DOES BEAUTY MATTER?

Before you say beauty doesn't matter, it's because you've never reached the point where seeing your own reflection disgusts you.

And no, I'm not exaggerating. It's an experience I've had, or am still having...

My best friend is beautiful and always gets all the attention. Boys adore her and do everything she says. They always treat her differently than me. Maybe I'm not ugly, but I'm not pretty enough for other boys to notice me. They never approach me, and when they do, it's only to try and win over my best friend. This doesn't bother me because I'm used to it, but it's not like I ignore the mean comments boys make about me.

I also can't ignore them comparing me to her, saying I'm just her shadow. This makes me feel awful, and I've reached the point where I don't want to look in the mirror, but... what does she have that I don't?

So clearly, beauty matters, and it matters in everything: at school, at work, and, above all, in relationships with people. While I understand that everyone has different experiences and that not everyone goes through the same things, it's a fact that if you're beautiful but a bad person, nobody cares because they put you on a pedestal just for your looks.

Has this ever happened to you?