Outdated research which is most likely still valid indicate that appearance matters. We can have another updated research on this topic confirming that appearance matters. I say outdated research because I am summarizing all the research that were fed to me during my days as a student. I haven't been back to school at the university level for quite some time now so all of the research fed to me are now no longer new or current and could very well have been proven otherwise.
I digress.
In the past I wrote about how being labelled as "pimply, chubby, fat, ugly" affected me. From time to time, I started wondering how someone being labelled as "extremely hot, pretty, beautiful, sexy, blessed with a nice body" might feel. I also started thinking about how difficult it is to compliment someone on their appearance sometimes and then how much harder it is to tell someone they are out of shape.
I tend to say nothing unless if it is a compliment or someone asks me for my opinion. I say nothing to someone who appears out of shape because I am not sure if others have already told them the fact that they are out of shape. From personal experience, I was told at the dinner table that I should do something about my acne and asked if I washed my face with cleasing products. I did not answer. It was annoying enough to be called negative things at school and to be questioned at home too. FYI, I was doing something about my acne problem that's why I have no permanent scar. I stopped using the cleasing product after the comment at the dinner table and the acne disappeared. Turns out the product, the face wash, was not right for my skin. Washing my face with water was good enough for me. I don't want to elaborate on other personal beauty or hygiene problems I resolved for myself as a teenager. It's a freaking learning process to figure out what works for your body. I'm a natural girl but I still use toothpaste, soap, shampoo and conditioner and indulge very occasionally in self-facial!
I find that I am very mindful of beauty products because of my personal experience. I see a lot of very attractive people in my daily life. By attractive, I mean they look healthy and vibrant. I also find that my view may be different from another person view. At the end of the day, I can only see, I am not the person with the body so I don't know how they are feeling.
I guess, I went on a long tangent in this late night post but back to the original topic. It might be equally as hard at the other end of the spectrum where everyone is envious of how positively looking you are and what they can do to achieve your level of positive looks. Anyhow, I like silly talks too. It's troublesome sometimes with silly talks though because someone might be sensitive to the topic. That's why my silly talks usually are with me, myself and I.