Wow I didn't expect so many responses, thanks guys
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Originally Posted by abaya
Funny, how self-critical we can all be... when so many people look at us all day long, and probably never have a second thought about our "profile" or anything else. I suppose it's only our SO's that have to deal with it on a regular basis, and they don't seem to mind either.
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True, but people DO judge your overall appearance which includes every angle. I'm just unsure what people's first impression of me is.
What I really need (want) is someone's
HONEST opinion of how good I look. As I write this it seems so superficial and vain of me to say all this, but I'm the type of person that if I can get my hands on facts (I know everyone's opinion is different, but one honest opinion is better than none), I think I'll be able to see where I'm at, then improve upon myself accordingly (i.e. hair, style, character, etc).
Like they say, "Accepting that you have a problem is the first step in dealing with it". You could probably substitute problem for another word, but you get the idea.
If someone confirmed what I thought about my self image was true or false, then at least I have the knowledge that something might need to be done.
For example, if someone says I have such and such a facial feature, I could look into ways of changing my hair to accent it.
Or if someone says I look child-like/young, I could start wearing a different style clothing that would suit me better.
Or if someone said I'm damn ugly (
), I could change my personality to be that cocky funny guy or something that would suit me (also, please don't tell me that you can't change who you are because I believe we are always changing.)
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
This effect is similar to hearing a recording of your own voice. You are so used to hearing/seeing yourself in a particular way that when you are given a different perspective it seems... foreign.
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At first this is what I thought. But why not get used to seeing yourself in the way that others see you so you can judge and change yourself for the better.
Anyways... what I'm getting at is that it would be nice to have an anonymous someone's opinion; it's pretty hard to go up and ask a friend about this stuff (very weird).
So... as long as we don't live in the same city (and will never see each other ever!), I was thinking it would be a good idea to swap pictures via PM or something to get some ideas flowing about each other. Also, I was thinking that a girl would better judge a guy and vice-versa, but I'm not sure about this. Opinions?
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Originally Posted by ngdawg
"Nope. I have a very weak profile-nose stops short, chin is weak and I wear glasses which hide the angle from forehead to nose. At a time, I actually seriously considered a chin implant.
While most guys can't do this, I get my hair cut longer in the front, framing my chin to accent it more, but generally I can't stand how I look from the side."
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Or maybe we could get a guy like ngdawg to judge us all! Look he's using terms like 'weak, accent and framing'!!