Ive always been fairly satisfied with how i look yet going off past experiences it seems i shouldnt be.
When I was at college I got rated as the least attractive in the class. It was in psychology for a natural selection topic the (youngish/wanted to be cool type) teacher got us to write on a piece of paper a number out of 10 for each other and fold it and put it in a tub, so it was anonymous.
Before this he went round the class and asked us if we all agreed, i should have said no but i was curious so said yes. Anyway turns out i got a string of 4’s, 5’s and one 6. All our numbers were written on the board and averaged i got 4.7 average, this was the lowest even below the teacher. Iremember trying to smirk/laugh to hide the embarrasment and people just looking at me. At the time i was happy with my facial features etc and i did athletics so was physically in good shape.
I was very quiet and wernt friends with any of the class (i have poor social skills) so that might have had something to do with it. The teacher put on my report that i was ‘very withdrawn’. Or could have been because i was a tomboy and had no idea how to style my hair (i still dont). Or could be more likely im a genuine ugly **** lol, i am only 5ft which isvery short eventhough im a female.
I remember comments from parents when i was a teenager my mum would go on about my hair and said i was doing something wrong, once she even said she cringed sometimes when she was with me but i think this was during an argument. Then when out with family my mum noticed my dad looking at me, she said ‘what’ then trying to be funny he said ‘ i cant work out if its her hair thats a mess or her face’. He told me mum that he was nicer than me when he was a lad, when he said ‘you wernt that bloody nice’ he said ‘i didnt say i was nice but i was nicer than her’.
Eitherway 9 years on now i do worry what others think but i stilldont wear much makeip and still have no idea how to stylemy hair, its always a mess. Before i gonoht though i just look in the mirror and think ‘that’l do’. My family say short hair would suit me best as long hair makes me look like a ‘drag’ but most peoplesay that short it less attractive on women so i daren’t cut it short lol.
But yea how come ive always been ‘ok’ with how i look yet for some reason others arn’t?. Very occassionally ive been called pretty but only out of politeness.