[commonwealth]

Originally Posted by Cheetah7 Give me a knife and fork and I will make a start, but I must insist on a bit of sauce.

I wouldn't really mind if you're a hot surfie guy with six-pack abs.

[Cheetah7]

Originally Posted by commonwealth I wouldn't really mind if you're a hot surfie guy with six-pack abs.

I shall find my 'inner man' and do my best.

[Dorothy]

Originally Posted by carolinephillips My OH loves me and keeps telling me I'm gorgeous, but all I see are my faults. I am that old bag lady in my head, who is flabby and fat, even though at 5'5" I am currently about 55kgs and measure 33-26-35. To me, I'll always be that fat teenager who was bullied, and now I'm an old lady to boot. Sad I know.

I used to feel that way about myself too Caroline. And then one day my husband said to me "Do you honestly think I'm so desperate that I would choose to be with someone who's not beautiful and sexy?" It really brought home to me that no matter what faults I may see, he doesn't. It made me look at myself as someone who has outgrown being the bullied teenager and turned into a lovable woman.

[eddie007]

I try and be beautiful on the inside..... To make up for me being not so physically attractive...

Nanny McFee had me crying... Well mumbles did... He asked whether if he was better behaved he would get better looking... His surgery and facial deformitites make him unattractive in todays beauty conscious society...

Missed me opportunity there... Could have had a little angel..... Actually **** it, i do have a little angel.. Who IS beautiful to me....

[commonwealth]

i just read the article. how dumb of me replying without first reading.

Samantha Brickface could swallow some make-up and learn how to be pretty on th inside.

[jad n rich]

Originally Posted by eddie007 . . Well mumbles did... He asked whether if he was better behaved he would get better looking... His surgery and facial deformitites make him unattractive in todays beauty conscious society...

Thats really really sad. Boost up every good quality he has sounds like he has the sweetest nature.

[moneypenny20]

Originally Posted by eddie007 I try and be beautiful on the inside..... To make up for me being not so physically attractive... Nanny McFee had me crying... Well mumbles did... He asked whether if he was better behaved he would get better looking... His surgery and facial deformitites make him unattractive in todays beauty conscious society... Missed me opportunity there... Could have had a little angel..... Actually **** it, i do have a little angel.. Who IS beautiful to me....

He can do what my FiL and GFiL did - grow moustaches, just a neat tidy one and a beard.

[eddie007]

Originally Posted by moneypenny20 He can do what my FiL and GFiL did - grow moustaches, just a neat tidy one and a beard.

I'm not sure he wants a moustache... MIL has one.... And he wouldnt want to look like her now would he?

[moneypenny20]

Originally Posted by eddie007 I'm not sure he wants a moustache... MIL has one.... And he wouldnt want to look like her now would he?

He could (obviously when old enough) grow a real one and then show it off to her and tell her that his is better than hers.

[eddie007]

Originally Posted by moneypenny20 He could (obviously when old enough) grow a real one and then show it off to her and tell her that his is better than hers.

I still doubt he would be able to grow one as bushy and impressive as hers

[OakTree]

Originally Posted by carolinephillips My OH loves me and keeps telling me I'm gorgeous, but all I see are my faults. I am that old bag lady in my head, who is flabby and fat, even though at 5'5" I am currently about 55kgs and measure 33-26-35. To me, I'll always be that fat teenager who was bullied, and now I'm an old lady to boot. Sad I know.

I am back of the bus ugly thanks to my health problem. But my handsome hubby and children think otherwise, this is all that matters so I don't really care about my looks any more.

[carolinephillips]

Originally Posted by Camberwell3124 I am back of the bus ugly thanks to my health problem. But my handsome hubby and children think otherwise, this is all that matters so I don't really care about my looks any more.

It is taking a very long time, but I'm trying to learn to accept a compliment without immediately countering it with a negative. It became easier when I turned it round and thought how insulting to someone it must be to suggest that their perception of you is wrong. Now I try to smile and say thank you.

And Eddie, Mumbles may not be the socially accepted "norm", but his lovely nature will make him attractive to those who know him, and I'm sure he will find a partner to love him for who he is, not what he looks like.

[Cheetah7]

Originally Posted by Camberwell3124 I am back of the bus ugly thanks to my health problem. But my handsome hubby and children think otherwise, this is all that matters so I don't really care about my looks any more.

I know what you mean, I have a big face at the moment from steroids, my hair is falling out but thank god others cant tell (only husband unblocking the shower and me when I find it on my pillow).

My illness makes me look haggard and I cant say that I dont care because I do, hence the reason I will spend a bit on my hair and when I am in a better position financially will get some nicer clothes.

I have to care to a point as the job I do is in the public eye but whilst I care and panic with each bit my illness takes from me, my realisation that maintaining an acceptable level of health should supersede that of panicking about everything superficial that happens with my body.

Just have to keep trying to look halfway decent but some of the things that are happening to my body make me want to cry and the most recent one, is not being able to breathe without the aid of a nebulizer.

[knockoff nige]

It's so typically human to not want someone to 'get away' with thinking they are drop dead gorgeous. But, I hate it when people are like that. So what if this girl thinks she's stunning? She may get told it all the time by some people, even if she's just a little above average. No-one knows themselves well enough to know if they are beautiful or not beautiful. They get told or not told by people and have to rely on that.

It just bothers me when people make it their mission to 'set the record straight'.

No-one calls me ugly, so I guess I'm not that.

[BadgeIsBack]

Originally Posted by knockoff nige It's so typically human to not want someone to 'get away' with thinking they are drop dead gorgeous. But, I hate it when people are like that. So what if this girl thinks she's stunning? She may get told it all the time by some people, even if she's just a little above average. No-one knows themselves well enough to know if they are beautiful or not beautiful. They get told or not told by people and have to rely on that. It just bothers me when people make it their mission to 'set the record straight'. No-one calls me ugly, so I guess I'm not that.

I don't know who this woman is but it's possible that she is beautiful. I suspect though that if she is yet another blown-dry plastic celeb then she is not beautiful at all, to speak of.

Beauty starts within, then wells up as far as I am concerned. There are different levels - but natural beauty is still highly regarded and even plainness is sometimes considered superior to fake, you would hope.