To wonder what it's like to be in family of stunners?

[Hunstanton]

As a long term fan of Joe Wicks and his beautiful family it made me wonder what it would be like to be gorgeous/handsome and live with equally beautiful people.

I realise some will think this is a banal topic to wonder about. And it probably is.
But whilst the rest of us normal/ordinary looking people just get by without ever being burdened with too much attractiveness, I am wondering what it's like if that is YOU or your family?

Do people treat you differently?
Do you feel different?
Friday afternoon musings....

I think it's an interesting topic because, as a few people have said, beauty is completely subjective. And I used Joe as an example because I think he's very attractive (as are his little family).

But what has really surprised me is the viewpoint that attractiveness within a family unit can be divisive. I had never thought that might be a side effect. I had always assumed that it would pave your way to an easier ride in life. Perhaps a shallow POV.

I had also seen research that better looking people are treated better by strangers.
I was intrigued to know the viewpoint of those are more beautiful than the average (Joe!).

My mother and my sister were both extraordinarily beautiful. I mean like everyone in the room falling silent if one of them walked in. I mean like put her in a bin liner with no makeup and she's still gorgeous. I mean like go away Grace Kelly, you can't compete. And yes, everyone jumping to do anything they wanted. And the dear women, both of whom I loved -- my mother sort of saw how people treated her differently, my sister never did, but both I think did live in a world full of people who were kind, kind, kind to them, a warm benign world compared to the one some of us live in (though I don't have an especially hard life after all).

I am at best average. Actually very odd looking. I think when I was younger I always imagined some day I'd grow into my mother's (or sister's) looks, but now I know it won't happen. I have to be fair found that pasting on a smile and a friendly look will make most people be pretty nice to me anyway, but it's not the same. I loved my mum and my sis but tbh it does sometimes seem sooooo unfair to me. Because being their relative, I have learned to think it matters.

Bizarrely, people are always commenting on how good-looking ONE of my two DS is to me, yet I've always seen the other one as better looking. Perhaps because he looks more like me and acts more like me?

Oh, and one thing I'd add, is my mother did once or twice remark that it would be nice if someone would say something other to her than that she was beautiful. She was clever, she was hard-working, she was a good cook and a great mother, but everyone was always too busy being the first person in the world to notice just how good-looking she was. It was like they couldn't see beyond her face, she said. A problem I'd like to try, but still... how she felt. Sometimes.

My sons are stunning and unusual looking. My DH is handsome but not remarkably so.

I’m obese with mad hair and teeth.

People generally don’t ‘get’ it so we’re treated suspiciously.

my mother did once or twice remark that it would be nice if someone would say something other to her than that she was beautiful

A bit odd to admit but i was a beautiful child and a beautiful young woman. I’m not anymore, now that I’m older. But the only thing that I ever got told about myself - as if it were the only thing that were important - was that I was beautiful.

I didn’t think I had anything else going for me, so when my looks started to fade with age, I wondered what else I had to offer. I found ageing very hard.

Of course, I’m sure people were nicer and things were easier when I was young. But I didn’t really notice, to be honest.

Oh, and a few friends were jealous and that was weird. I became the most over-the-top people pleaser - maybe to make up for it? I don’t know.

Now that I’ve come to terms with not being beautiful anymore and I’m middle aged (ish), life is actually easier as I don’t worry about what I look like anymore!!! I have gone the other way and now have a sort of clothing “uniform” and rarely wear makeup.

One of my DC looks a lot like I did as a child. I never, ever comment on looks - instead - I say things about personality and things they’ve done well.

Joe Wicks is alright looking, can't see the 'stunningly beautiful' myself. His voice though, all the PE money in the world couldn't make me find that attractive. Apparently I have terrible taste though, as I find Tom Hardy very very not sexy.

I'm the odd one out in a 'pretty' family. All the right components for being beautiful, just didn't come together for me as it did my siblings who all got the right combination of either olive skin and big dark eyes, or golden hair and piercing blues along with fuller lips and hair. I have thin dark hair that greyed at soon as I hit 30, thin lips and ghost-white skin that doesn't tan, only burns. It takes a lot of make-up and hoisting to look anywhere near as good as my siblings do naturally the bastards .

A bit odd to admit grinbut i was a beautiful child and a beautiful young woman. I’m not anymore, now that I’m older. But the only thing that I ever got told about myself - as if it were the only thing that were important - was that I was beautiful.

The same for me I was also considered exotic which isn’t nice. I often get remakes of you have let yourself go a bit (I’m tubby now) I know I’m still attractive but not as I was but so what there is more to me than just looks and of course I’m not im nearly 50

It’s awful how we place so much emphasis on how children look. I grew up to be totally self absorbed but also insecure. I always praise talents, hard work and intelligence it’s far more important in life and builds confidence

I haven’t found aging too difficult as I have seen how my mum struggles with losing her looks and realising in my 20’s I needed to get over myself looks are not everything. Helps that I have found confidence elsewhere in my life

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Jesus *@CervixHaver* that's awful.

TIP of the iceberg, sadly