Does anyone else ever feel a bit sort of ... genetically inferior?

[QuimReaper]

I have:

• Thin, fine, straight hair, mousey in colour, that grows at a snail's pace and seems to snap with the slightest provocation. (And is now greying, at 27!) It is the BANE OF MY LIFE and I am always sighing over people with lovely epic tresses
  
• Hypoplastic teeth with some that just never came through, meaning they're spaced and some of them are spindly and it's so hard to keep them white.
  
• Milk bottle pale skin which looks OK if it's clear and nice, but ANY amount of acne, sleep deprivation, sun damage etc. shows up like crazy and takes forever to fade
  
• Bendy nails so I could never have talons (not that I want them, but still...)
  
• A naturally quite slim figure, but not one that has ever looked good in a bikini, even when there wasn't an ounce of fat on me. Looked nice when clothed, but scrawny when unclothed, and a sort of round belly even when I was skinny as a rake. I'm now 10-14lbs heavier than that and although I'm right in the middle of the Healthy BMI, the weight sits horribly on my frame, it's all spare tyre, flabby upper arms and a bit of a double chin.
  

I actually scrub up OK if I say so meself, but it's constant work. Hair needs to be styled to look like anything; nails manicured; teeth have been invisaligned even to just look "normal" (as opposed to perfect, and I didn't get the bottom ones done which I should have); SPF 50 all year round and constant fingers crossed / tips and tricks to avoid breakouts; desperate to lose those extra pounds so I don't look a fright in my wedding photos, etc. I would love to be able to be less of a slave to it all.

I feel like some of my friends look like Thoroughbreds beside me. One in particular is such an English Rose, hair sprouting in gorgeous masses out of her head, strong straight teeth, pale but in a lovely rosy way, and never had a pimple in her life; AND although she carries more weight, it all seems to go into a gorgeous hourglass

Not looking for tips as such, just wondering if anyone else feels similarly disadvantaged by their genetics and wants to commiserate!

[UhtredRagnorsson]

Well - yes. I'm 5'2" and essentially I have the body of a child. I'm also ginger, curly (VERY) and covered in freckles. And I wear glasses and am dyspraxic. So I always look awkward. And just...wrong.

[MsBojangles]

I've always remembered a comment by Clive James talking about all the beautiful women he'd interviewed over the years, he was waxing lyrical about their 'otherness' and how, "even their elbows are beautiful". It made me consider the opposite - that plain folks are made up of third rate parts, leftovers, scraps just bunged together.

I'm in my early 40s now and have voluntarily withdrawn from men and dating and all the judgemental shite that goes along with it, it's liberating in a way, my flaws matter less and I'm generally happier with myself. That's probably not the ideal solution for everyone though.

[ppeatfruit]

This thread is making me very . Everyone has their own beauty. I don't think male or female comes into it. To me the personality is what counts.

[Frostycake]

Are you my twin OP?

I have exactly the same problems but in addition to that, I have had acne vulgaris and acne rosacia and ongoing dermatitis on my arms and legs. My teeth crumble and my nose is becoming crooked. Im short-sighted and have no waist or hips. my feet are huge and I have massive bones which stick out even when Im a healthy weight.



It's a nightmare but i find that the best thing to do is see experts to fix the things i can fix and then create a routine to deal with the things i cant fix.

I have a friend like yours - just effortlessly flawless - flaxen hair, golden skin, virtually hairless, perfect teeth, model figure even when bigger & pinged back to 8 stone after pregnancy. Life's not fair youre right.

[Feckitall]

Oh my spiritual home is here...

5ft 3" upper end of weight for height even though I exercise 2-3 times a week and walk miles daily. Can't shift wobbly bits. Double chin...weak nails...hair is thick but now greying and never glossy just dull even after dying.
I look scruffy whatever I wear after 2 mins. I can look scruffy in between bathroom and bedroom. I don't wear make up, I've never learnt how to do it and the rare occasions I try I feel more self conscious.
Skin is ok now I'm older, had spots up till I was over 40...
plus side I'm told I look younger than my 49 years.