Do you think that most women are prettier than they think they are?

Yes, I Do. I think women are conditioned to be hypersensitive to their looks, to compare themselves with celebrities and fashion models, and to be super hard on themselves.

It is a crime.

I sure hope so. My confidence is at an all-time low right now.

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Yes

I think that many women are insecure because the modeling industry presents ideals that are unattainable for most. Most models are extremely thin and are chosen as models specifically for their super long legs, necks, arms, and are usually younger than 20. (There is a documentary that I saw on Sundance called “Picture This” done by a former model where she discusses the industry in detail – I highly recommend it.) Even plus size models are like size 12 which is the average body size of an American women, but in the modeling industry, it’s “plus.”

Ladies, those models completely turn me off. I find the average woman so much more attractive. I like a healthy woman with curves. I had this conversation tonight. I said I would rather spend a lot of quality time with her rather than wait for her to get all dolled up. I’d rather spend the makeup time with them. I care about them, not what they look like at that minute.

Of the women I know, I think most of them are fairly aware, and probably close to accurate about how pretty they are. Well, I would use the word attractive not pretty I think. They know what parts of them look very good, and what parts not so great. Pretty I associate with the face, attractive is more the total package body, hair, style, how she carries herself.

I think men find most women prettier than how the woman perceives herself. Many men are easily duped by hair, make-up, and clothing. Some women are just gorgeous naturally, others can package themselves to be very attractive.

Also, I think women are more accurate about how they look in their mid 20’s to mid 40’s. When we are young we don’t know how great we look. Just being young and youthful is pretty right out of the gate. Finally, when we hit 25 and enough people have complimented us that we start to believe it finally. Then, 45 comes and suddenly we notice everything going south,mplus some wrinkles, things ache. Oy.

Lastly, isn’t personality a big part of pretty? Once you get to know someone their beauty shows. I am not even talking inner beauty, I mean they physically are more beautiful.

PS: One last thing after the last thing. I think the majority of women are pretty.

I find a big smile goes a long way. During my work day, I smile at a lot of people and I get a lot of reception (I don’t mean sexual reception, although some might be, I just mean receptive coworkers).

Every woman I have known have had no confidence in their looks. Even my wife, who once competed in a beauty pageant, only focuses on her faults.

I had a friend who said everyone has some redeeming feature and that no one deserves a goose egg.

Just about all the girls I know are absolutely gorgeous & every one of them, although they’re confident/successful women, have reservations, however slight, about their looks.
Either that or they’re just fishing for compliments, which I gladly give…coz that’s the kind of guy I am :-)

Dedicated to @ucme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZlxvn_jWgM

That link don’t work for me…I wonder what it can be¿

It’s LL Cool J “I’m the Type of Guy.”

Ahh, pesky tablet’s telling me youtube has stopped…wtf?

@ucme: Play it. It’s for you :)

I think this is generally true. I’m not sure that I think that exact statistic is necessarily accurate, but women tend to notice little flaws in themselves, things like small wrinkles or freckles, that nobody else would ever notice or find nearly as unattractive as the women themselves do. They get hung up on what they perceive as glaring flaws at the expense of realizing their more attractive qualities and their overall beauty.

This video, also from the Dove Real Beauty campaign, is related.

For every woman who is prettier than she thinks she is, there are at least two women who AREN’T as pretty as they think they are…
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