Is it hard being pretty?

@Lore2009 (7378)
United States
August 2, 2011 1:22pm CST
Are you an attractive person, physically? I often wonder about very beautiful people because I wonder if anybody else tries to look more deeper in the beautiful people, passed their face. I know a few very attractive people who got away with everything because of their faces. But I also know a few who've become really competitive because they didn't want to be defined by their faces. The expectations and standards can either be too high or too low for good looking people. What do you think?
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@bouncybug (614)
• South Africa
3 Aug 11
I wouldn't say that I am a very attractive person but I am ok looking, I guess. I think that what you say is true though - it must be hard for those people who are incredibly physically attractive to be taken seriously or to be judged for anything other than their looks. personally, I don't think I would want to be extremely attractive for exactly those reasons - far better that you are judged according to what you deserve.
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@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
3 Aug 11
Thanks for seeing my point!
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
2 Aug 11
Well,I am not a pretty face so I really do not know how does it feels. But with observation,pretty faces can be an asset for earning money ,like being a model ,a celebrity or being adore by rich and famous people. A face as the lyric goes "could launch a thousand ships" It means...that depends on how we define the real beauty ...inside and out. have a good day jaiho®
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@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
3 Aug 11
hahah true!
@celticeagle (159227)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Aug 11
The important thing is what is inside a person. If they use what is inside to get what they want they are alot better off. If they use their looks those looks will fail and then what will they have? It doesn't last. What is inside does. And yes there are expectations set on both. Depending on how they are raised and how they feel about themselves.
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
3 Aug 11
I knew someone who was very attractive and confident. He was not so nice either but he got away with a lot of things and he's always happy.
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@celticeagle (159227)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Aug 11
I have known some too. And if they were ugly inside it sure didn't doesn't manner how attractive they are.
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
3 Aug 11
I have been called attractive by others and the most annoying thing I can remember is constant pick up attempts and then guys getting angry often name calling and administering physical abuse when I turned them down. I was afraid to look males in the eyes when walking by because any eye contact to them meant something in their delusional brains and plus I did not want to be attacked again. If they called me, I ran the other way and claimed that I was going to be late to some important event. That life was no where near as hard as when everyone was calling me ugly.
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
3 Aug 11
This is exactly what I was wondering about. I'm sorry you had to go through that. And thanks.
@cow_boy29 (236)
• United States
3 Aug 11
hem not really too hard being pretty, pretty is from inside not just from outside what people can see. so the most imporatant is from inside not outside. brain, beauty, and behavior is the most important fo female.
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
3 Aug 11
I was talking about males too. And I was talking about outside beauty.
• China
3 Aug 11
Everyone loves beauty. Even it is just the look. But what matters more is inner beauty, that is attained afterborn. So when we judge a person, we should consider both his or her looking and characters.
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
3 Aug 11
We should, but not everybody does.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
2 Aug 11
hi lore nope not super attractive. I am elderly and do have pretty blue green eyes and white long hair but I am overweight. I am a nice person however and have many friends here. YOu can see my picture on my face book account so judge for your self I am the one in the colorful sweater. lol lol.I am not one of the beautiful people and thats just fine with me. I have known a few who were snippy, smug, stuck on themselves and just not very kind people.I have no idea if its hard being pretty not at all. I am presentable even attractive but not pretty or beautiful.
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
3 Aug 11
I don't know where your FB is hahah. but I agree, the 'pretty' people end up not being so 'pretty' sometimes.
@dodo19 (47095)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
22 Aug 11
Well, I can't say that I am a physically attractive person. However, I think that there is more to a person than just what they look like. There are more important things than their physical appearance. Some people can be physically beautiful. However, they can also be beautiful, even if it's not by physical appearance. They can be beautiful, because of their personality.
@GemmaR (8517)
2 Aug 11
I know that a couple of my friends at university say that their friends at home were surprised when they got such good grades because they're pretty and they never realised that they had the brains as well. I am not pretty, so I don't have to worry about that and people tend to take me at face value and will always accept the fact that I am clever because I don't have anything to cloud that. I do wish that I was pretty though, as I think that you're given much better chances in life if you're attractive rather than being unattractive.
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
3 Aug 11
Really? I think having a unique personality is better than having a pretty face. All the pressure is off! hahah!!
• United States
22 Aug 11
I think I am a beautiful person, and not saying because of my looks but I am a very caring individual who is polite and respectful at all time. I find this to be one of my better qualities because I am always trying to boost others constantly. I will ask my boyfriend if he thinks the outside of me matches my insides. lol
2 Aug 11
let's face it, stereo-type that people that are beautiful have more opportunities in this world.but for me it's not all about physical, attitude is the most important.
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
3 Aug 11
attitude is important!
• China
3 Aug 11
People always say:inside beauty is more important than outside beauty. But in my opinion,sometimes this saying was a comfort. Most people care outside beauty. I am not pretty, but I like pretty people. Maybe you will say I am superficial. But this is my truly motion.
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
3 Aug 11
I like your honestly thanks. And I agree that sometimes it is a comfort saying. Sometimes our sight is very influential.. it's natural.
2 Aug 11
I've noticed that the really beautiful ppl do not think they r beautiful. Even if you tell them a million times... Yes, you can judge a person only on looks, but what does that say about your character?? I think being a beauty could b a hindrance or an advantage, "pretty" ppl are the ones most likely to get certain jobs, esp in the front (a common stereotype). But when u see a pretty person work at a smart persons store, like the apple store, dont you raise an eyebrow, thinking "do they really kno what there doing?" So yes we judge by looks, but each preference of beauty is different. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Im in the acting industry and it is about looks, not as much as other fields, but you need a clean face, doesnt have to be a god send face but interesting to look at. Its what you do with it. We r all given our lot in life. I think it is harder for pretty ppl, since as a society we like pretty things, and we put them up on a pedestal. I wouldn't say im pretty, average at best, but i know that i am smart. And i remember that when others saw i was smart they created a standard for me, i then had to meet it. So I guess it could be that way with looks, they might think, I always need to look pretty, sound pretty ect. Idk if i answered your question, i kind of went in circles and didnt proof read... hahahaha sorry.
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
3 Aug 11
Sure you answered well. I agree, I think it must be hard because they always have to keep checking up in the mirror, but of course for some it can be an advantage, just like for smartness as you said.
• Australia
2 Aug 11
I was quiet attractive and i did get away with things between my charisma and looks (not trying to brag, buuuttt i just had a motobike accident (hit a brick wall face first no helmet) and it screwed up my face, surgical procedures left scars, now i ccnat get away with nuttin by just smiling and talking my way out of it.. Pretty people deserve to know they are attractive, but they also like to take advantage of it. Expectations are too low i rekon.
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
3 Aug 11
You're not bragging, your saying the truth, and thanks for it! I'm sorry for your accident.
@GreenMoo (11834)
3 Aug 11
I've seen reports of experiments where it's been shown that good looking people have life a little easier.
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
3 Aug 11
Well,honestly,i'm not a good looking person and attractive,but i think people with genuine heart could move lots of people and be their friends.but i have to admit that being pretty does actually have some advantages when doing things.