Still, I love how skirts give my legs a completely different shape — as if it's a part of myself that's just dying to come out in public and say, "Hey, world! This is who I am, and I'm proud of it!"

Maybe I'll try make-up, one day. I had a ponytail at one point, though, I think, and they'd probably work in conjunction with a pair ballet shoes and shin-length socks
 
I think I very rarely feel pretty, and the only time I do is when someone I care about says I look beautiful. Otherwise, I don’t think I think about how I look to other people that much.
 
I hate my appearance and I have always struggled with it. I have this friend who gets asked out and noticed almost everytime we hang out, even if it's just on the train or sitting at the park. It's always directed at her and never at me. Obviously it isn't her fault and she isn't responsible for my feelings so I never show it but it always hurts
 
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