Looking good naked is easy if you already do.

[puddingcat]

Hmm.

How To Look Good Naked is a lovely idea, and I really like Gok Wan. The thing is (which I can't write / read without thinking of Aziraphale...), all the people so far look good anyway. Sure, they need a haircut and professional makeup, and the clothes make a difference, but they're all attractive at the start.

What about people with scars? With eczema? Who aren't in proportion? Who are more than a stone overweight?

Bah.

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[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

You're very kind, but... (there had to be a "but", right?)

1. I got fat.
2. I dress *very* carefully.
3. Scars. Scars & dermatitis. Not Nice At All.

The only person I've felt less than terrified taking clothes off in front of has worse scarring than I do.

[xambrius.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth...

My only visual exposure to you has been the pictures Ozzy took, and I totally crushed on you from the moment I saw the first one. That hasn't changed with further exposure to other pictures up to whatever picture of you I have seen that is the most recent (and I have no idea which picture that is).

Yes, you have very large breasts, and I confess that I am just as Neanderthally-wired as the next guy (and perhaps more so) because I do find them very attractive. That's not the beginning or the end of why I find you attractive, however. There is far more to it than that, and I'm going to attempt an explanation.

You have sparkly eyes and a lovely smile. When I saw your eyes and your smile, I knew that at your core, regardless of what mood you might be in at any particular moment (and how dark that mood might be), you are a warm person who is smart enough to know what's going on and courageous enough to care anyway.

I have "gotten to know you" in only a very superficial way through reading your entries (and I'm flattered that you trust me enough to allow me within at least one level of "friends security"), but I have so far read nothing sufficient to provoke doubt in me regarding that initial reflex assessment of your personality.

I haven't forgotten that you've agreed to let me take you out on at least one date if I ever visit the UK. In fact, I have been since first seeing your picture (and remain to this moment) convinced that such a date is itself enough of a reason to visit the UK at least once more in my life.

When I think of you, I don't think in terms of "What if she's really not that pretty in person? What if she's really not that pleasant or smart or witty or fun or blah blah blah?" I think in terms of "What if I disappoint her in some way?" I've already decided you are pretty, pleasant, smart, witty and fun.

So, Miss "I got fat, I dress very carefully and I have scars and dermatitis," know that at least one man — ME — considers you so attractive that you provoke in him an amusing maelstrom of teen angst and insecurity. If he's lucky, you'll consider that absolutely adorable.

Just thought you should know.

--
Tim Harris
The Seeker
Time Lord

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Thankyou. Genuinely, thank you.

But the point I'm trying to make is that I genuinely expect people to recoil, make excuses, and leave (then use me as "You'll never guess what..." fodder when talking to their friends) when they see my skin, or me in the morning, or when I' haven't had a chance to put on my "armour", as it were.

[xambrius.livejournal.com]

I accept all three challenges. You're on. You're so on.

--
Tim Harris
The Seeker
Time Lord