Friday, 10 December 2010
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Even Pretty Girls Get Rejected
We all know looks are the first thing most of us are attracted to about a person. A person would be lying if they said looks do not matter even a little bit to them. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and we tend to gravitate towards whatever it is we find beautiful.
Looks may draw a person in, but it doesn't always keep them too long. Unless, a person merely wants to hook-up with you they are going to need more depth that your cup or pec size. (Note: If a person does not take an interest in your life and what you are about they probably only want you for the physical. If you only hook up and don't go out much, they only want you for physical use. And if all you hear is compliments about your looks or body, especially after you have known the person for a while- the are only physically interested. If you are looking for something more, don't bring yourself down to this level.)I am not talking about hook-ups today, so drop that idea from your mind now. I am talking about actually being interested in a person for more than the physical. Let's also, knock the following scenarios out of the way...when a person is not interested in someone, but later on realizes there may be something more, and friends who later on start dating. Today, I am talking about first impressions.
A friend of mine always talks about how easy they think it is to be a pretty girl. They are stuck on the thought that being pretty must make life easy. Whenever, I hear this it bothers me. I have been told by many people they find me attractive and I am thought of as a pretty girl. That hasn't always made life easy for me, infact, sometimes it has made it more tough than it should be. I've seen many of my friends put in the same position also. That is another subject entirely though, I will go into more depth about another time.
Let me rope you back in...
Here is the story: Sarah is Zach's type physically. Brown hair, petite frame, pouty lips, and a beaming smile! They have both noticed each other for some time now, but never talked. One day, Sarah finally works up the courage to talk to Zach. Zach is really excited at first to be talking to Sarah. He thinks how in the world does a guy like me, get a girl like Sarah to talk to him? WOW! Then a couple minutes of conversation passes and Zach is disappointed to say the least. He ends the conversation shortly and says good-bye.
Many things could have turned Zach off from Sarah. Such as, she was too into matierial things, she didn't say one educated thing the whole time she was talking, she didn't listen to him, she didn't say much at all, she only made small talk, she wasn't interested in anything about Zach. Some of you might be thinking Zach is a shallow guy for not giving her more of a chance, however I beg to differ. In most situations, people can tell right off the bat if you are someone they would be interested in possibly taking the relationship beyond friends with. The examples I listed above, are all things strait from people's mouths I have talked to about why they lost interest in someone quickly.
Now, let's say you are someone who is attractive to most people. You are good looking and have a personality the majority of people look for in a partner, however the one person you really like shuts you down. You are not going to be everyone's type physically or even click with them personality wise. Don't let rejection make you feel bad. Most people are rejected many times before they find the right person.
Some tips to remember to keep that guy or girl interested the first moment you approach them: When you speak ask them about themselves. Listen to what they have to say and ask more about the subject. Relate an interest of yours to their's so they know you both have common ground beyond the physical. Let them know you are educated or have a job. Don't just talk about your party life. Make sure to let them know you would be interested in getting together some time. If all this fails, then move on. There is always someone else, so don't dwell. No matter what you look like or your personality, there is always some one out there for you...even if you are not the stereo-typical pretty girl.
It is my hope for all of you at some point in life you will not let rejection phase you and you will be able to move on from it like it is nothing, because you know there will be someone along the way you will captivate with your charms. ;)
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This is a nice post =)
Pleasant to see a positive post.
I understand how it can be annoying to hear assumptions about a pretty girl having an easier life. It's a generalization and everyone has their problems (rich/poor, smart/dumb, ugly/attractive). I don't know if having more opportunities is something to complain about though, even if you don't have the personality to back up the face.
I worked at a restaurant where the older/unattractive women were stationed to work in the back doing arduous labor(dishwashing and lifting heavy trash) while the younger cute ones were hired up front to work in the sandwich line slappin bread together even though one girl's English was worse. In that situation, I'd be happier working up front even if once and a while a customer was rude to me because they found out that I didn't speak a lick of English. It beats breakin my back for the same pay.
@sassyjessie@xanga - I agree with the first thing you said.
But, I think its kind of shallow to say "pretty girls vs. unattractive girls". To me everybody is pretty in their own way. Its just a matter of finding the other half of your heart.
maybe Zach is just nervous, so that's why he ended the conversation quickly. I don't think first impressions are always accurate. I usually talk a lot, but when I'm near someone that I like, I get nervous and I'm scrambling to find something to say, so I might seem quiet and geeky. however, it takes a while for me to reveal my personality. if a guy quickly dismisses me and judges me for a few minutes of conversation, then that's his loss
@UnconventionalButterfly@xanga - It's true, it's shallow. But I think I'm using it as a definition, a fact. I try not to attach a value to physical appearance, but in this world, i think it's hard not to. I'm not perfect, certainly I'll have my moments. But, I'm not going to be naive and assume the rest of the world thinks the way they should.
@sassyjessie@xanga - Sorry, I was responding to the post on my second part XD
There are spelling errors in this... but I'll focus on the message. Looks tend to lure a person in, but personality keeps them there. It's not necessarily that Sarah didn't have a decent personality or that she wasn't intelligent enough, it may just be that her personality clashed with his. People just aren't right for each other sometimes.
I'm rejected by everyone, yet I always find myself trying to date the most ludicrous of people. Now having both my ring fingers burn all of the time and freaking out over the attempt to make me into a whore makes me look guilty of all sorts of things that people take advantage of. Most people really think they're worth something. I know I'm a loser. (Don't rush in with a "no you're not.") I'm on the z-list, and I accept. My friend growing up said that the only way I was going to get any was to hump a corpse. And I understand all the horrible things people say to me. It's better than being isolated. I'm not materialistic (i can only imagine why), and I have the personality of a high 13 year old girl that I keep quiet. I don't think I'll ever find "the one." And I've matured past that to where I'm not looking. But I get boxed. It's one of the things that destroyed me, but I can't...
I had a friend growing up who was too pretty. If you're in a middle position in society, it can be something that drags you down. People are jealous. I think we all bloom. I was cute between 17-20. They went psycho on me. I think I'm anything. I'm a bottom feeder.
I just want my brain back.
I don't think it's going to work out, Putin. It's not you, it's me. If you had my prior personality though, I'm a great slave. I don't know what we're going to talk about. I don't really. I kind'of wander around. Most of the sources I've had, information, had been through your blog, including my deviant thought process prior to another awakening. Therefore, I think you already know. Perhaps the years you've had to acquire knowledge, your PHD and everything else will make me look a little simple. Would you like me to reload your rifle so that you can shoot me? But that doesn't mean that my peers are so superior over me. I carry a label, and they'll do anything.
I would appeal to President Obama, but he already tried to kill me. I really don't hate him or his wife. I can't handle happy or this.
"A friend of mine always talks about how easy they think it is to be a
pretty girl. They are stuck on the thought that being pretty must make
life easy. Whenever, I hear this it bothers me."
I expect it's mostly a 'grass is greener' sort of thing. I would say that typically those less attractive see more benefits to being attractive than the attractive people notice, for example. So the complaints that things are tough on the pretty people ring a bit hollow. Vaguely like a rich person complaining about the travails of being rich to someone who is noticeably not rich. Everyone has problems, sure. But, generically speaking, to others, your problems probably don't appear as bad as they do to you, and they at least think they would be happy to trade problems. Which isn't to say your problems aren't real.
But that's just kind of a small sideline. The bulk of the post seems like pretty good advice. And finding a good match is hard.
"There is always someone else, so don't dwell. No matter what you look like or your personality, there is always some one out there for you...even if you are not the stereo-typical pretty girl."
see, this is where your whole argument falls apart. you find it easy to say that because guys find you attractive, and you hence get a lot of suitors. what about the ugly girl who never gets approached (/ugly guy who never gets reciprocated)? to these people, there isn't always someone else out there.
so yes, it is easy being the pretty girl. got shut down today? boo-fucking-hoo, about 15 other guys are going to make a pass at you in the next week. there are people who have to wait months, if not years, to get their next shot. not to say that attractiveness makes all aspects of life a breeze, but i think with regards to this particular issue, you'll have difficulty convincing most people you don't have it easy.
@P0RCELA1N_D0LL@xanga - They're usually not that accurate but that's what the majority of people go by.
Rejection sucks, it's hard not to get destroyed by it when it's all you know. I get rejected almost always by the girls I like or try to ask out.
It does stinks when you're attracted to someone and then finally talk to them and they have no substance or there just isn't any kind of connection.
@BingleBot@xanga - Thank you. :)@UnconventionalButterfly@xanga - Good point.@x0_electric_kiss@xanga - I actually did notice a few errors I didn't see before, I thought they would correct those. Typically I don't have that many errors, but I was pretty tired when I pounded this out on my keyboard. And the point about Sarah is she didn't show the good sides of her personality in this situation. And for me if I don't feel someone is smart enough for me, I can't date them...no matter how amazing their personality is. @Colorsofthenight@xanga - I think it's sad you that about yourself. Was what you said about sorting through my blog directed towards me? Sorry, I am a bit confused by what you said or who you are saying it to. I can understand what it means, but who is towards? @EricBeck@xanga - Thanks for commenting. I enjoyed reading it.@TheNotoriousGOD@xanga - So are you saying you think I am pretty? ha. Well, thanks :) Really though, beauty like I said at the beginning of my post is in the eye of the beholder. That is something I really believe. I have never had one type of guy I date looks wise. In-fact, the man I fell most in love with wasn't very attractive to most people at all. I found him to be amazingly handsome though and thought everything about him was adorable! So back to the beauty is in the eye of the beholder, most people I see couples off together are not attractive at all. At least not to me, but obviously to someone they were attractive. And lately I've seen many ugly girls with hot men! It happens every day. Someone I think is ugly, is beautiful to someone else. Also, I've been called ugly to my space, behind my back, and so on by guys. And there i've had mean comments I've heard people say to or about me. And most passes I get made towards me are from guys who want to sleep with a girl with big boobs. I get some nice guys too, but 95 percent are nasty ones who want only a hook-up.
I agree definitely. I have also kind of experimented with this idea of conversations and first impressions... it definitely helps to be interested in the person you are talking to, as in who they are, what they do, what they like, etc. Even if you can't relate on some things, there are usually some things, sometimes you gotta search for them even if it's as simple as taste in movies or what they like to do in their spare quiet time at home. My current boyfriend and I led totally different lives and I didn't think we would click, until we started talking more in the beginning and found out our home lives were pretty much identical! So when we get time together, we always have a good time and are able to relate. It's definitely not all about looks, or parties, or anything like that.
Pretty doesn't equal to being liked. Having a great personality trumps" but I'm pretty."
Umm "rejected" is NOT the right word to use to describe girls who get into a relationship/pre-relationship where guys find out they don't like said girls once dating has started.
**Rejected** is what happens when guys get turned down after going through the pain of approaching and asking (i.e. making the first move). Being pretty IS easy so stop kidding yourself.
You want to know what is "hard"? You want to know what being rejected is like? Put yourself out there for someone then you can talk.
@TheNotoriousGOD@xanga - they just try to make us into whores. even if you're a 1, someone wants you.
@eatingabook - Good, I am glad to hear it. I hope your relationship works out well. @xXDC_luyouXx - I do put myself out there, I have been "rejected", shot down, and completely humiliated.I have approached guys many times on my own and put myself on the line. I am sorry, but don't be so ignorant to assume I haven't made a first move with a guy before, that didn't go over so smoothly. It's happened on more than one occasion. I wrote this from my own knowledge and experience. Why I wish for someone to not let rejection phase them, is because before it would rattle me up inside with fear. I would become so upset. One day, every time I approached someone whether I was shot down or accepted, things started to become easier. I realized being REJECTED is no big deal. Life goes on and everyone gets rejected...even pretty girls. Now of course, I am not saying I am pretty to everyone. In-fact, I have been called ugly by a guy to my face on more than one occasion, but over-all I hear from people that I am pretty and I like the way I look so this is why I refer to myself as a pretty girl, but of course whether or not I am actually pretty really depends on the disposition of the person judging me.
I have learned the most important thing is of course is show you approach someone and show an interest in them.
Thanks for commenting,
beauty fades, and eyes grow weary. but true beauty from within will never tire, nor decipate
First things first, life is easier when you're more physically attractive. It's proven scientifically and statistically, so hush now.
Second, I like what @xXDC_luyouXx said as far as what being rejected is. In fact, I'll even go off what you said in your first paragraph, that aesthetics are the first thing we notice about someone.
If you're not attractive, you're shot down before you even open your mouth. It's true. No one can deny it. If your first impression of someones physical attractiveness is "Ew", what are the chances they get the opportunity to date you? None. This girl at least had the opportunity, but blew it for whatever reason.
When I think of being shot down, I think of going up to a girl in a bar, asking her what her name is and if I can buy her a drink to which she responds "No thanks". I didn't even get a chance to tell her what I'm doing with my life, what my preferences in music are, nothing. THAT'S getting shot down. Pretty people automatically get a foot in the door with two exceptions- 1.) the other person is taken or 2.) the other person isn't interested in that sex.
Last thing I'll say, it's all about comparison. For this, I'm going to have to use the rating system to make it easier to explain. If you're a 7, then you might seem pretty to a guy who's a 5. However, if you approach and get shot down by a guy who's a 9, then according to the 5, you're a pretty girl who got shot down. However, it is LESS LIKELY that you get shot down on a regular basis.
@momzmybiz@xanga - If you're only looks, then you're a friend with benefits. If you're only personality, then you're a friend. Gotta have some of both to be a girl/boyfriend.
I'm sorry this is going to be rude but there isn't really any other way to say this:
Yes you're pretty, but big boobs doesn't make you an unresistably pretty girl. If you actually looked like Jennifer Love Hewitt then maybe I'd understand.
The part that seperates pretty girls from average/unattractive people is that the pretty girls will always have guys to fall back on.
@SamBarger@xanga - That's beautiful@mcmeister89@mancouch - What you said is on the ball. Hopefully if people get the chance to even approach I have helped them a little with how to bring out the postive side of their personality. Thanks for your comment, I enjoyed reading it. And F.Y.I. You are not a bad looking guy at all. You're cute, so I am sure looks wise plenty of people find you appealing and from what you say, you're a smart guy as well. So props to you.@SupperMick@xanga - I always have guys to fall back on, I think if you have a vagina that's just the way it goes, however I am not saying I am interested in any of those guys. Also, I actually have many guys to fall back on who are interested in me for my looks and personality....I just don't see most of those guys as more than friends. Thanks for your opinion. And I never said big boobs made me irresistible to males, FYI.
@SamBarger@xanga - I quite agree
Physical looks gets only so far and eventually it does go away. And beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder. It's subjective like everything else in life, and depending on the person viewing it.
Idk, people are definitely nicer to you when you're seen as the "pretty girl". I used to make myself ugly; I dressed like one of those goth kids, painted my face white and wore black lipstick. People treated me like shit. Now I look much different, and I've since grown up (8 years older, actually). I'm the same person, but people treat me much better because I make myself look nice. This concept works with both genders in the business world. If you're wearing a suit-and-tie, even if your job doesn't require a suit-and-tie dress code, you will probably be treated better than mr. polo shirt in the corner cubicle. People are shallow. Everyone gains a first impression from another person during the first introduction.. it's just how things work.