one the one hand, being pretty (or conventionally attractive) comes with benefits - people are nice, opportunities open to you, life is easier
Here’s an example:
The research team was surprised to find that, in fact, physical attractiveness was a strong and persistent predictor for both job outcomes and research success.
on the other hand, you are given much more attention (which can be stressful) and it’s harder to know people’s intentions are, and you are more likely to be targeted and preyed upon
content warning / NSFL
I know girls who were molested by their family because their breasts were larger than others in the family, for example.
Girls in school who developed larger breasts earlier than other girls had more sexual pressure applied to them, both by ogling boys, but also by authorities like parents and teachers who regulated the girls because of their bodies.
There are definitely some benefits to not being considered conventionally attractive and thus being invisible and left alone.
Not that I don’t wish I were pretty every day anyway.
one the one hand, being pretty (or conventionally attractive) comes with benefits - people are nice, opportunities open to you, life is easier
Here’s an example:
https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/04/attractiveness-career-success-economics/
on the other hand, you are given much more attention (which can be stressful) and it’s harder to know people’s intentions are, and you are more likely to be targeted and preyed upon
content warning / NSFL
I know girls who were molested by their family because their breasts were larger than others in the family, for example. Girls in school who developed larger breasts earlier than other girls had more sexual pressure applied to them, both by ogling boys, but also by authorities like parents and teachers who regulated the girls because of their bodies. There are definitely some benefits to not being considered conventionally attractive and thus being invisible and left alone.
Not that I don’t wish I were pretty every day anyway.