We all have those days where we look in the mirror and don’t like what we see. You can’t get your hair quite right, you wish your face was a little different here and there or maybe you have issues with your body type. Well, Twitter user Alex Durog took to the platform to write a thread for her girlfriend in honor of their anniversary and it shuts down all of those negative ideas.
In the moving dedication Durog explains to her girlfriend all the ways in which you can be beautiful and spoiler alert is has nothing to do with what you see in the mirror. So walk away from your own reflective surface and read her inspiring message below!
This is Twitter user Alex Durog and she took to the platform to share an inspiring message on beauty dedicated to her girlfriend
The thread shatters the normal definition of beauty
People in the comments were touched and inspired by her words
And even shared their own self-image insecurities
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Share on FacebookThis is really beautiful. I wish everyone had that kind of love and support in their lives.
Funny thing is, I hate pictures of myself caught off guard because I think I look really ugly in most of them. I have like the most stupid smile ever and always have my eyes closed and look like 2x fatter than I think I actually am. So this isn't really working for me. ;D
The camera adds weight, among other things. If it's any consolation, I'm no looker, but I stopped caring a few years back. I realized that my husband was drawn to that something extra that can't be conveyed in a photograph.
Load More Replies...Is your name actually Asia? That's such a beautiful name!!!
Load More Replies...Always keep in mind that cameras lie. Have you ever tried to take a picture of a sunset on your phone or something? It'll look amazing in real life, but look like c**p on your phone. That's kind of how it is with people. Most normal, non-model people do not look the best in photos. You're beautiful- don't let the camera tell you anything different.
Im still ugly when i smile :( i just dont know how ro smile withoul lookin ugly, and when im srtuor i also look ugly. My profile is like a witches. I dont take any pics of myself either, sometimes i may look on my picture but in real life, it doesnt work. Even my family makes jokes about it, how i just got ruined after bein pretty when i was younger. Please, im not seekin attention or flattering, domt get it wrong. My only solution for that is bein a good person, bein generous n humble, cause thats the secret in life.
I bet there are people reading this who are thinking, "But not *everyone* is beautiful. And I've seen photos of myself. I'm not pretty." - and here is what I have to say to you. There is "objective beauty" which is whatever society is currently trying to tell you you should be. (This changes over time.) And then there's what really matters - subjective beauty. Everyone has different qualities that they find personally attractive, and this changes over time, too. It is extremely likely that no matter what you look like, some moderate percentage of the population will find you somewhat attractive and some of those will find you simply stunning. And if someone gets to know you and falls in love, none of that will matter: no one else will be able to compete. So just stop worrying about whether YOU find you attractive. You're not the person who needs to be impressed. Just go find someone who likes you. They're out there, and you're bound to run across one of them eventually.
Well, you didn't see me when I cry. And buy, am I an ugly crier. Not to mention it happens often.
"I wrote this for my girlfriend" You wrote this on the internet for people to see so you can get likes and affirmation from people, like virtue signalling. If you wrote it for your girlfriend you would have put it in a card, and handed it to her personally instead of wanting everyone to comment on it. And I have seen myself cry with laughter, called a camera m8.
So this means we need candid shots... Most people don't like such shots because they look stupid, or funny or worst...ugly...for them.. but we have to remember that those shots are the most genuine and that's beautiful.
Photos are a two dimensional image of a three dimensional subject at a split second in time; it's why photos rarely look like the person in real life; change the expression, camera angle and lighting, and it all changes.
My husband and I celebrated our eighth wedding anniversary yesterday. He's spent at least forteen years telling me how ugly he is. It's not easy for the person that has to hear that 5-6 times a day, especially when you know it's nonsense. But while I always think I've handled it and supported him reasonably well, this has certainly given me inspiration for how I can tackle it. Maybe one day he'll believe me..
This is really beautiful. I wish everyone had that kind of love and support in their lives.
Funny thing is, I hate pictures of myself caught off guard because I think I look really ugly in most of them. I have like the most stupid smile ever and always have my eyes closed and look like 2x fatter than I think I actually am. So this isn't really working for me. ;D
The camera adds weight, among other things. If it's any consolation, I'm no looker, but I stopped caring a few years back. I realized that my husband was drawn to that something extra that can't be conveyed in a photograph.
Load More Replies...Is your name actually Asia? That's such a beautiful name!!!
Load More Replies...Always keep in mind that cameras lie. Have you ever tried to take a picture of a sunset on your phone or something? It'll look amazing in real life, but look like c**p on your phone. That's kind of how it is with people. Most normal, non-model people do not look the best in photos. You're beautiful- don't let the camera tell you anything different.
Im still ugly when i smile :( i just dont know how ro smile withoul lookin ugly, and when im srtuor i also look ugly. My profile is like a witches. I dont take any pics of myself either, sometimes i may look on my picture but in real life, it doesnt work. Even my family makes jokes about it, how i just got ruined after bein pretty when i was younger. Please, im not seekin attention or flattering, domt get it wrong. My only solution for that is bein a good person, bein generous n humble, cause thats the secret in life.
I bet there are people reading this who are thinking, "But not *everyone* is beautiful. And I've seen photos of myself. I'm not pretty." - and here is what I have to say to you. There is "objective beauty" which is whatever society is currently trying to tell you you should be. (This changes over time.) And then there's what really matters - subjective beauty. Everyone has different qualities that they find personally attractive, and this changes over time, too. It is extremely likely that no matter what you look like, some moderate percentage of the population will find you somewhat attractive and some of those will find you simply stunning. And if someone gets to know you and falls in love, none of that will matter: no one else will be able to compete. So just stop worrying about whether YOU find you attractive. You're not the person who needs to be impressed. Just go find someone who likes you. They're out there, and you're bound to run across one of them eventually.
Well, you didn't see me when I cry. And buy, am I an ugly crier. Not to mention it happens often.
"I wrote this for my girlfriend" You wrote this on the internet for people to see so you can get likes and affirmation from people, like virtue signalling. If you wrote it for your girlfriend you would have put it in a card, and handed it to her personally instead of wanting everyone to comment on it. And I have seen myself cry with laughter, called a camera m8.
So this means we need candid shots... Most people don't like such shots because they look stupid, or funny or worst...ugly...for them.. but we have to remember that those shots are the most genuine and that's beautiful.
Photos are a two dimensional image of a three dimensional subject at a split second in time; it's why photos rarely look like the person in real life; change the expression, camera angle and lighting, and it all changes.
My husband and I celebrated our eighth wedding anniversary yesterday. He's spent at least forteen years telling me how ugly he is. It's not easy for the person that has to hear that 5-6 times a day, especially when you know it's nonsense. But while I always think I've handled it and supported him reasonably well, this has certainly given me inspiration for how I can tackle it. Maybe one day he'll believe me..
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