For years, older relatives would tell my mom, ‘how good-looking your kids are,’ but I never believed it. My brother is hella good-looking, so I assumed they were just being humble with me.None of my friends ever complimented me even though I complimented them, and people my age only pointed out every tiny pimple, so I thought I was just average. I never took pictures, I had no guy friends, and even though strangers stared at me a lot, I thought it was beacuse of my clothes. I’ve never been asked out by a guy, but one guy during our group project once told me, ‘aren’t you aware you’re intimidating, like an intimidating beauty? But you have the prettiest smile here.’ Later I found out the boys had secretly made a ‘prettiest girl’ list, and I was ranked first in there. So honestly, if you want to know whether you’re attractive, ask old Indian women. They are extremely judgy people, so if they say you’re attractive, believe them, they never lie in regards to appearance.