The "ugly" friend...

JessikaBlayne

yes girls do this and i was usually the ugly friend

RunDoozer

"Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." Proverbs 31:30

and THIS:

"She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. " Proverbs 31:26

“Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.”
- Calvin and Hobbes

ps. this is turning into the best conversation i have ever had on MFP, with the science puns in "I need girls to add me" being a close second.

ETA: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/898435-i-need-girls-to-add-me

ETA:

This one might have been better:





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Been obsessed with calvin and hobbes since I was able to read :happy:

jayche

let me preface this with I have NEVER done this myself, nor would I ever. I choose my friends based on personality, nothing else.

... but, I've heard it said before that girls have that one friend they go out with to make them feel better about themselves, i.e. the "ugly" friend.


First of all, is that REALLY a thing?
Secondly, do guys do the same thing? Or, is it just women?

happens a lot on double dates when the girl doesn't want the guy she is going out with to start getting any funny ideas.

oh_em_gee

Other than my BFF I tend to be friends with guys more often.

I think I was the ugly friend in college though

OutsideCreativ

I have a friend who does this. I've been slowly cutting her out of my life. Without my personality and conversation skills to help us meet guys, she ends up at the bar... alone. She might have little bit on me in looks... but I sure as hell have a much better personality.

CorvusCorax77

"Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." Proverbs 31:30

and THIS:

"She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. " Proverbs 31:26

“Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.”
- Calvin and Hobbes

ps. this is turning into the best conversation i have ever had on MFP, with the science puns in "I need girls to add me" being a close second.

ETA: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/898435-i-need-girls-to-add-me

ETA:

This one might have been better:





:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Been obsessed with calvin and hobbes since I was able to read :happy:

I used to give them to my grandfather every Christmas. Now I give them to my son.

Irish_Eyes81

I have never and will never consider the attractiveness of my friends as a factor in deciding who to associate with.

This....my friends are all attractive in many different ways ♥♥♥

dropit4hot

@Doozer and CCorax...love that dialog

Bubsys_mom

My husband loves Calvin and Hobbs. lol

I was always the "fat" friend. I wouldn't say any of my friends where ugly, but everyone was thinner than me. Which is more of how I think it works. You have all the fit/skinny people then the one "fat" friend in the group.

Though things are definitely different now for me. That was more in high school than anything, which was some years ago. lol

earlswimsuit

I've never heard of anyone I know doing that! I'm pretty sure I might have been used as one though.....:laugh:

vice350z

let me preface this with I have NEVER done this myself, nor would I ever. I choose my friends based on personality, nothing else.

... but, I've heard it said before that girls have that one friend they go out with to make them feel better about themselves, i.e. the "ugly" friend.


First of all, is that REALLY a thing?
Secondly, do guys do the same thing? Or, is it just women?

what's so hard to beleive? Not everyone is super attractive. Every group seems to have a not so good looking friend.

CurvaciousBeautyToBe

I always felt ugly compared to my friends, but I don't think it was ever intentional to bring me along as the "ugly friend".

AllTehBeers

Now I'm in just for Calvin and Hobbs.

RunDoozer

In an effort to save this thread.




Thats the best i could size it hrm

MeIShouldB

Yes it's real and I have actually heard women proudly own up to doing this.

CorvusCorax77

In an effort to save this thread.




Thats the best i could size it hrm

I'm not at my computer so I don't know if this will work, but this is actually relevant to the thread:

CorvusCorax77

G.R.O.S.S.!!!!

And "slimy" means the kinda girls who think of their friends as "ugly"

RunDoozer

G.R.O.S.S.!!!!

And "slimy" means the kinda girls who think of their friends as "ugly"

This one work?

There is also a wiki page if anyone would like more info.

http://calvinandhobbes.wikia.com/wiki/G.R.O.S.S.

pudadough

I've certainly never done it and I don't really see evidence of it with people I know.

pudadough

Well I can see that I've been completely wrong about women being shallow LOL

Thinly veiled misogyny. Save it for Nice Guys of OK Cupid. Because that's what you sound like.

Probably whine about being "friendzoned," too.

MyChocolateDiet

I remember I had one friend in particular that guys were always saying such mean stuff to me about like couldn't you have invited one of your pretty friends to go out with me and my brother. Or okay but just don't bring that ugly girl. It was so mean. She was my funnest and smartest friend. It didn't hurt that she was also available whenever these guys wanted to go out either otherwise I wouldnt go alone so I thought they'd be nicer. If they had, they'd have seen why I considered her a good friend.

CorvusCorax77

Well I can see that I've been completely wrong about women being shallow LOL

Thinly veiled misogyny. Save it for Nice Guys of OK Cupid. Because that's what you sound like.

Probably whine about being "friendzoned," too.

Hahahahahahahahaha..... Because you are right!

CorvusCorax77

G.R.O.S.S.!!!!

And "slimy" means the kinda girls who think of their friends as "ugly"

This one work?

There is also a wiki page if anyone would like more info.

http://calvinandhobbes.wikia.com/wiki/G.R.O.S.S.

We all know how he *really* feels about Susie!

WeekndOVOXO

I'm 99% sure my friends hang out with me for that sole purpose. Every time I'm with them they seem to get ***** like its on sale.

osualex

I had no clue people really did this. I mean, it seems plausible but what sort of person who isn't some sort of psychopath has this sort of thought process?

I don't have many friends, but the ones I do have would never think anything like this.

dzuli823

Geez...


In college, I had a friend who looked dead ringer for Helena Christensen in that Chris Isaak video, Wicked Game. Yea....I know!!! I always Loved when I was out with her! It always ended up way more fun bc of all the attention she attracted.

Way better having hot friends.

fightininggirl

this!
Either my friends don't do this, or I am the ugly friend.....


I am the fattest of my friends right now, but I'm so cool nobody gives two sh!ts.

IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym

let me preface this with I have NEVER done this myself, nor would I ever. I choose my friends based on personality, nothing else.

... but, I've heard it said before that girls have that one friend they go out with to make them feel better about themselves, i.e. the "ugly" friend.


First of all, is that REALLY a thing?
Secondly, do guys do the same thing? Or, is it just women?

what's so hard to beleive? Not everyone is super attractive. Every group seems to have a not so good looking friend.

what is so hard to believe is that people are that full of themselves and so shallow that they would use someone.

TheRoadDog

Don't have any. I'm probably the "Ugly Friend". Thanks for bringing that to my attention. That's their problem. I don't have to look at Me.

vblair77

All my friends are very pretty...and thin...hmmm...I dont think I'm "ugly" but I am BY FAR the fattest. But they tell me Im beautiful...and as long as my girls love me then everyone else can just bug off I guess