RHP

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"Very attractive"? You're going to need to back that up.

December 16 2010

A sage person recently recommended on the forums anyone describing themselves as "very attractive" unless they were really really very very good looking. I can only agree. And then, even if you are, does it not sound a little self impressed? I find it similar to someone describing themselves as very intelligent or saying they have an amazing body. Surely those things, if true, should be apparent to the profile viewer without being stated. So here's the question: is smugness a turn off?

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  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    I think at times people seem so far up them selves that they are inside out...smugness a turnoff yes...confidence tho is another thing altogether.... LC

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Give me a good looking guy who is humble doesnt brag about himself or his abilities and I sure would look twice at a profile or the person himself oh and if hes a gentleman to weelllll thats helps make the heart skip a beat LOL

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    i hate the ones that are very attractive and DONT have a pic up haha but yeah i hate smugness its a big turn off having said that though im all of the above very very good looking very intelligent and i have the sexiest body most people have ever seen but im not smug...just perfect roxxy

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Quoting 'TassieRose' i hate the ones that are very attractive and DONT have a pic up haha but yeah i hate smugness its a big turn off having said that though im all of the above very very good looking very intelligent and i have the sexiest body most people have ever seen but im not smug...just perfect roxxy Well with one exception...I would be perfect...... if it wasnt for my overwhelming modesty.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    We ahve already established you both are wonderfully sexy women :) LC

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Quoting 'LoveCurvie' We ahve already established you both are wonderfully sexy women :) LCWearing a smug smile now.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    and I agree, if you're that attractive, you hardly need to shout it from the rooftops.I don't want to be all tall-poppy about it, so if people are attractive I guess they should feel free to announce it if they want ... BUT ... there's always the risk that others won't agree, right?I've looked at a bunch of 'very attractive' profiles, and frankly, I just don't agree with a lot of them. And even if they're reasonably OK looking, the fact that they mistakenly see themselves as very attractive makes me think I'd be dealing with way too much ego than I can be bothered dealing with.I think average or attractive covers the vast majority of people ...lilmiss x

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    You know the funny thing is that I consider my self attractive but not "good looking" there is a differance. There are lots of people in here that I I am attracted to who are not classic beauties. It is the package that makes them attractive how they talk and post a bit about their looks. I hate to slound cliched or like I am pandering but it takes a number of things to attract me to some one. LC

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Smugness a turn off ... yes ......confidence a turn on... yes.... its a fine line between love and hate lol shy is often a turn on too... isn't it a joy that we are all different... and different people carry these traits better than others.... vive la différence xxxx

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Love a confident person. Arrogance and smugness just don't cut it with me. I have however met very very attractive males who class themselves as "Average"! Very Yummy I must say! xFunlovingx

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Quoting 'xFunlovingx' Love a confident person. Arrogance and smugness just don't cut it with me. I have however met very very attractive males who class themselves as "Average"! Very Yummy I must say! xFunlovingx look at you you gorgeous woman...bout time you showed us that beautiful face xx roxxy

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Why lie on your profile. Isn't it just the same as blokes with over inflated penis sizes, etc When you actually meet someone is going to be dissappointed or pissed off and then nothin gis going to happen. As with anything, be honest and it will get you a lot further. Looks are in the eye of the beholder. What one person thinks is very attractive may not be so to another or could be spot on but if you are average why not say average. AVERAGE is good too you might realise.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Oh and by the way the answer is YES, definitely a turn off.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    there should only be 2 options....AVERAGE....or.....SEE MY PHOTO.JMO...BJxxx

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    I think a lot of it is a simply matter of personal taste...and in the eye and mind of the beholder. The written word, especially for those that may like to play with them...are easily misconstrued. Other forms of communication are equally difficult to ascertain with any acuity...and perhaps best experienced in person. No matter who we are, the simple phrase "compared to what" may make us humble if compared to unobtainable standards. | By example...I saw a picture here today of someone for the first time in a completely different light and now find her much more of a delight than all of the other pictures, albeit suggestively sensual...than I would have before and took the time to tell her so without being forward or with any expectations. | Arrogance, ego and attitude...are never welcome companions, but I would find little fault in self confidence and an aura of things yet to be discovered quite intriguing on the journey of discovery.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Quoting 'TassieRose' Quoting 'xFunlovingx' Love a confident person. Arrogance and smugness just don't cut it with me. I have however met very very attractive males who class themselves as "Average"! Very Yummy I must say! xFunlovingx look at you you gorgeous woman...bout time you showed us that beautiful face xx roxxy You beautiful woman you! I love seeing your gorgeous face on here too, so glad you brought it back xox xFunlovingx

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, if i think im good looking why shouldnt i write it on my profile?

  • Tart_Du_Jour

    Tart_Du_Jour

    15 years ago

    It's a difficult thing. If you are a very a confident person and consider yourself more attractive than most people, is it a lie to put "Very Attractive" even though most people might disagree? Like wise if you are not very confident but photogenic is "Average" also a lie? We're all attractive to some people and not to others. And maybe those who put "Average" are trying to project the idea of humbleness? Who knows? Me, I just chicken out and put "See my photo".

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Quoting 'youngblack'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, if i think im good looking why shouldnt i write it on my profile? because i cant see your pics so if you think you good looking thats great... but if you dont have any pics to show me and i turn up and to me you as far from hot as my arse im pissed off and your not getting laid.. no one wins....so i agree there should be 2 choices...average and see my pic roxxy

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    And there you have it, brownbrowneyes...in a single post.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Quoting 'irishozzie'Smugness a turn off ... yes ......confidence a turn on... yes.... its a fine line between love and hate lol shy is often a turn on too... isn't it a joy that we are all different... and different people carry these traits better than others.... vive la différence xxxx

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    as soon as you put 'very attractive' in your own column.....does that give you the urge to want to seduce yourself???....WANKERS!!!....let someone else stroke your ego....if they don't...get over it...you're not that hot!!!!....but..those who put 'very attractive', and have their face blocked or photo blocked...CRACK ME UP!!!! L x

  • Wild_Pagan_Love

    Wild_Pagan_Love

    15 years ago

    I had to go with "Very Attractive", it may not be 100% accurate I know, but there was no "really, really, ridiculously good looking" option.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Quoting 'Baise_Moi' We're all attractive to some people and not to others. And maybe those who put "Average" are trying to project the idea of humbleness? Who knows? Me, I just chicken out and put "See my photo". I just discovered the best box to click of all..."Do Not Display", so no self evaluation at all and the experiience of the journey will be left to discovery. I like that! | Now if I could just shake this cold...I would not even have a red nose like Rudolph!

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Quoting 'Baise_Moi'It's a difficult thing. If you are a very a confident person and consider yourself more attractive than most people, is it a lie to put "Very Attractive" even though most people might disagree? Like wise if you are not very confident but photogenic is "Average" also a lie? We're all attractive to some people and not to others. And maybe those who put "Average" are trying to project the idea of humbleness? Who knows? Me, I just chicken out and put "See my photo". This sums it up nicely as far as I'm concerned, especially the final point (although I don't think it's chickening out to do so).

  • Tart_Du_Jour

    Tart_Du_Jour

    15 years ago

    What have you recently ChasingMidnight to annoy Santa so much? I mean really, expecting you to work Christmas Eve :(

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    I really don't care whether someone considers themselves ugly or average. To me if you're confident andyou can carry yourself well then to me you're beautiful, but that's just me everyone has their own preferences

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Attractiveness is a subjective measure and depends heavily on perspective. You cant rate yourself as attractive, it is other people assessment of you not your own. Anyone who says they are attractive are just being smug, talking themselves up, arrogant, egotistical or any combination of those.We both rate each other as Attractive but rate ourselves as average, is that allright? How do you balance the line between appearing to be smug and self deprecating?Confidence is also a hard one to balance without appearing arrogant. How do you be confident enough that how you look dont seem to matter without appearing to be arrogant.....

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Quoting 'freespirit22' I had to go with "Very Attractive", it may not be 100% accurate I know, but there was no "really, really, ridiculously good looking" option. And not a single Blue Steel pic in sight! LMAO!!JMO...BJxxx