"you have such a pretty face"

tif83
tif83 Posts: 85 Member
in Motivation and Support
knife.to.the.chest.

just got told this and reminded why i keep going to the gym. this is what keeps me going. i NEVER want to hear that again. :(
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  • mzjessicaxo
    mzjessicaxo Posts: 330 Member
    I have a friend who always got told this too. As much as it was meant to be a compliment it really wasn't what she liked to hear, but it did eventually help her kick butt and lose weight!!

    You are a beautiful person, inside and outside don't lose sight of that no matter what others think!
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    Take it as a compliment.

    You can fix a body but you can't fix a face.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    Take it as a compliment.

    You can fix a body but you can't fix a face.

    This.
  • imtrinat
    imtrinat Posts: 153 Member
    Take it as a compliment.

    You can fix a body but you can't fix a face.

    This.

    I was going to say the same thing :) You will get there! It sounds like you are well on your way.
  • Barbellerella
    Barbellerella Posts: 1,838 Member
    Take it as a compliment.

    You can fix a body but you can't fix a face.

    This.
    thirded...... or it least its very hard and painful and expensive to change your face lol
  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
    Take it as a compliment.

    You can fix a body but you can't fix a face.

    This.
    100%
  • _DaniD_
    _DaniD_ Posts: 2,186 Member
    Take it as a compliment.

    You can fix a body but you can't fix a face.

    This. At least you have a pretty face. Wouldn't it suck the be overweight and hideous? The glass is half full.
  • PhotogNerd
    PhotogNerd Posts: 420 Member
    Take it as a compliment.

    You can fix a body but you can't fix a face.

    Ain't that the fricking truth! Amen and bless their ugly *kitten* hearts!
  • RunDoozer
    RunDoozer Posts: 1,699 Member
    Take it as a compliment.

    You can fix a body but you can't fix a face.

    Guess I'd just better stop trying then.
  • Anthonydaman
    Anthonydaman Posts: 854 Member
    Take it as a compliment.

    You can fix a body but you can't fix a face.
    So true
  • Peanutbutterx
    Peanutbutterx Posts: 332
    i was going to say that too! you can always loose weight but you cant change your face :)
  • Rosytakesoff
    Rosytakesoff Posts: 321
    People say dumb stuff in an effort to be consoling. Ignore.

    You could always whip around and say to the offender, "Pretty is only skin deep, but stupid and mean go to the bone."
  • kwilliams386
    kwilliams386 Posts: 156 Member
    It is better than what my friends dad told me
    "You got so fat!!! What happened?"
    or my aunt
    "WOW! You have turned into such a woman.. a much larger and curvier woman."
    well, thanks.. yes, I have..
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    People say dumb stuff in an effort to be consoling. Ignore.

    You could always whip around and say to the offender, "Pretty is only skin deep, but stupid and mean go to the bone."

    Or you could be the stupid and mean one saying that to someone giving a genuine compliment.
  • MiniMichelle
    MiniMichelle Posts: 801 Member
    One of the best compliments ever. You should have kissed whoever told you :ohwell:
  • _Pseudonymous_
    _Pseudonymous_ Posts: 1,671 Member
    How about this one:

    "Oh, but you could be so pretty if you lost weight!"

    :/ gee... thanks...
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    You have a face that would stop a train.

    Is that better? I didn't think so. Accept the compliments when they come and stop turning them into phantom insults. And congrats on finishing that race
  • Jennicia
    Jennicia Posts: 409 Member
    I can relate to always being the "pretty fat girl"......That is just not acceptable anymore! It gives me motivation to change that!
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    Take it as a compliment.

    You can fix a body but you can't fix a face.

    This. At least you have a pretty face. Wouldn't it suck the be overweight and hideous? The glass is half full.

    It's awful. But at least I'm smarter than most.
  • chunkydunk714
    chunkydunk714 Posts: 784 Member
    I hear ya, it sucks...but just be thankful for that purty face of yours because you are beautiful and trust me, I know some people that have surgery to fix their bodies just to be sexy but lord knows aint no surgery gonna fix their face!

    :flowerforyou:
  • Diondrea04
    Diondrea04 Posts: 31 Member
    OMG!...i know exactly where you are coming from...if i had a nickel for every time i've been told that. It's not my motivating factor per se ...but i definitely know how you feel. Keep strive :)
  • Rosytakesoff
    Rosytakesoff Posts: 321
    People say dumb stuff in an effort to be consoling. Ignore.

    You could always whip around and say to the offender, "Pretty is only skin deep, but stupid and mean go to the bone."

    Or you could be the stupid and mean one saying that to someone giving a genuine compliment.

    As you will. But I think what the OP was getting at was the unspoken BUT that tends to follow "You have such a pretty face."
  • mzjessicaxo
    mzjessicaxo Posts: 330 Member
    You have a face that would stop a train.

    Is that better? I didn't think so. Accept the compliments when they come and stop turning them into phantom insults.

    or you've got a face for radio!
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I get told I have a pretty face all the time.


    I'm thin, so I really don't get why people are like "OMG WHY YOU CALL ME FAT?!"


    And yes, I got told this when I was fat, too. It was a compliment then and now. A pretty face is a pretty face. Nothing more, nothing less.
  • edge_dragoncaller
    edge_dragoncaller Posts: 826 Member
    Take it as a compliment.

    You can fix a body but you can't fix a face.

    I'm fu**ed
  • FightTheFrump
    FightTheFrump Posts: 54 Member
    Take it as a compliment.

    You can fix a body but you can't fix a face.

    Good point.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    People say dumb stuff in an effort to be consoling. Ignore.

    You could always whip around and say to the offender, "Pretty is only skin deep, but stupid and mean go to the bone."

    Or you could be the stupid and mean one saying that to someone giving a genuine compliment.

    As you will. But I think what the OP was getting at was the unspoken BUT that tends to follow "You have such a pretty face."

    I think anyone who believes that is being overly sensitive. I looked at the OP's photos and she does have a pretty face. Why make it more than it is?
  • twinketta
    twinketta Posts: 2,130 Member
    If someone said `you have a face that only a mother could love` then I would panic :laugh:

    Seriously, does it matter what other people say..I am sure they have their own issues x
  • Rosytakesoff
    Rosytakesoff Posts: 321
    People say dumb stuff in an effort to be consoling. Ignore.

    You could always whip around and say to the offender, "Pretty is only skin deep, but stupid and mean go to the bone."

    Or you could be the stupid and mean one saying that to someone giving a genuine compliment.

    As you will. But I think what the OP was getting at was the unspoken BUT that tends to follow "You have such a pretty face."

    I think anyone who believes that is being overly sensitive. I looked at the OP's photos and she does have a pretty face. Why make it more than it is?

    Don't think I am. The OP seemed to be bothered by it; that's why she posted. *shrug*
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    I just try and be funny then they don't notice my face. Deflection......
    Take it as a compliment young lady.

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