# Are you ugly? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 9, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132 "2005-02-09T03:45:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/101 "2005-02-10T02:14:50Z")
I think I’m [pretty](http://profiles.yahoo.com/sdmb_abbie) in that babyfaced Irish kind of way. I’m in the “you’d be beautiful if you lost a lot of weight” category, I guess. (In this one, I was trying to stare at the camera, look up and click the mouse at the same time. It was hard, thus no smile.) I don’t like the way my body looks, of course, but I’m not going to complain because everything I have is in working order. No shoes/man with no feet, yada yada yada. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/102 "2005-02-10T02:28:34Z")
Note to fellow heterosexual Doper males: viewing the rest of **Indygrrl** ’s photo album requires a free registration at [Myspace.com](http://Myspace.com). It is worth it. [Damn](http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=721848&imageID=31353342&Mytoken=20050209183935), is it worth it. ---
**Author:** ![archmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@archmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/archmichael)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/103 "2005-02-10T02:52:26Z")
> [@Roland Orzabal](#): > > [Damn](http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=721848&imageID=31353342&Mytoken=20050209183935), is it worth it. I’m such a nerd. My first thought were, “Nice lighting and composition” ---
**Author:** ![Nunavut\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e95f7d/32.png) [@Nunavut\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunavut_Boy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/104 "2005-02-10T03:06:49Z")
> [@Roland Orzabal](#): > > Note to fellow heterosexual Doper males: viewing the rest of **Indygrrl** ’s photo album requires a free registration at [Myspace.com](http://Myspace.com). > > It is worth it. > > [Damn](http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=721848&imageID=31353342&Mytoken=20050209183935), is it worth it. This man does not lie. ---
**Author:** ![ShadiRoxan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@ShadiRoxan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadiRoxan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/105 "2005-02-10T03:37:05Z")
I just had the following conversation with my husband. Me: Am I ugly? Him \ Me: Am I pretty? Him \ Me: Am I beautiful? Him: You’re pregnant. Grrr. I think I’m pretty hot for a pregnant lady. [See?](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/ShadiRoxan/P1220004.jpg) He says I was beautiful [before](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/ShadiRoxan/4102004081.jpg) though. Of course I was a bit made up for the occasion. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/106 "2005-02-10T03:45:16Z")
> [@ShadiRoxan](#): > > I just had the following conversation with my husband. > > Me: Am I ugly? > Him \ > Me: Am I pretty? > Him \ > Me: Am I beautiful? > Him: You’re pregnant. > > Grrr. I think I’m pretty hot for a pregnant lady. [See?](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/ShadiRoxan/P1220004.jpg) > > He says I was beautiful [before](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/ShadiRoxan/4102004081.jpg) though. Of course I was a bit made up for the occasion. Pretty hot for a pregnant lady, indeed. You were a lovely bride, too. Your husband is a wise (and lucky) man. ---
**Author:** ![ShadiRoxan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@ShadiRoxan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadiRoxan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/107 "2005-02-10T03:55:14Z")
> [@Harimad-sol](#): > > Pretty hot for a pregnant lady, indeed. You were a lovely bride, too. > > Your husband is a wise (and lucky) man. Lucky, yes. Wise… eh, if he really were he’d answer yes to the beautiful question. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/108 "2005-02-10T03:58:35Z")
> [@LifeOnWry](#): > > I want your hair. > [@Mr Jim](#): > > You are gorgeous. 🙂 Wow, thanks! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Othersider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/cab0a1/32.png) [@Othersider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Othersider)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/109 "2005-02-10T04:16:17Z")
We do indeed have some beautiful people. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![WCOT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e5b9ba/32.png) [@WCOT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WCOT)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/110 "2005-02-10T04:59:11Z")
its true that im the ugliest man alive, im even listed in the dictionary… ☹ [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ugly](http://www.cs.rit.edu/~csl3445/DSC03889.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Train\_Song](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@Black\_Train\_Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Black_Train_Song)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/111 "2005-02-10T05:38:37Z")
[ME!](http://www.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=20044460/PictureID=404153194/t_=20939531) ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/112 "2005-02-10T05:47:05Z")
> [@WCOT©](#): > > its true that im the ugliest man alive, im even listed in the dictionary… ☹ > > [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ugly](http://www.cs.rit.edu/~csl3445/DSC03889.jpg) Hey! There were no ugly men in that picture! You promised me ugly men! :mad: 😉 Are you the redhead? Mmmm, redheads. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/113 "2005-02-10T05:49:25Z")
I must concur with **Haridmad-sol**. Where are the ugly men at, you tease? 😛 Step away from the smiles, McKnittington! ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/114 "2005-02-10T06:27:34Z")
> [@ShadiRoxan](#): > > I think I’m pretty hot … Just removing the unnecessary disclaimer. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![bupkis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@bupkis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bupkis)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/115 "2005-02-10T07:11:35Z")
I’ve never thought of myself as _ugly_ per se but I spent most of my adolescence feeling unattractive and extremely distraught over my appearance. Freshmen year in high school, I got severe acne and it stuck around until a couple years ago (I’m 23). My skin’s not totally clear now and I have many scars but overall it’s not too bad. The main problem I have now, which I suspect is the problem for most people who think they are unattractive, is a lack of self-confidence. I _know intellectually_ there’s nothing really wrong with me but there’s still lingering emotional muck that’s hard to get through. I’m a senior in college and I’m only now beginning to achieve some measure of confidence in my physical self (have yet to bag a girlfriend). [Here](http://img13.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img13&image=me5kh.jpg) is a (slightly ghostly-looking) picture of me. ---
**Author:** ![Caiata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@Caiata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caiata)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/116 "2005-02-10T09:29:52Z")
[Yup.](http://tamerlane.org/pics/Australia/mdressy2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/117 "2005-02-10T09:41:04Z")
I’m plain. I’ve been told by one person that I’m not much t’ look at, and by another that I’m a dog t’ look at. Such nice comments. Yes, they still hurt a lot. But … people talk to this face. Most of the time, they can’t help it. Total strangers come up to me and start up conversations. So – I’m plain, with a compelling face. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/118 "2005-02-10T09:43:15Z")
I don’t think I’m ugly – even though years of being told I was whilst at school, and by my mother should have made me feel that way. I could probably stand to loose a few pounds, but I’m happy enough, and at least one other person finds me attractive, so hey, I can’t be _that_ bad, can I? [Me](http://www.sr.bham.ac.uk/~nnj/LD039.JPG), in the pub, at a Londope, probably, judging by my smile, in the late evening. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/119 "2005-02-10T10:13:30Z")
A few things: **foxymoron** , you’re hotter than the surface of the sun. To the person who said no ugly pictures have been posted yet - did you _see_ my scary pic? I could give a hobo a heart attack with that picture! 😛 Oh, and I am known to science as the only person who looks worse when smiling. [Proof.](http://zombieninjapiratemonkeys.com/images/creepysmile.jpg) (I appologize for my hair. I just let it do what it wants. What it wants, apparantly, is to look pathetic and unkempt. Oh, I also appologize for the forehead, or, as my friends call it, my fivehead.) ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132/120 "2005-02-10T11:42:38Z")
Everyone knows this already but I have to repeat it. I love picture threads, or threads that become picture threads. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ugly/289132.md?page=7)