What do you consider to be a major physical flaw?

misscpmfan

Just thought I would start some random topic here because I'm bored and its late and everyone is in bed. Anyway!

I was wondering about flaws....For instance I believe I have a double chin. Everyone tells me I don't and to be honest its just excess weight gain but it does bother me and I think it bothers everyone and everyone notices it. So.....Turns out this could be a lie and the way I perceive things. The other day my boyfriends best friend turned to me and said he had a huge fancy for one of the staff members in Dunnes Stores. A slightly largish young girl with a major double chin! I was like what the hell? Obviously I know people aren't bad but I consider it a flaw for me personally. I also remember my sister in law got injections into her forehead because she had a crease there which she was paranoid about. Yet when she said it to people.....no one had noticed it until she said it.

Whats your thoughts on physical flaws, whats yours and.....do you think there is areas people do over look more than others.

NachoBusiness

misscpmfan wrote: »

..my boyfriends best friend turned to me and said he had a huge fancy for one of the staff members in Dunnes Stores. A slightly largish young girl with a major double chin! I was like what the hell?

She's probably the type to wait until he finishes bagging before offering him the change.

Sure I'd fall in love her myself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSO90xzlGRY

misscpmfan

Thats gas! XD

Junkyard Tom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9al-mpqXjc

One eyed Jack

misscpmfan wrote: »

Whats your thoughts on physical flaws, whats yours and.....do you think there is areas people do over look more than others.

Give me a minute to think about that one... :pac:


At least it's a distraction from the gammy hip that makes me walk with a limp, so in that sense, yep, people definitely overlook (*sniggers*, terrible pun, should be ashamed of myself ) some flaws more than others.

Both of those though distract from the flaws other people can't really see which is that I can't really read nor write for sh1t, I use my phone to record meetings so I can transcribe my notes later, and reading itself is just a pain in the ass because it takes me fcuking ages, and then I'm still questioning myself did I understand what I read properly or did the person I'm communicating with actually understand what I was saying or were they just saying they did in order to get me to shut the hell up! Dyslexia, great fun at the best of times when misinterpretation can have some humorous results, pain in the ass most of the time though.

Meh, I try to work with what I'm given, something about life, lemons and lemonade, there are people in far worse positions than I am

misscpmfan

When life gives you lemons squeeze the lemon juice into your enemies EYES! @_@

_Whimsical_

A double chin that no one has negatively drawn your attention to abd that your boyfriend doesn't mind is hardly a "major physical flaw".
Maybe you just want some reassurance on that?

I'd imagine this thread title might be very depressing for anyone dealing with a genuine issue such as a disfigurement of any sort. We all have issues of course but pointing out major physical flaws probably won't help any of us unless we want to feel better about our minor ones.

One eyed Jack

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

A double chin that no one has negatively drawn your attention to abd that your boyfriend doesn't mind is hardly a "major physical flaw".
Maybe you just want some reassurance on that?

I'd imagine this thread title might be very depressing for anyone dealing with a genuine issue such as a disfigurement of any sort. We all have issues of course but pointing out major physical flaws probably won't help any of us unless we want to feel better about our minor ones.

Isn't that the point of the question though? I mean, what may be a physical flaw to you or I personally, may be trivial to someone else who doesn't see for example a double chin as a 'flaw'. I wouldn't go about pointing out other people's flaws, but the way someone feels about what they see as their own flaws, is what helps me keep perspective on what I see as my physical flaws. My physical flaws don't bother other people at all to the degree that they bother me, and that's actually a good thing.

I don't think anyone only the person themselves can decide for themselves what's a 'genuine' flaw, and what isn't. As you say perhaps it is reassurance the OP would like that what they feel is a major physical flaw really isn't all that major when put in perspective in comparison to other people.

Nodin

misscpmfan wrote: »

Just thought I would start some random topic here because I'm bored and its late and everyone is in bed. Anyway!

I was wondering about flaws....For instance I believe I have a double chin. Everyone tells me I don't and to be honest its just excess weight gain but it does bother me and I think it bothers everyone and everyone notices it. So.....Turns out this could be a lie and the way I perceive things. The other day my boyfriends best friend turned to me and said he had a huge fancy for one of the staff members in Dunnes Stores. A slightly largish young girl with a major double chin! I was like what the hell? Obviously I know people aren't bad but I consider it a flaw for me personally. I also remember my sister in law got injections into her forehead because she had a crease there which she was paranoid about. Yet when she said it to people.....no one had noticed it until she said it.

Whats your thoughts on physical flaws, whats yours and.....do you think there is areas people do over look more than others.

A face like a gowel would be bad, regardless of gender. Nobody would want to know ye for most of the evenin, but there'd always be a few that would sidle up to ye at around closing time with various 'suggestions' as to what could be done for the rest of the night.

I'm just two feet. I have no head, arms, body, and even most of my legs are missing. I start at the shins and end at toes.

Mint Aero

Circa 2009 and ginger would've been extolled in post 1. We've come a long way and giners are now the sexy dominant breed.

tomwaterford

While far far from a major flaw (no one should point out others flaws..rude!)

I've a scar on one side of my face that leaves me with pains/flicker/watering in the eye at times

People tell me...you wouldn't notice it...but always on a night out,you get someone come up and ask me about it

It's a weird conversation starter I guess :pac:...annoying as fcuk though....as if I wasn't bad enough!!

RayCon

No head.

Pherekydes

The San Andreas fault is a major physical flaw.

Greenmachine

Anyone hotter than me.

Akrasia

Mint Aero wrote: »

Circa 2009 and ginger would've been extolled in post 1. We've come a long way and giners are now the sexy dominant breed.

Curse you Ed Sheeran!

Akrasia

Pherekydes wrote: »

The San Andreas fault is a major physical flaw.

Meh, that's subjective. Maybe it might not be so bad if half of LA slid into the Ocean?

Menas

Currently I have a spot on my nose. I am going to need therapy if it does not go away soon.

arayess

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

I'd imagine this thread title might be very depressing for anyone dealing with a genuine issue such as a disfigurement of any sort. We all have issues of course but pointing out major physical flaws probably won't help any of us unless we want to feel better about our minor ones.

well done captain buzzkill :rolleyes:

are you serious that we shouldn't discuss some light-hearted trivial bullsh1t on the net for fear of upsetting people that have genuine hardship.

thejuggler

I have a couple: A large mole/freckle on my face which is a family trait. (Luckily for the rest of my family they have the mole on their backs)
Other one is shortsightedness. Being a 4-eyes isn't much fun.

danslevent

tomwaterford wrote: »

While far far from a major flaw (no one should point out others flaws..rude!)

I've a scar on one side of my face that leaves me with pains/flicker/watering in the eye at times

People tell me...you wouldn't notice it...but always on a night out,you get someone come up and ask me about it


It's a weird conversation starter I guess :pac:...annoying as fcuk though....as if I wasn't bad enough!!

I have a scar on my chin that during the day no one comments about or if I mention it its all "wow I wouldnt have noticed".

Come night time,when people are drunk,its all "WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR CHIN?!"

Sober people are so much nicer,their face surprise and "oh,I wouldn't have noticed it at all!"

ihavenoname3

thejuggler wrote: »

I have a couple: A large mole/freckle on my face which is a family trait. (Luckily for the rest of my family they have the mole on their backs)
Other one is shortsightedness. Being a 4-eyes isn't much fun.

why don't you get laser eye surgery or lenses?

_Whimsical_

arayess wrote: »

well done captain buzzkill :rolleyes:

are you serious that we shouldn't discuss some light-hearted trivial bullsh1t on the net for fear of upsetting people that have genuine hardship.

I think people pointing out their own flaws is grand, the title doesn't sound like that's what's being asked. I was just pointing it out!

Mesrine65

Looking like John Merrick

harry Bailey esq

I have a lot of scars on my head,they never really bothered me over the years but now that my hair is rapidly thinning,and I get it shaved they are very noticable.I look like a scumbag,and I've been turned away from many places because of it

_Whimsical_

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

I have a lot of scars on my head,they never really bothered me over the years but now that my hair is rapidly thinning,and I get it shaved they are very noticable.I look like a scumbag,and I've been turned away from many places because of it

That really sucks, just goes to show how stupidly judgemental people can be.

ScumLord

The human body is a marvel of natural selection. People often label us as a weak animal but I can't think of any other animal I'd rather be, we have a body that can do just about anything you want it to do.

A double chin, big nose, big ears.. None of these things are flaws.. It's like saying I'd like the headlights on my Ferrari to be smaller because those damned Italian designers haven't a clue what they're doing.


The only thing I'd really consider a flaw is if something didn't work properly. Cosmetically I don't really have any flaws, I'm fat but that's not my bodies fault. It's just trying to be helpful in case of famine.

Junkyard Tom

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

I have a lot of scars on my head ... I've been turned away from many places because of it

Why not put on a hat/cap until you're in the door?

Or even wear a very realistic full face mask like this.

Junkyard Tom

ScumLord wrote: »

The human body is a marvel of natural selection. People often label us as a weak animal but I can't think of any other animal I'd rather be, we have a body that can do just about anything you want it to do.

Back pain is one of the greatest scourges humans are afflicted with and a Study in The Journal of Scientific Studies of Science states

Oh no, we couldn't just stay on all fours like the rest of the lads. No, we got all uppity and started standing up, and shit, and now our backs be fucked, yo.

"Uppity Apes", Journal of Scientific Studies of Science: Vol 47, Issue 3, p22-25.

harry Bailey esq

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Why not put on a hat/cap until you're in the door?

Or even wear a very realistic full face mask like this.

I said I'm ugly, not a transvestite. Uh oh worm can opened...

Ave Sodalis

I've quite a bump on my nose from when I fell off the back of a chair as a kid and nosedived onto concrete. I'm very conscious of it and it would be the first thing I'd get changed about myself, not only because it was one of the many things I was bullied about in secondary school, it also still causes a lot of bother with sinus. I know it's mostly in my head but it's always the first thing I notice in photos of me.

In terms of malfunctioning anatomy, I've been cursed with genetically weak wrists which rules out any activity such as yoga or parkour...

conorh91

It depends on the person. I'm not a fan of wrinkles.

I have some myself as a result of too many years of straining y eyes when studying under weak lamplight without glasses.

They're hardly noticeable in my neutral face, but when I laugh there is considerable creasing around my eyes. Been doing a secret survey of colleagues and the only people with similar lines are at least a decade older than me.

F*ck you, textbooks and 40-watt bulbs. F*ck you.

I'm short, but I don't consider that a major flaw. I wear reading glasses, but as annoying as it is I don't consider that a flaw either. Just a difference. I think people expect too much perfection in themselves, more that most of them would expect in someone else.

There are some who expect perfection in others without ever looking at themselves, generally they're not very nice people.

kfallon

If I were to start on all the physical flaws I'd like to change about myself I'd be here all night!

Oh and Candie, glasses can be extremely hot on ladies

kfallon

kfallon wrote: »

If I were to start on all the physical flaws I'd like to change about myself I'd be here all night!

Oh and Candie, glasses can be extremely hot on ladies

But not on me KF! I don't care, I need them for reading and I don't let functional stuff get me down.

I can always take them off and do the hair shake thing!

ScumLord

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Back pain is one of the greatest scourges humans are afflicted with and a Study in The Journal of Scientific Studies of Science states

The human spine is an engineering marvel, it's a pretty complicated device in comparison to other mammalian spines and it can be prone to injury but I'd wonder is most back pain the result of sedentary lifestyles, how are athletes with back pain? It has some cool auto correcting and efficiency tricks that make us so good at walking and running, it's range of movement is pretty spectacular and given the loads and stresses it goes through it's surprising we're not laid up with back troubles 50% of the time.

It's easily one of the best spinal configurations nature has come up with, the advantages we get from our spine are pretty significant.

Deranged96

My skin is feckin mank.

The skin on my face is grand, I don't get spots or anything. It's the skin on my arms and legs. It's like I've got small, permanent goosebumps excess Collagen or some sh*t. It's not too bad this time of year as it's less noticeable when I've a tan but during warm spells in late Sping or early summer I'd sooner a snowsuit than a pair of shorts.

kfallon

Candie wrote: »

But not on me KF! I don't care, I need them for reading and I don't let functional stuff get me down.

I can always take them off and do the hair shake thing!

I bet they look fine on you, it's that old stigma about glasses but a nice pair on a lady can make them look even more attractive!

Now if I wore them I'd look like the biggest 'Poindexter' ever :pac:

bee06

I realised in my mid twenties after 10 years of stressing about my "flaws" that's people are way too busy worrying about their own flaws to notice mine so I gave up stressing about it.

Deranged96

Deranged96 wrote: »

My skin is feckin mank.

The skin on my face is grand, I don't get spots or anything. It's the skin on my arms and legs. It's like I've got small, permanent goosebumps excess Collagen or some sh*t. It's not too bad this time of year as it's less noticeable when I've a tan but during warm spells in late Sping or early summer I'd sooner a snowsuit than a pair of shorts.

10% Eurea lotion, over about a year. If you're consistent enough, it'll work fine but you have to be very regular with it and keep it up permanently.

Fr_Dougal

Shallowness...oh and double chins.

eviltwin

My dodgy knees

kfallon

eviltwin wrote: »

My dodgy knees

have you had any operations on them?

NachoBusiness

A flaw in your physical health is really the only flaw to give too much concern too.

The last girl I was really attracted to had a gap tooth (like the porn star Belladonna, or so someone told me) and after a few weeks of knowing her I noticed she kept covering her mouth when she smiled and so I asked why she did that and she said she has a gap tooth and always hated it. Told I thought it was the most attractive thing about her and she thought I was taking the piss.

That was few years ago and since then I notice lots of models with gap tooths. Many people I bet have went and got that corrected and might have taken their thing away. Everyone has a thing, I think, some sort of imperfection that sets them apart. Jennifer Grey is a perfect example of that, Baby from Dirty Dancing. I thought her hooked jewish nose looked really cute, but she had rhinoplasty and now it's gone. She's still hot, no question, maybe even better looking, but to me personally, she is less attractive than she was (granted, she was ten years older when she had it done). Moral of the story: the thing the bugs you about your appearance, just might be something that people quite like.

Baby / J.Grey.

Deranged96

Candie wrote: »

10% Eurea lotion, over about a year. If you're consistent enough, it'll work fine but you have to be very regular with it and keep it up permanently.

Thanks for that! I'll give it a lash

I was about to type a post about my tooth gap and decided not to. But Yep, for years I wanted to get it "fixed" and when I finally decided that I was going to do it, my friends freaked as apparently it is my best feature

I don't agree, but I don't hate it any more at least.

kfallon

My biggest physical flaw is prob my mouth, every time I seem to open it bullshít comes out

ScumLord

As far as most men are concerned, if women grew horns out of their head horns would become sexy.

The French are great people for picking models that don't look traditionally sexy. They like unique features, because often those unique features make a person look interesting.

NachoBusiness

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't agree, but I don't hate it any more at least.

Quite the fashion now apparently.

SexyCoccyx

bee06 wrote: »

I realised in my mid twenties after 10 years of stressing about my "flaws" that's people are way too busy worrying about their own flaws to notice mine so I gave up stressing about it.

When you genuinely get to that point in your thinking, it's such a big relief. I think most people get there eventually.

ToddyDoody

Honorary mention to the late Michael (mick) Jackson.