What is the advantages of being beautiful physically.

@dorothy09 (1520)
Philippines
July 1, 2008 4:23am CST
I just felt taking this up in the discussion. Because I am not that beautiful physically but I am pretty sure I am beautiful inside.. But for those man and woman who are really attractive , How does it feel to be praise always, do you feel any advantages and disadvantages in it..
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@GavinKaos (272)
• United States
2 Jul 08
Sorry, have no idea. I've always felt like a troll. Only my wife tells me otherwise. Course I don't think I'd be with her if she told me a was a troll :P
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
4 Jul 08
hi dorothy I sure would not know as I am not really beautiful at all. I am not hideous but rather just a plain elderly lady with white hair and dark blue eyes and am overweight. I can well imagine all the advantages to looking really gorgeous but I suppose these beautiful people all have their own problems too.
• Philippines
2 Jul 08
there is a saying that beauty is power if you know how to use it properly. well, if you are beautiful physically, it is easier for you to be noticed,like say, in a job application. new people that you meet will tend to be more friendly with you because most of the time beautiful people are those that are popular, and if one has a popular friend, he might be sharing the limelight soon. many people like beautiful things and individuals, you tend to be more magnetic. but still, beauty leaves people a great first impression, its up to that person on how to maintain his or her image so in the end, you still need to be beautiful not only in the insde but also outside.
@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
3 Jul 08
Actually you are quite nice both in and out from what I've gathered on profile and discussion. For your question, there is some advantage unfortunately for being beautiful. One is treated better by peers for the most part, there is more confidence rating, and very obviously one gets into relationships (plus they have better options as it were). There are disadvantages to it too. Some people do not develop character, especially in the face of having people constantly helping and fawning over them. Some are too dependent on looks to get them through life; when the looks fade, the person has less to offer (sad since the person erroneously learned beauty was the only thing they could offer...). Its a known but still a fascinating aspect of society. Dorothy, don't worry about how you look, as plenty of other people would perceive you as beautiful. Its all a matter of perspective.
@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
2 Jul 08
I guess the advantages of being beautiful is that it's easier to get things done for you. People can be very superficial so they are always quick to judge a book by its cover. I admit I've done this a lot of times in the past. But real beauty is skin deep. Many physically appealing people have bad attitudes. Either they're too conceited or they're stupid.. either way there's always something wrong with them because no one comes close to perfect in our world except I gues the people we love. So being beautiful alone won't do you any good in the long term-- you need to have character as well. :)
3 Jul 08
When I was a whole lot thinner (before I had kids), I used to get a lot of attention from guys. After a while it really bothered me. In a way it made me more insecure. A couple years before that I thought it would be great, but it's really not. Not for me it wasn't.. It is possible to look completely fine, but feel you look like so ugly.
@thing17 (106)
1 Jul 08
In some cases and other country that still there's a discrimination, there's an advantage of being beautiful physically like when you are applying for a job. Sometimes or I can say most of the times the interviewer is pretty much have an interest with a beautiful face or body. One of the example also you can notice in some beautiful pageant, there's sometimes a beautiful lady without...you know, there goes an advantage. But if you will look on the other side, Spiritually, there's no such ugly person created by God. Because we are all created in the form of HIS image as written in the book of Genesis 1:26-27. Therefore, You are more beautiful than other person because as you've said you are pretty sure you have beautiful inside. A big advantage... God Bless!
• China
1 Jul 08
To me, firstly, I like natural beauty without making up. And I guess having attactive appearance is favorable for them to egage in some special peofessions, like actor, singer, TV compere,etc. Everyone likes beautiful and perfect thing, ever though some "atractive" people have bad personalities, behaviors and superficial minds or thoughts. I usually look down upon those people like that. Unfortunately, the advantages of having a good face and good shape, is always far more than its disadvantages.
• Philippines
1 Jul 08
For me their is no such beautiful as the inner beauty.. my mother aways told me that im handsome compare to other teenage out there. i was flaterred but at the same time disappointed bcoz my mom always see my ouotside beauty not for who i am. the advantage of it is your are the apple of the eye of every person. but if you commited mistakes your are the most favorite topic on gossips.. you know wat i mean.
• Philippines
2 Jul 08
I don't know if i could call myself beautifu, since i do have a lot of insecurites inside. But I can't help it when other people actually say that i'm pretty, or charming. Sometimes It's just flattering. Other times it's plain right annoying! But It helps lift up the mood when I walk in the morning and people smile at me and sometimes say hi (specially true to guys) even if i don't know them. ha ha! But when there are times when people you come across just looks at you, sometimes i feel like there's something on my face or my hair's undone. That's when I get to check out a mirror. if there's nothing wrong with how I look, that's when i start to feel good. But most importantly, It's better to feel comfortable with how you look and what you wear. It's how you carry yourself when people would notice you and say things like, you're in love or something. That's considered a praise. ^^,
• United States
1 Jul 08
The same advantages and disadvantages apply to being ugly or beautiful. You get hated for how you look. I'd rather be hated for what I am then loved for what I'm not. =) plus beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Everyone has different tastes. Skinny girls look hot to some guys and the other ones want women with curves. Everyone's hot in their own way!