GS, I think beauty grows with knowledge of a person. That said, I think all my friends are so beautiful, all in unique ways.
I am torn between the youthful angst of not looking the way that others do, or looking the way others want you to, or looking the way that society dictates, and the mature (and far more sensible!) approach entitled "I don't give a fudge what you think of me". I suppose we all have our bad days, don't we? DON'T WE??!!!
On the whole, I like me, and if others choose not to, based on my looks, then they have missed out on hving a great friend with so much to give.
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