Sunday, 02 October 2011
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Good-Looking By Association
Have you ever noticed that sometimes a less-than-amazing-looking person automatically gets extra hot points simply for being in the vicinity of good-looking friends?
I was recently out to dinner with a friend of mine when I saw a good-looking guy sitting on the other side of the restaurant. He was with another guy.
Without even seeing the face of the man who had his back to us, Melissa and I decided he was cute. The decision was made by the combination of him having a nicely shaped head, acceptable haircut, business attire and, as I said, good-looking dinner company. Had one of those variables been different, the outcome may have changed.
This is not the first time this has happened, either. And I saw the guys’ faces!
How often have my friends and I met a group of cute guys, with their standard less-attractive friend mixed into the crowd, only to be carried by his friends? As much as I love him, the Joey Fatone of the group, if I may. I always wonder how it happened. Have they been friends since childhood? Do they feel bad for the poor, unfortunate-looking guy? Are they just not as judgmental as girls?
The way I see it, being the less cute version of your friends (while still being a huge part of the party) is kind of like being the backup keyboard player for Bon Jovi. No one knows who you are, and you sure as hell don’t look like Jon but, hey, you’re in baby because you’re in with them and they’re in with us.
These guys are pretty smart, too. They dress exactly like their friends, part their hair the same way, and usually have similar mannerisms. To an unsuspecting girl in a bar or club, they are, in essence, just another cute guy in a group of cute guys. And yet those sneaky tricksters aren’t cute at all!
The good part about the ugly friend is that that’s usually the funniest one in the group — for the sheer reason that they have to be. You gotta work what ya got, and if you can’t work what ya mamma gave ya because ya mamma didn’t give you much, than you sure as heck better make me laugh, buddy.
It’s good that they’re funny, too, because I usually talk to the ugly ones while my friends flirt with the cute ones (after all, I have my boyfriend).For more refreshing Jen views, check out my site, www.JenAndMen.com ...Ciao :)
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- From: Jenn
- About Me: I have been on more bad dates than I have fingers and toes to count on -- and I'm only in my early twenties! I laugh when I watch 'Sex & the City,' because I've had so many dysfunctional relationships that they might as well as made me their 5th friend. Even so, I used to love going on dates with different guys (now I only let one guy take me out on dates), eating great food, and talking on the phone until 3AM. I never did get over the idea that a guy should treat a girl like a princess -- even if I've encountered one too many frogs.
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Comments (53)
haha i miss them
Please make it stop.
At least your titles are so obviously "Jenn" that people know not to click them if they don't like reading them. That's helpful.
I bet you're the ugly one in your group of friends that people talk to out of sympathy.
ahahhaha
Once you start talking people will think you're ugly. By the way, what happened to this?
wow, i never realized how true this was. good speculation...
not really. if the guy is ugly, he's still ugly or uglier when he's around his very good looking friend. I'll still check out the hotter one and ignore him.
"I always wonder how it happened. Have they been friends since childhood?
Do they feel bad for the poor, unfortunate-looking guy? Are they just
not as judgmental as girls?"
Are you really asking why these guys became friends with the less good looking guy? Do you refuse to be friends with ugly girls? So stupid.
this is definitely true!
@heart_leigh@xanga - Oh wow I've never had someone give my comment a mini! I'm glad I can bring joy into your life by insulting Jenn hahahaha
I love your honesty. You may be superficial, but there's no sugar added :)
You sound like you're saying there's no reason to be friends with someone who is less than attractive by your standards. That's completely stupid. However I will refuse to be friends with someone with a less than attractive personality... would you like to try?
At least you're honest about things.
@ask_ashleyyy@xanga - Lol I was just about to comment this too. That is exactly what I was thinking as I read it! Amazing.
@Adrenaline_Unknown@xanga - agreed.
i'm pretty sure i'm the ugly one in my group of friends lol just clinging to their skirttails so i get invitations to things i normally never would
LOLWUT? No I'm not blindly led by surroundings, I can see if someone is "ugly", I can also see if someone is ugly inside.
Looks don't matter to me.
It's funny how you bash those guys for being "ugly" when I bet they have thoughts about you too something along the lines of, "This chick seems like a good lay but I wouldn't date her." :D
@o0_Innocent_0o@xanga - There's a difference between being "honest" and just being plain old shallow. She sure as hell isn't "honest." Enough with this honest crap. God, she sounds like she's the ugly girl of her group of friends.
By the way, I'm surprised no one has pointed this out yet, you say "after all, I have my boyfriend" but you flirt with guys like you're single. You're quite the "catch." Anyway, I doubt he's your boyfriend. I bet you're the type of girl to call a guy that he's your boyfriend but he doesn't know that you're his "girlfriend." lmao.
So did she and her boyfriend get back together, or is she now dating one of the internet guys that were so blown away by her in her "I'm Baaaack" post?
"Have you ever noticed that sometimes a less-than-amazing-looking person automatically gets extra hot points simply for being in the vicinity of good-looking friends?"
No. I don't give out hot points for stupid reasons.
I thought Jenn was gone? Honestly.
@ask_ashleyyy@xanga - ROFL. I totally agree. :D
This same topic was on an episode of How I Met Your Mother. =\ I wonder if there is any copyright issues with this post then?