And I do mean REALLY suffer? For a longer period of time?
I do know from experience, when you are pretty/handsome. People will
always take the time to help you, guide you, even come up to you while you dont know them and talk to you.
When you are ugly, people wont even bother looking at you when they give you back
your change at the registry at a local supermarket.
They (almost) practically just throw it at you and wont touch your hand.
Theres lots and lots you wont be ble to do or get done, it's harder anyway,
when you are not that "appealing to the eye"
Leads me to this conclusion that when pretty people say they also suffer, they are just BS-ing.
They probably feel some social pressure and dont want to come off as everything is practically handed to them, cuz
thats not so cool to be associated with.
Can pretty people really suffer for a longer peiod of time in this world?
When theres always 20 standing ready to help them?
Am I right/am I wrong?
Name examples
2006-11-30 05:23:31 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I totally agree. Having gone through pretty phases and ugly phases in my life, people DEFINITELY treat pretty people better and life is easier for them. I think the lesson is to present yourself as well as you can, keep up appearances as it were, because it actually does affect your life. I know two sisters. One is gorgeous and always has been. She is successful, at ease with herself and popular. The other sister is very homely. She is and has always been awkward and suffering.
2006-11-30 05:37:02 · answer #1 · answered by ShortnSweet 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Sadly enough you are hitting at something there.
As it is, some surveys have been done and pretty people tend to receive the best jobs with equal c.v.
And as you say if they are more attractive they are been help quicker when in trouble.
Now someone answers you and says a different truth which I had experienced too: indeed some people think that beauty equals shallowness.
On the other hand if you aren't confront with harshness, well, you can take life lightly.
But what about illness or accidents or if you become an orphan at a young age. Even if the people are nicer because you are pretty, will you not feel the loss all the same?
Look, I had not a particularly easy life and I am not really pretty and far to big and not that young anymore but for a reason even unknown to me I tend to have a smile on my face and I can tell you most of the time the people are smiling back.
2006-11-30 05:48:31 · answer #2 · answered by klaartedubois 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All kinds of people suffer. It is not down to looks, background, money, opportunities or any other social factor it is just life. Some people rate Kylie, Sheryl Crow, Anastacia but they have all suffered from breast cancer and that can be life threatening. Jennifer Aniston is a good looking woman but it didn't stop her marriage from failing. Kate Moss could be said to be pretty but that didn't stop her from falling for a loser. I am cute but it didn't stop me from having an ectopic pregnancy which nearly killed me... literally.
Life is made up of good times and bad times and it hits everyone at some time or others. When we are at our worst we do sometimes think that life is unfair and why does such and such get all the good stuff but it isn't like that. If we did not have trials and tribulations we would have nothing to measure the good stuff against. Whilst that does not make it easier to deal with it is still true
2006-11-30 05:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they do suffer. They're human too, and all humans feel the same range of emotions. Take Marilyn Monroe. She was depressed for a long time. So was pin-up queen Bettie Page. Being attractive is a nice attribute, but it doesn't necessarily mean life is easier for you.
And being pretty doesn't always mean you get treated better. Looks don't cut it in the corporate world. People don't get into universities or earn internships based on looks. I think people who are "less appealing" do have a hard time, but it doesn't always mean attractive people have it any easier.
One of my friends is very pretty, and she gets used all the time. Men are always trying to sleep with her, and she was even raped at gunpoint once. She was depressed for a very long time and in high school not very many people even liked her.
So I guess I'm trying to say that everyone suffers at some point in their life, regardless of looks.
2006-11-30 05:38:53 · answer #4 · answered by new_berlinwall 1 · 5⤊ 0⤋
This seems a bit of a silly question. There are many people who I consider attractive that other people do not. It is all in the eye of the beholder. Besides people can want to help people for a lot of other reasons such as by virtue of personality or simply because they seem distressed.
If you have this attitude, it is likely you appear hostile to others so they will be less likely to want to help you.
2006-11-30 10:13:09 · answer #5 · answered by celia9 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Looks have nothing at all to do with a persons circumstances in life. Looks are just cosmetic, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Do you really believe that good people will pick and choose whom to be a hero to based on looks? If I saw a person drowning or burning up in a fire I wouldn't wait to see if the person was pretty or not before trying to save him/her. Pretty people suffer just as much or more than average or below average people. Sometimes good looks can hurt you more than help. People like you who think pretty people have it easy are one of the problems this society has.
2006-11-30 05:55:07 · answer #6 · answered by sexmagnet 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You obviously see the world in a shallow way. Yes the world is unequal but not when it comes to looks, unless your shallow. The people who suffer in this world are the ones living in third world countries, if you think feeling unattractive is your only suffering then you are not really suffering at all.
2006-11-30 05:30:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think they're the ones that suffer in love. They seem like shallow people,and shallow people date shallow people. It becomes a battle of egos. and i'm sure deep down they do long for that deep meaningfulness that the "ugly" people seem to always have.
2006-11-30 05:27:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
You're probably right to an extent, but everyone feels pain. It's just that people are more willing to help them.
2006-11-30 05:31:25 · answer #9 · answered by Answerer 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Pretty people still get cancer.
Their parents and loved ones still die.
They still get old and stop being pretty, maybe that hurts them as much as being ignored hurts the ugly people.
2006-11-30 05:33:37 · answer #10 · answered by annebythegate 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋