Do you think you're good-looking?

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Do you think you're good-looking?

It seems like a lot of aspies have poor self-image. My self-image fluctuates a lot. I sometimes view myself as being quite good-looking, to viewing myself as being ugly. Are any of you like this?

 

[superboyian]

I never really seemed to really care so much about how i look, maybe just a little self-conscious.

 

[GhettoButterFly]

Do you think you're good-looking?

It seems like a lot of aspies have poor self-image. My self-image fluctuates a lot. I sometimes view myself as being quite good-looking, to viewing myself as being ugly. Are any of you like this?

Hm... I guess I am. :S Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. As for me, I just have a body image issue due to other reasons I wish not to discuss here. :S

 

[Droopy]

I don't really see myself as being "hot" or whatever. So I guess I have a poor self-image although some of the photos I'm in I look decent.

 

[Mz_Yokka]

No, im so hidious i can barely even look into a mirror without freaking out about myself

 

[IdahoRose]

I don't think I'm very good-looking. I only got rated a 6.7 on Hot Or Not.

 

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I don't think I'm very good-looking. I only got rated a 6.7 on Hot Or Not.

Ha, I'd ignore the ratings on there. Lots of the top-rated people on sites like those aren't exactly what I'd consider as being attractive . . .

 

[LittleTigger]

I look like an overgrowed 8 year old. I'm not the best looking
boy on the planet, but my late wife liked how I look, and I liked
how she looked and that is all we cared about.

 

[Saur]

I'm as ugly as ass, pure and simple... at least that's my own thought. Wouldn't be the first time I felt like punching a mirror just so I wouldn't see myself on it...

 

[CJinherPJs]

I've been told that I'm good-looking but often found it hard to believe because girls at school called me ugly, and that's how I came to view myself. Now that I look back on it though, one of those girls was a lanky streak of piss and another one had a moustache, so I guess I can laugh about the things they said to me now.

 

[kasmanaft08]

Hmm. I've been told I'm pretty or cute, but I don't think I'm especially hot.
I think I look kind of unusual, if anything, I think. Maybe some people like that kind of thing.

I usually don't think about it much, but all it takes is a weird detail that bothers me and my opinion isn't so great.

Kind of goes up and down.
I do feel much prettier [and happier] in cold weather. I think winter environments/clothing suit me.

 

[Droopy]

I think I look kind of unusual, if anything, I think. Maybe some people like that kind of thing.

In what way do you see yourself as looking unusual? You look fine to me.

I usually don't think about it much, but all it takes is a weird detail that bothers me.

Sometimes I would fuss over my appearance on small details. Like if something doesn't look right or I can't get my hair to sit in place (mainly the fringe), but usually that only happens if I'm going out with friends. When I'm sitting around the house, I don't really care much.

 

[kasmanaft08]

In what way do you see yourself as looking unusual? You look fine to me.

Thanks! But I think it has to do with going to elementary school in a small town in Texas.
I'm part Japanese and was probably the closest sign of a minority they've seen outside of television. It gave me light skin, black hair and grey eyes, which is the most goth thing they're ever seen, either. So, you know.

Sometimes I would fuss over my appearance on small details. Like if something doesn't look right or I can't get my hair to sit in place (mainly the fringe), but usually that only happens if I'm going out with friends. When I'm sitting around the house, I don't really care much.

I also could write my own massive post on all the nitpicky details that will bother me in public. The fringe comment made me happy. I do the same thing. I'm taking a guess that it's not as vain as it comes off and no one understands this. But it really does RUIN your day.

I also have to sport superlong shirts underneath anything I wear. Otherwise I won't be able to sit down without a harrowing fear of my pants riding too low and exposing the world. If a shirt is too short I can't sit anywhere. I just stand or lie down.

 

[kasmanaft08]

Apparently I don't understand the concept of the Reply With Quote thing.

I wrote the second paragraph that's quoted up there in response.

Even on forums I'm awkward.

 

[Droopy]

Thanks!

You're welcome.

The fringe comment made me happy. I do the same thing. I'm taking a guess that it's not as vain as it comes off and no one understands this. But it really does RUIN your day.

When I see a photo of myself, my messy (or split) fringe is usually the one thing that ruins it. I like to take lots of photographs, especially if I'm with friends, but whenever they take one of me my fringe usually is a mess. It can be so annoying at times.

Apparently I don't understand the concept of the Reply With Quote thing.

I wrote the second paragraph that's quoted up there in response.

Even on forums I'm awkward.

Don't worry about that, you're not awkward. Even the moderators (and indeed myself) can get confused and make errors when using the quote system. The main thing to remember is:

[noparse][quote]quoted message goes between the tags[/quote][/noparse]

Always have an opening and closing tag around the bit that you are quoting - this can get tricky if you want to break up a post and directly respond to individual parts though.

I fixed your previous message btw. Hope that helps.

 

[butterfly2]

hmm when i was younger i was bullied and ignored at school and was always told i was ugly. when i got to my teens i had a thick moustache unusually for a girl which i hated and made me self conscious. I had and have a poor body image as have a permanently big belly which makes me look strange. In my adulthood i was told i was pretty but i have bad skin so on the whole i think sometimes im hideous looking and sometimes i look ok i guess.