How beautiful do you think you are?

[Aquarelle]

Meh... Average. If I put the effort into applying makeup then I feel a bit above average, but without it, I feel average. (And for the most part, I never make the effort unless it's a special occasion)

Ditto this.

 

[Donna Cecilia]

Above average attractiveness.

As for the thread's title, my friends said that I'm not beautiful, but handsome. (Back then I've learnt that they don't mean the same thing.)

I've never thought badly about it, since I have the same opinion regarding my appearance.

 

[rav3n]

That's a bit tall...

I imagine that would be a midget for a Na'vi though.

What I would give to be a Na'vi with a carbon fibre infrastructure and their own personal banshees for rush hour commuting. Add in spears, bows and arrows, with a learn or die mentality and it sounds like a wonderful lifestyle!

"I see you... and crap, you're tiny!"

Should revise my original post for clarification. It's not that I view myself as unattractive, it's that if people don't find asians attractive, I won't rate. If people don't care about race, then I'm fine. If people prefer the asian look, then I'd do better. It's all so subjective.

 

[MacGuffin]

If people prefer the asian look, then I'd do better. It's all so subjective.

There are websites...

 

[rav3n]

There are websites...

Oh shush, I'm not whining about the state of things, more about being realistic and objective.

 

[Randomnity]

I'll say the same thing I did last time this thread came around: this thread is useless without pics.

edit: for me, it varies so much that I guess I'll call it average, although I really only feel "above average" or "below average" depending on the day/lighting/mood.

 

[MacGuffin]

I'll say the same thing I did last time this thread came around: this thread is useless without pics.

Lead the way!

 

[Randomnity]

nah, the forum's gotten too big for that, I'm too paranoid about privacy. But surely not everyone is.

I've posted pics several times in the past but they should all be deleted by now, unless I've missed any.

 

[Donna Cecilia]

I have mine on my profile already. I don't like to post it on random threads.

 

[Sunny Ghost]

i feel as though it is unhealthy to compare oneself to another person, and i often strive not to do this as it leads to jealousy, envy and insecurity.

i personally find myself to be very attractive and am very confident in myself some days... and other days i think i'm hideous and insecure. as i get older, however, i find myself more and more comfortable in my own skin and confident in my own right. if i'm spending my life in this suit, i should learn to love it, right?

also, the original post does make a blurb: are we talking about how others view us on the attractiveness scale or how we view ourselves?

i think a lot of people find me to be attractive. but i don't know if this makes me average or above average, and personally, i don't wish to compare in those terms. i faced enough insecurity as a teenager. however, i've always been told i have an interesting look. i have an interesting mixed and diverse gene pool, i suppose, and have unusual features. but i've been told several times in my life that i should be a model. i was always thin growing up (though thickening some with age...) and tall.

 

[MacGuffin]

I have mine on my profile already. I don't like to post it on random threads.

Me too! I'm the girl on the left.

 

[MonkeyGrass]

I imagine I'm average. I've been called pretty a lot, I'm not hard on the eyes, but I'm not drop dead gorgeous, either.

 

[Red Herring]

Old man Freud once claimed that growing up most girls either identify with beauty or with brain. I grew up thinking "Oh well, at least I´m not stupid" and have always considered myself below average until I reached my twenties. Contact lenses made a big difference as well in my self perception. Today I would say that my body is pretty attractive by most social standards (even though the legs are a bit short), my hair is a desaster and my face is aweful on a bad day and more than okay on a good day (that is with contacts and a little cover on the blemishes). At home I wear simple confortable cloths and glasses, the opposite when I get out to meet people. Sometimes I go out "undone", just to buy some groceries around the corner, and I then usually feel invisible, as if wearing a disguise or an invisibility cloak, not really myself, not in sinc with how I see myself.
When I unexpectedly pass a mirror I always get a little bit tense before looking at it. Will I like what I see or cringe? The chances are 50-50. I´m working on that (the self perception, not the exterior).

 

[MonkeyGrass]

The invisibility cloak...YES. I've done this periodically throughout my adult life, but never heard it articulated that way.

 

[strawberries]

where is the 'ridiculously good looking' option? pls fix poll.

 

[Such Irony]

Average to slightly below average. Now stick me in with a bunch of 90 year old and watch my attractiveness ratings soar.

 

[Qlip]

I don't really know. When I was in Middle School and High School, I used to hate looking at mirrors, and I also had some sort of social anxiety disorder. I trained myself out of it by forcing myself into looking at a mirror on a daily basis, and for the anxiety convincing myself that people really can't see me past their ego's anyway. I can't say that I eventually saw what I liked in the mirror, mostly I just learned to see a blank.

Sometimes people are surprised when I tell them that I have trouble judging male attractiveness. I assumed most guys couldn't do this well. It makes sense, what kinda guy wants really cares what that other guy looks like? I'm probably just image stunted.

 

[Unkindloving]

I currently fluctuate between feeling below average and average. After another year of working out, I admit I'd pick the 'above average' option.

I'd consider the absolute basis of a person. For my basis, I find there is a fantastic foundation that just isn't up to par yet. Though I don't want to be cruel in saying it, and do acknowledge there are an abundance of attractive qualities, there are people who just aren't equipped with a good foundation.
This and it having a lot to do with perception. Defining if someone is considered above average attractiveness because they fit the majority mold the best, or because they break it in certain ways. Etc. There are a number of factors. I personally don't feel I fit the mold - or will fit it better when up to par. I more so feel I will be above average in a slightly unique way, which resonates more with me and my own perception.

 

[ExAstrisSpes]

i feel as though it is unhealthy to compare oneself to another person, and i often strive not to do this as it leads to jealousy, envy and insecurity.

i personally find myself to be very attractive and am very confident in myself some days... and other days i think i'm hideous and insecure. as i get older, however, i find myself more and more comfortable in my own skin and confident in my own right. if i'm spending my life in this suit, i should learn to love it, right?

also, the original post does make a blurb: are we talking about how others view us on the attractiveness scale or how we view ourselves?

i think a lot of people find me to be attractive. but i don't know if this makes me average or above average, and personally, i don't wish to compare in those terms. i faced enough insecurity as a teenager. however, i've always been told i have an interesting look. i have an interesting mixed and diverse gene pool, i suppose, and have unusual features. but i've been told several times in my life that i should be a model. i was always thin growing up (though thickening some with age...) and tall.

I feel the same way.

 

[guesswho]

I'm hot if you're into midgets.