ever been told you werent good looking?

In junior high I was called a "butter face" - everything's good but the face by someone... And people have always made comments about my nose, some good and some bad, but either way it has made me feel self-conscious about it =/

But you have such a cute nose!

Only by my brother, and his opinion was never of any consequence to me.

I got the "what a shame, such a pretty face" many times, but one of m y coworkers once told me that I made a good match with my husband since neither of us was truly attractive, maybe just mediocre -_-. Mind you, she outweighed me by over 100 lbs, and was less than stellar herself in the looks department!

Back in the day I met a girl from online for basically a "dinner date" once... we hung out... I could tell she really wasn't digging me... and at the end when I asked her if she'd like to see me again she said, "I really think I need to keep all my options open because I think I can do better."

This is going to be long so please bear with me

I had a boyfriend who was a bit controlling when I was 17. He had this friend from South Africa (we live in Ireland). He told me that his friend said I was "the ugliest girl he'd ever seen". Number one, why would this guy say this to his friend (my boyfriend) about his girlfriend, and number two, why did he tell me?

Fast forward a few years and I was having Christmas dinner in my fiance's grandmother's house. Fiance's uncle is married to a South African girl. This girl's brother and father were in Ireland visiting her so they were also invited to dinner. So in walks the brother....and who is he? Ex-boyfriends friend! (Ireland is waaay too small). So I told my fiance that he once called me the ugliest girl he'd ever seen and my fiance just laughed as if to say that's ridiculous.

I still don't know if they guy said it or if my ex boyfriend was just trying to dent my confidence. Back then I was around 100lbs!

It's always stuck with me though, and I'll never be confident.

Oh and I also have an ex who told me that if my best friend lost a good 100lbs she'd be his ideal woman.

First of all....never say this to a girl about her best friend!
And second of all...my best friend is beautiful no matter what she weighs!!

Wow. I am shocked by the responses here, especially after looking through many pictures. Those of you who have suffered low self esteem due to those comments, please rest assured, I see no ugly people in this thread. Working on our bodies is great, just don't forget to work on keeping your mind & self worth in a positive place. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

My Dad tells me all the time that I need to lose 10 more #'s so I can become a stripper. But he's joking........ I think. :P

People who actually make these comments are truly just insecure in themselves.

What kind of "friend" would tell you youre ugly? Some people just need a good crack in the jaw

Of course.. I've been told some really offensive things, especially about my appearance. I've been called an ugly amazon to a manface. People can be so rude.

I'm hott and I am a dark skinned lady. In middle school this guy I reallllly liked, told me if I was caramel skinned I'd be gorgeous. It hurt, for a long time, because I was like 12 and he was at the time my soulmate (haha) fast forward 8 years when he totally wanted to date me, and begged me for about five months, until it all fizzled...and when I says fizzled I mean I got tired of him calling, texting and buying me dinner... because obviously i was not serious about him anymore. To this day, he tells me if I ever get divorced, he's interested.

Ahhhh I feel greeatttt!!

Yes, and no matter who says it and why it scars you..I was a chubby teen....

Everyone is different, just some are more confident in there own skin, I guess with the way people have treated me in the past I don't always feel I am..

It can be so exhausting putting on a brave face, and pretending confidence as its just a go to as you have no idea how to deal with how you really feel about yourself.

Even now I still struggle daily, but I was much happier when I was thinner, more confident.

Even when some things are said in jest it can have an affect if you have been made to feel like you are not as pretty as somepeople might prefer you were.

I am so grateful for the male best friend that I have , as when he sees I am struggling, he is the only one who has been able to spot it and really make me feel that he means it when he pays me a compliment because he knows me inside and out.....

Its easier said than done to say that you need to work on your mind, its true we do need to... but lets face it its so nice and heart warming when someone you love or care for says something nice about you spontaneously. How many of us have that though?

Will find away to be happy in my own skin one day!:-)

I don't remember ever being told I was ugly by any of my friends but my sister called my ugly when we were growing up. Most of us are very attactrive people but we fell to realize it and that effects our relationships with others. When I look in the mirror, I like what I see!

I always got "but you have such a pretty face.." which is another way of saying "shame about the body!" which I think is the worst 'compliment' anybody can possibly give!!

I get this too! It's the most back handed compliment ever!

My great-grandmother never weighed less than 300lbs as an adult (I know she was even bigger when she was younger) and growing up she used to go on and on about how pretty my skinny cousin was when we were kids. Then she'd go on and on about how fat I was- I wasn't fat as a kid, just a lot taller than my cousin. I didn't develop a weight problem until my teens. I'm well aware that a lot of my weight issues come from the criticism on the skinny side of my family.

Yes...all the time. My cousin used to tell me I looked like my dad and then wrinkle her nose like she was disgusted. I always felt so self-conscious. No teenage girl wants to be told she looks like a man. Once right after I'd had my first child, I was bending over to clean my car and some guy who was parked across the street yelled, "Da#@m, that's a wide load!" I've never forgotten the pain and humiliation. I turned around and stared at him, and it was just like another commenter said above...he looked so shame-faced and confused when I faced him, he drove off. Then I went inside and bawled. It's terrible the way these cutting comments stick to you and continue to cause pain long after they've been said. And I'm not the sort of person who lets it motivate me to do better like I should. It drags me down and I wallow in self-pity with a giant bowl of ice cream. I'm working on getting better and not letting others drag me down. I'm learning to be happy with who I am, but it's a slow process with a lot of ups and downs.