DAE ever see people that they know out of context and suddenly realize how attractive they are?

I saw someone I knew from school while I was wandering around about town, and in between when I first saw them and when I recognized them I thought "wow, you're attractive". It surprised me because whenever I saw/talked to them at school I never really thought about them like that.

Posted Jul 26, 2010, 8:51 AM UTC

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Slapguts•

Every Starbucks barista I've seen outside of the uniform is always way cuter than I thought they were.

It might be coffee related, though.

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TangerinePlum•

I came here to say this...but I am a Starbucks barista. People are either creepy/flippant towards me most of the time when I'm waiting on them but if I ever go into my store to study on my days off and my hair is down and I'm wearing normal people clothing suddenly I'm the most popular girl on the block. It happens to every single girl in my store too. It is insane the difference our hats apparently make.

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abw1987•

That's pretty funny. Nine times out of ten, a girl will look better without makeup (or with only very light makeup), but there are a few who definitely need it. There was an attractive girl at my college who one day I saw for the first time without makeup, and she looked like a tramp. A shame, really, but at least she knew it.

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fromkentucky•

Ninja Hot is a fantastic quality.

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fuckinhell•

You're female aren't you?

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objectivityissuesOP•

Yes, why?

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fuckinhell•

Because a guy wouldn't say something like that. LOL.

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BluesImplosion•

Speak for yourself you sexy little thing.

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Bored•

A guy's attractiveness is context-dependent.

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erez27•

Since it relies heavily on his social status

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gwyd•

I was at a gas station my senior year of high school, and saw this rather good-looking boy looking at me. I smiled at him, definitely checked him out, and he said, "Hey." I was a little taken aback by this because it was a little out of the ordinary for cute boys to try to chat me up, but I returned his salutation. Then he said, "How're your parents?"

It was then that I realized that the dude I was checking out was my cousin. He had changed a LOT since I had last seen him about 8 years prior... Didn't even recognize him. Awkward.

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BluesImplosion•

I find that the opposite is more likely to happen. Usually I'd be minding my own business and generally feeling like I'm the shit when I catch a reflection of myself and become acutely aware of how ridiculous I look. I think that if I walked past myself in public I'd think 'who gave this bum a suit?' or something.

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objectivityissuesOP•

I mean that I see other people that I know and think that they're good looking, not that I catch my own reflection and think that I'm attractive.

Maybe if you combed your hair you would look less scruffy :)

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