How does one determine if a person is beautiful, cute, pretty, handsome or gorgeous? What are the qualifying factors to determine which category a person falls into?
Beautiful. A woman (and sometimes a man) who is exceptionally good-looking, but in a more natural way. For this reason, it's acceptable to refer to a child as beautiful even when referring strictly to his/her physical appearance. Beautiful also goes across all ages- a woman of 75 can be considered beautiful.Cute. A person who is attractive, if not exceptionally so. Cute, when used for physical appearance, is typically reserved for young or young-seeming people. Older people are also often called cute, but this I would say reflects an endearing personality rather than their strict looks. Cute is also acceptable for a child, and especially babies. I would also say that it's pretty much impossible to divorce "cute" from personality. A dour, unsmiling person can still be attractive but probably not ever cute.Pretty. An appealing face, and as Eran Dror wrote a milder form of "beautiful". Typically, pretty is reserved for women and girls and is seen as a pejorative when used for men and boys. A woman with a dour personality won't be called cute, but can be considered pretty if her facial features warrant the description.Handsome. Most commonly, "handsome" refers to a man with an attractive face- kind of the opposite of pretty. Handsome is also used on occasion to describe a woman (not girl) who may be unconventionally attractive. Men of all ages are described as handsome, and very often boys and young men who are called "cute" become "handsome" as they grow older.Gorgeous. Gorgeous, used for both men and women, is a combination of handsome/pretty/beautiful and sexy. Typically, gorgeous is more common among teenagers and young adults, and is not particularly appropriate when describing children. Women and men of advancing age will be called handsome or beautiful long after they cease to be called gorgeous.There are a few others worth mentioningAttractive. Probably the driest and most general of these terms, and appropriate for both men and women (but never children). One can be attractive without being sexy but never sexy without being attractive. Hot. Similar to gorgeous, but not identical. A person can be hot without being pretty or handsome, but it'd be unusual to refer to a person as gorgeous unless they're quite pretty or handsome. Hot has a more sexual connotation. Exquisite. A combination of beautiful and delicate. Though more commonly used to describe objects than people, I have heard of people described in this way.
I love a woman, but she is not beautiful. What should I do?
I'll give a big thumbs up to you actually. I really appreciate people like you...because you know, a male friend once told me in a slightly ashamed tone, that several men, who are into that rating-thing, often say that if she's not 8, I'll not date. Being a girl myself, I frankly don't get that rating scheme, nor do I support it. And I was actually confused when I came to know this-I mean, the guy who is looking for an 8-pointer isn't even distantly considering to check if he himself is at par with such girls. The motive of my writing this is that there is no dearth of shallowness in the world. And looks rarely last. So many factors like age, and make-up( or the lack of it) :D affect someone's appearance.And love is never about being with someone you can show off to the world, like a trophy. If that girl is someone who has a really deep connection with you, then congratulations...you have the key ingredient of lasting love in your relationship. After all, even a trophy is useless if she doesn't satisfy your psychological need for love.I think you should go ahead with your relationship. It's both as per my logic as well as my gut feeling that it would last, provided your love is mutual.You know, love is serendipitous. No matter how clearly and rigidly you define your type and preferences, love will happen when it has to and with whom it has to-lust & attraction can be controlled. But love just can't be.Something similar happened to me once. I am tall, and my type had always been tall, well-built guys. But once I fell for a guy who was the exact opposite of that. To sum up, I'd just say that in true love, looks often take a backseat. One of my female friends had a very funny nose. But she's been in a long and happy relationship, and her boyfriend finds her nose really cute. So go ahead, my friend. Have a happy life full of love ahead :)
How important is beauty when selecting a woman for marriage? I am a well settled guy and have more than 40 photos from prospective brides to select from. How much importance should beauty and figure be given?
I would be lying if I said ‘beauty doesn't matter.’And people who say beauty doesn't matter should seriously be judged.Back to the question, yes beauty matters while selecting a girl for marriage and a guy should be handsome enough for a girl to marry.But it's not the only thing that matters. I would like my future wife to be career oriented, kind hearted, decent looking, should have a physique comparable to mine, but the most important thing that I want in my future wife and I guess most guys want in a girl is that the girl should respect the guy's parents. If the girl respects my parents and treats my family like her own, then I have 70% selected that girl as my wife.And if the girl loves and cares for my parents, then why wouldn't I do the same for her parents?So yes beauty is important but not the only thing to be seen while selecting your prospective partners.
What do you believe is beautiful? (Facial features) ?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31118948@N06/2913173277/ This is a picture of me, and I am told that my best features are my eyes and hair. For me, my favourite features are Lips and Facial structure (prominent jawlines for example) Do you believe that you are attracted to the features you do not have?
I wanna start a youtube beauty channel, but im afraid people will make fun of me?
DO IT.. id love to watch it. I LOVE WATCHING BEAUTY CHANNELS,,, nd if they do find it its no big deal. in life , you must always learn to ignore and follow wat u want! i knoe of 2 friends who have a singing channel and they are HORRIBLE... but they never care what ppl think.. do wat u want.. id be the 1st to watch ur videos.. tell me ur channel if u do make one pleasee :)
Do people base their judgement of friends on looks, honestly?
I've noticed a few people have done this; they talk to someone (just as friends) over the Internet or over.the phone and when they see them in real life they haven't liked the way they look, so they end up abandoning them. I've also known people to reconnect with old friends who once used to be unattractive but are now very attractive... So do a lot of people choose friends based on what they look like?
Do you judge people by their appearances? If so, are you always right?
Most people judge the people just by looking at their appearances because that's the first thing visible to us. The appearance tells a lot about a person. The way he dress, the shoes he wears, even the color of the dress will tell us about the mood of the person. Its very important to present ourselves in our best way. In interviews and presentation, your appearance is first observed. Its not good if you go to present yourself about the TRUTH OF LIFE dressing like a pickpocketer.Are these always right..? Umm…., not always. Well, some say don't judge a book by its cover. Even if we have some picture from the appearance, we have to wait and know about that person before deciding about the person. That's the best way. For example, I wore some kickass dress on the way to a party, and on the way something ridiculous happened and there is all mud over my dress, keeping the sadness aside, think about what the people decide when they see this. But they don't know it was a kick ass dress a while ago.So, its not always appropriate to judge people just by their appearances. Who knows, the homeless man at the end of your street may turn to be A DOCTOR IN ASTROPHYSICS.!!
Should I'm not a bridesmaid because I'm not "pretty" enough?
It's time to let this 'friendship' slide. A person who chooses a wedding party based on looks is so incredibly shallow that she can't possibly be a good friend in any way. You don't need to go off in a huff but you certainly don't need to do anything to keep the friendship alive. It will die a natural death. I almost can't beleive stories like this. It makes me wonder what kind of people will be running this world in the next few decades. My gosh, can you imagine if this self-centered so and so ever has children!