Do i have an inverted sense of beauty?

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I am pretty much obsessed with imperfection. My girlfriend has fairly bad acne, but I honestly don't mind. I hate the boils that cause her pain, because they cause her pain, but beauty-wise, I'd just as soon look at one of her boils, scabs, or scars as I would look at her eyes. I absolutely love running my hands over her back and feeling the bumps, or looking at her in bright, bright light so it sort of shines through her skin and makes each and every pore stand out.
She doesn't mind, in fact, I lucked out and found a girl as weird as me.
I'm just wondering, is this the case for anyone else? Does anyone else out there feel like 'flaws' are just as gorgeous as any of the 'normal' standards of beauty?

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  • whyamisoparanoid
    14 years ago

    i think this really interesting, but weird.
    i like it because i wish i could believe flaws were beautiful but i just can't. thanks for posting.

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  • loopoo
    11 years ago

    The world needs more people like you.

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  • kelso
    12 years ago

    I wouldn't consider it normal, but definitely not bad :)

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  • moreoftheworst
    12 years ago

    I also wish I found flaws beautiful; sadly I don't.

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  • cookielove
    12 years ago

    That is kinda cute :)

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  • Sweetz
    13 years ago

    ive seen ppl with bad acne etc etc and yet they are still attractive like i guess i can kind of see a spark in ppl

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  • Syncitic
    13 years ago

    Hahah, I once saw a YouTube video with a person with giant yellow blisters all over her arm from a tattoo removal with carbon dioxide. I thought it was pretty cool looking.

    Actually, my standards for attractiveness lie very much in the things popularly seen as ugly or gross. I just think they're interesting. I completely understand this.

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  • BoredGuy
    13 years ago

    liking flaws is normal, I do it too, but you are weird

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    Oh my god. You are what all women wish men these days could be. YOU ARE THE ULTIMATE DREAM GUY. I admire soo much how you're able to convert her flaws into something beautiful. And I too love to see imperfections on guys. I think it shows character. Good on you, mate!

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  • randomjelly
    14 years ago

    I think you're wonderful.

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  • Divine.Infekt
    14 years ago

    There is no such thing as imperfection my dear.
    Your girlfriend is Perfect the way she is.
    Everyone is perfect.
    I like the way you look at things.
    Beauty can be found in anything.
    And acne is natural, embrace it.

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  • coloredpencils
    14 years ago

    It is normal I don't necessary find boils appealing but if you do run with it! She is your girl :) I've dated people with crooked teeth or a stutter, ect. and people need to look past just what is skin deep. If she is beautiful to you I'm happy for you both

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    • tyfus
      14 years ago

      the concept of beauty is cultural and has changed over times. i am happy that you have the ability to see through those cultural blindfolds placed upon us all and allow anything you feel is beauty be beauty to you.

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  • Crystalaura
    14 years ago

    That's awesome. I find myself to be much the same way. It's rare that people can acknowledge flaws while being accepting, truthful, and well... normal about it.

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  • [Old Memory]
    14 years ago

    I do the same thing with my husband and he doesn't mind it either.

    I find it very relaxing and on occasion I am super happy when I get a particularly large specimen. I get a sense of great accomplishment after I have eradicated my husbands back and face of blackheads and festering pores.

    I bet it's a primal instinct of some sort, sort of like how some primates pick at each other's lice.

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    • asthenia
      14 years ago

      I do the same thing! I thought I was really weird! Thanks for posting!

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  • toddinator716
    14 years ago

    If it's just your girlfriend that you think the boils are appealing than yes, it's normal. It signifies that you appreciate her imperfections. But if you see others with the boils and think that they are physically attractive than this cognitive process is by no means normal.

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  • fkytheduck
    14 years ago

    It's the imperfections that make us perfect.

    If that philosophical statement doesn't make sense to the majority perception of "perfect", then I'll say - only dieties are perfect. Especially Venus. She's kinky.

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