How do you accept that you aren't beautiful?

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I know it really isn't the most important thing in life. But still, it would be great to look in the mirror and not scrutinise myself.
Today my partner and I talked to one of his friend's new girlfriends, she was exceptionally beautiful, far more attractive than me and I'm sure 99% of people would say so. I know my partner loves the way I look and is with me, but I'd be a fool if I said he wouldn't have also found her very beautiful.

Sometimes I'm just tempted to get cosmetic enhancements. I've already had nose filler, but only surgery would truly solve it.

I don't think I am unattractive, but I'm just not beautiful. I get told I look 'cute' a lot, and I saw my partner's male friend smiling sweetly at me as if I were a puppy.

I make the best of myself and try to focus on other achievements/things I like about myself.

I sometimes just wish I could be beautiful.

Yeah, what a stupid post that was. Never mind flamed, it's factually bollocks.

In order to squeak in as 'plain' I have to wear more make up than a corpse in a mortuary. I am, objectively, not pretty.

But I've found this is an advantage now, as I approach 65. I have no fear of losing my looks, as I have no looks to lose. So I am becoming more assertive (menopause helps there!) and more 'myself' if you see what I mean. And entering those 'invisible' years means that I am seeing more women who ARE very attractive being looked through by men or dismissed (because they are old now). Age levels the playing field somewhat.

Get a nose job if you want op.

Other people have talked about the important stuff.
But on a superficial level beauty is a funny one because its very much in the eye of the beholder. The difference between pretty/very pretty/cute people and someone who is "beautiful" is that normally most people will agree that the pretty person is pretty. Whereas someone you think is really strikingly beautiful, someone else will find ugly. Striking beauty is quite marmitey in that sense. So its probably better to be pretty/cute.