Is being called &quot;cute&quot; rather than &quot;pretty&quot; a bad thing?

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Original post by SallyTheKid

I get called "cute" all the time too, but it's not related to "not being pretty" at all IMO :smile:

I think the two kind of go hand in hand.

Family members tend to be biased as anything, TBH. I wouldn't worry what they say :tongue:

If you don't like your appearance change it. But not to please your mum and auntie, to please you. I'm sure you look grand! Besides, TBH, they're probably being a bit catty towards you, older people often tend to be :lol:

Yeah i was thinking the same thing, i just didn't understand why people would act so shocked when i told them :tongue:

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SallyTheKid

Original post by Serena20

Yeah i was thinking the same thing, i just didn't understand why people would act so shocked when i told them :tongue:

Tbh, saying that you aren't "the pretty/modellish" one is quite rude :tongue:

But unfortunately even family members can be like this sometimes.

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Folks

14

It is a bit disheartening when someone you are attracted to calls you cute when you want them to think of you as sexy

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Olie

20

Depends on the use of the word 'cute' I guess, but its certainly not necessarily a bad thing and I often think of some pretty girls as 'cute'.

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tazarooni89

20

Does it really matter? I mean, when my sister and I were growing up, I was always the "smart" one and she was always the "sensible" one. But they're both compliments, so why would either of us take offence?

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Original post by SallyTheKid

Tbh, saying that you aren't "the pretty/modellish" one is quite rude :tongue:

But unfortunately even family members can be like this sometimes.

A few years ago i went through a phase of feeling a bit envious of my sister because whenever my auntie would come around she'd make comments like "wow isn't she beautiful, she could definitely be a model when she grows up" about my sister and i did kind of think "does that make me the ugly sister?" But i never said anything, i just got used to it :tongue:

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Original post by tazarooni89

Does it really matter? I mean, when my sister and I were growing up, I was always the "smart" one and she was always the "sensible" one. But they're both compliments, so why would either of us take offence?

It's not a big deal, it's just come up in conversation a few times and with people's reactions to it i thought I'd just see what other people thought.

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LonelyDemon

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I call girls cute who are short or petite, has a innocent look about her. I wouldn't call a tall girl hot, would be pretty more than cute.

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SallyTheKid

Original post by Serena20

A few years ago i went through a phase of feeling a bit envious of my sister because whenever my auntie would come around she'd make comments like "wow isn't she beautiful, she could definitely be a model when she grows up" about my sister and i did kind of think "does that make me the ugly sister?" But i never said anything, i just got used to it :tongue:

Yeah, I get where you're coming from :smile:

I don't think your auntie's trying to be mean on purpose, but she definitely sounds insensitive.

The most important thing, however, is you. Do you think you're as beautiful as your sister? Are you confident in your appearance generally? If not, either do something to change it (for you) or decide to accept it. And learn to love yourself the way you are anyway. :smile:

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Original post by SallyTheKid

Yeah, I get where you're coming from :smile:

I don't think your auntie's trying to be mean on purpose, but she definitely sounds insensitive.

The most important thing, however, is you. Do you think you're as beautiful as your sister? Are you confident in your appearance generally? If not, either do something to change it (for you) or decide to accept it. And learn to love yourself the way you are anyway. :smile:

I definitely believe that my sister is prettier than myself, she is beautiful.

I'm pretty confident in my appearance, obviously like everyone i have bits that i don't like but I've learned to accept it. :smile: