Scotsman
Well-known member
I'm not entirely comfortable with the above statement.
Not only have I posted my picture in this thread, I think I'm literally the only person in the entire forum who has my picture as my avatar.
For your assertion to be true that would require me to have considered myself pretty. First of all, I'm not that disgustingly arrogant, secondly, I'm way too long in the tooth for it to matter how I look. I care more for who I am. Thirdly, assuming it does matter then like every other human I look at myself and don't see pretty or handsome. I see a tired, ageing and unhappy face. Fourthly, I posted my picture here because I have absolutely no problems with exposing who I am both physically and emotionally. I didn't post it because I deemed myself 'pretty'. If I'm going out I, like everyone else, like to scrub up well and I, like everyone else would hope a special someone might find me attractive. I didn't post a picture because I thought 'yeah, you're hot, show people' my perception of myself tells me very different.
I know you just made a passing comment with zero malice intended but it hit a nerve and made me do something that in some ways doesn't reflect well, it made me wonder what people think. A forum of strangers. So in defence of myself and others if they agree - my physical appearance, and more importantly my own perception of my physical appearance had no bearing on my decision to do that.
If I find myself attractive in any way, and i very often don't,then that's because of who I am, not my physical form.
I just had to get that off my chest. Like I said, I know you didn't say it with any malice and given that I don't know everyone's motivations, I can't say you're wrong. But I can speak for me.
Not only have I posted my picture in this thread, I think I'm literally the only person in the entire forum who has my picture as my avatar.
For your assertion to be true that would require me to have considered myself pretty. First of all, I'm not that disgustingly arrogant, secondly, I'm way too long in the tooth for it to matter how I look. I care more for who I am. Thirdly, assuming it does matter then like every other human I look at myself and don't see pretty or handsome. I see a tired, ageing and unhappy face. Fourthly, I posted my picture here because I have absolutely no problems with exposing who I am both physically and emotionally. I didn't post it because I deemed myself 'pretty'. If I'm going out I, like everyone else, like to scrub up well and I, like everyone else would hope a special someone might find me attractive. I didn't post a picture because I thought 'yeah, you're hot, show people' my perception of myself tells me very different.
I know you just made a passing comment with zero malice intended but it hit a nerve and made me do something that in some ways doesn't reflect well, it made me wonder what people think. A forum of strangers. So in defence of myself and others if they agree - my physical appearance, and more importantly my own perception of my physical appearance had no bearing on my decision to do that.
If I find myself attractive in any way, and i very often don't,then that's because of who I am, not my physical form.
I just had to get that off my chest. Like I said, I know you didn't say it with any malice and given that I don't know everyone's motivations, I can't say you're wrong. But I can speak for me.
