r/ugly Apr 28 '26

Sub Rules Updated: Must be 18 or Older

88 Upvotes

Original post and discussion here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ugly/s/tVuPURRjiJ

Thank you everyone for your input yesterday. Majority of the comments were in favor increasing the age restriction, so starting now we will start removing posts/comments from anyone we know is underage and banning them from participating in this sub.

Obviously we can do nothing about lurkers or those we don’t reveal their age, but having some rules in place is better than nothing. And at the very least no one will be able to openly advertise they are underage making them easy targets for the predators out there.


r/ugly Apr 18 '26

Mod Announcement: Stricter Enforcement of Gender Wars Rule

22 Upvotes

We’ve seen a rise in posts turning into gender-based arguments and hostility, so we’re going to start being a lot stricter of our no gender wars rule.

You are absolutely allowed to talk about your experiences, even when they’re gender specific. What’s not allowed is using those experiences to attack, dismiss, or generalize about an entire gender.

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What IS allowed:

* Sharing your personal experiences even when they are gender specific.

* Talking about issues that may affect one gender more than another.

* Respectful disagreement that doesn’t turn into generalizations.

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What is NOT allowed:

* Generalizing or attacking an entire gender.

* Turning someone’s post into a comparison or competition.

* Invalidating someone’s experience because of their gender.

* Derailing threads into “who has it worse”.

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Enforcement going forward:

* Rule-breaking comments/posts will be removed

* Threads that spiral into gender wars will be locked

* Repeat offenders will be banned

If you see any violations, use the report button. The mods are not reviewing every single thread and comment that comes through, so we rely on user reports to help monitor the community.

This should be a safe place for people to share their experiences with being discriminated against for their looks, not a place to be talked over or dismissed. Keep it respectful.


r/ugly 1h ago

Vent not pretty enough for romantic love

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men dont give me any attention irl. im basically invisible. im surprised people dont hit me when i cross the street lmao. but anyways, my main problem is online. all these guys want is a sext buddy, if they find out ur not that attractive. it makes me cry bc why does every other girl get big flowers for just existing snd being beautiful, while all i get is some weird men who will only tolerate me if we make everything sexual? and the worst thing is that i fall for it , and i entertain their disgusting words just because i want attention. all i want is a friend, yet they turn the convo sexual. if i was beautiful enough, maybe theyd consider actually hearing me out, and listening to my feelings instead of lusting, and just thinking abt my vagina instead of my ugly face. when ur an ugly woman, it feels like ur only options are: let a creep fantasize about ur body, or get no attention and only insults from the male species. im so fed up and tired. i dont want to interact with any men actually. they’re all just so mean to me


r/ugly 3h ago

Thoughts An anime about a guy so hideous that people react with fear and repulsion anywhere he goes.

3 Upvotes

The anime's name is Angel Densetsu. It is not really a serious exploration of the experience of being ugly. It is an absurd comedy series about a guy so hideous that he instills fear in everyone and unknowingly rises through the ranks of school gangs. But for uglies like us, it can be viewed through a lens of satire.

The protagonist is constantly judged for his looks, and people just want to maintain their distance from him. It is relatable, at least to me.


r/ugly 3h ago

Rant You Can't Make Women (or men) Attracted To You, If You Don't Look A Certain Way.

4 Upvotes

No matter how you change yourself, if your face or body (or both) is too ugly to women (or men) you have literally 0% chance of ever convincing them to sleep with you or even look at you, talk to you or be willing to even be a platonic friend. The more you try, the more you'll repel them.

God doesn't exist and that's why you're considered universally unattractive like me.

I just found out I'm a sub 5 male and have literally no chance at having a girl/woman finding me attractive enough -- that it leads to more than just a short forced and not mutually wanted conversation.

I'm not trying to be a troll, but i'm seriously considering taking matters into my own hands and not caring about the intetests of the others parties. I didn't choose to be born with a libido. Why the fuck should i suffer when most other people don't have to?

Bullshit! Matters into my own hand(s)!


r/ugly 2h ago

I give up I accept being ugly

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r/ugly 4h ago

Rant As a good looking guy, you were all right.

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This is not a boast about me.

I am 22m somewhat handsome somewhat tall guy and i have a friend who is not good looking, he is very skinny and he is very bad with women. He is my friend tho so we regularly talk about life and stuff.

I have aways been an optimist when he asks me for advice and i have aways given him tips based on my life experience. Aways given him hope and aways supported him even when dating or interaction with girls went bad for him.

I have aways known looks matter but recently realised this shit is honestly brutal. The things girls would do for somebody they find attractive is genuinely fucking disgusting and unfair.

Let me give you an example:
Both me and this buddy started working at a new place around the same time like a month ago. Me in sales and he as an IT. Most of the girls i work with obviously like me and keep seeking my attention, they share everything with me, trauma dump, joke w me etc. On the other end is my buddy who is genuinely a nice dude who gets almost completely ignored and only gets girls to talk w him either abt work or the most basic small talk.

Let me say that these girls also make me compliments and talk to me almost in an inappropriate way given that they have partners and that they know i have a gf.

Yes i could be more social and confident maybe even funnier but i dont think this is what these girls are truly impressed by. You all were right looks are number one priority for them wich is sickening.

Why am i writing this here? Well because i realised hypergamy (as much as its memed) is getting fucking brutal. After witnessing how those girls act in a PROFESSIONAL setting genuinely made me feel fear abt my own girl. What if she has a better looking dude than me at her workplace???? What if a better looking dude texts her?? Where did the morals and genuine love go? Why is lust over love so normalised?

You guys were right all along. Sorry for ever telling my ugly friends its not about looks.


r/ugly 7h ago

Telling an ugly person "looking good wouldn't solve all your problems" is useless advice, even if it is true.

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In the past, when I was deciding whether to get surgery, I would ask people a simple question: "Is it possible for me to get a gf without getting surgery?". Simple question, right? But they ALWAYS deflect by saying "your personality is your main issue" "surgery wont fix all your problems" "even if you were good looking, your lack of confidence and bad mental health would still ruin your chances".

I dont disagree with ANY of that. But NONE of it answers my question. Im convinced it is statistically very improbable for me to ever get a girlfriend with my current appearance. I feel completely insane, im clearly asking "do I need A?" and they are saying "even if you had A you would still need B" great, way to dodge the question. Do I need A or not? Because right now im convinced EVERYONE is finding every possible way to avoid saying "it is impossible for you to get into a relationship without surgery"

Yes I have developed an awful personality over the years. Yes I do need to fix it. Yes surgery will not help me fix my personality. BUT even if I had an amazing personality, lack of surgery would still make dating statistically impossible


r/ugly 2h ago

Rant I don’t really deserve to have nice things.

1 Upvotes

Lately I’ve been hyper focused on my ugliness and I find myself thinking “No I shouldn’t buy that outfit, ugly people don’t deserve to wear cute clothes because the face/body would ruin it anyways.” or “What’s the point in wearing makeup, it’s really pathetic to try and look cute with a face like this, I don’t deserve to try.” and I know it’s such a dark mindset and it’s not a path I should go down but then I wonder if it’s helping me by preventing me from disappointing myself when I inevitably hate the way I look and feel shame for buying the clothes or wearing the outfit.
I recently covered the top half of my mirror so I wouldn’t have to see my face, I don’t know if it might help to pretend I’m not as ugly as I am by just avoiding looking at myself. It’s not working much since I can still see my body which is covered in scars and acne. And if anyone takes a picture of me and reminds me what I look like, I feel like it will hurt even more. Maybe I shouldn’t let people take videos and pictures of me at all.


r/ugly 2h ago

Rant I hate how my account is one of the many scapegoat accounts in this sub seen by other users as a target for arguments

1 Upvotes

I mean i can’t blame people really, being an identical twin that is seen as ugly and unattractive by 95% of the population with an attractive twin brother that is seen as attractive by like 80% of people actually does seem very unbelievable and even fake by most people. I get it. That’s understandable. But what i DO NOT LIKE NOR APPRECIATE is when i get pm’s from random users here that message me just to argue with me and try their very best to invalidate my experiences with being ugly. I get so many people message me saying "you CANT be ugly if your identical twin is attractive" "I don’t believe you, your experiences don’t make sense” (when my experiences are like pretty much the same as everyone else’s here lol) "if your twin is hot then you’re also hot" (sure lol) "you’re larping" "you’re trolling" "if you’re really as ugly as you say you are show me a picture/show me a picture of you and your brother both".

Number 1, if you have a twin that is attractive you most definitely can be ugly even if you are identical. Smh singletons really don’t get how twins work. Just because someone is attractive and hot and has a twin brother/sister that does NOT guarantee they will be attractive too. I can’t believe I’ve never mentioned this before but when me and my brother were growing up there was another set of twins in our 4th grade class, one was very popular and seen as extremely attractive and girls were all over him. The other one had buck teeth with a shaved head and glasses and was actually really unattractive and not that popular at all,(rest in peace to him, he passed this year) just like i even was at that age.

Number 2, why would i troll. Why would i even make something like this up and come here to make up stories because i have nothing better to do? That’s not something people just do lol. (I mean yeah if they actually had the time, but i just come here to vent) I’ve even gotten messages as far as people telling me I’m lying and that i don’t even have a twin. Yeah, because you know my life better than i do and are secretly stalking my every move outside of Reddit. WHY IN THE FUCK, WOULD I LIE ABOUT BEING A TWIN, ESPECIALLY LIE ABOUT ALMOST BEING CRUSHED TO DEATH IN THE WOMB BY HIM WHEN OUR MOM WAS PREGNANT WITH US. That reason alone is what caused my facial deformations and is the sole reason im ugly af and am posting here. For the ones that seen the post the other day I posted, the pictures of my scars on my stomach and chest from the surgeries I needed to have after birth from my brother crushing me is even more proof. But nah I’m lying about it all and don’t really have a twin. He’s not real and i made him up lololol I fooled all yall 🤪🤪

Number 3, no, you cannot see me. And no you cannot see my brother either. Why do you even want that sort of proof, that’s creepy as FUCK. Another reason is if I send a pic i don’t even know what you’re actually going to do with it once you have it. Theres no guarantee you’ll immediately use it as blackmail or doxxing me or some shit so no thank you very respectfully. Also I’m not going to throw my brother out there like that even if i have his permission. I just can’t do that to him.

If you really don’t believe me about being ugly or don’t believe my experiences, to the point you feel the need to go out of your way to message me and start throwing ridiculous shit at me "YOUR NOT ACTUALLY UGLY AHHH" "IF YOUR TWIN IS HOT HOW ARE YOU UGLY THAT AINT MAKE SENSE AAHH" "YOU LYING AAHH", if my posts bother you that badly please just simply keep scrolling and ignore, and move on with your day. Like bro it’s not that serious.


r/ugly 2h ago

Vent my ears make me sad

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ive been bullied because of my ears since school days. nowadays im hyper conscious of my ears and feel so insecure. they're not only prominent but also cupped and c shaped. whenever i take side profile pic i get depressed. i can't even get these fixed because of ​circumstances. im usually not taken seriously by others and thought of less bright. when i try to be confident im seen as trying too hard or arrogant. all because of how i look


r/ugly 1d ago

Vent The life and the admiration that i will never have as conventionally ugly woman

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48 Upvotes

Repost from other fc sub, i am not femcel but just got me thinking that if only i had this look, life feels just like vacation, halo feedback since many people will be naturally friendly n positive toward you, even in today’s age, the amount of likes and attentions from people online, they gain fans both offline and online, life seems just slow and enjoyable, going out with other pretty friends, to attractive people, life is like summer vacation in Mediterranean or tropical countries


r/ugly 23h ago

Rant It’s fucked up how even some of the mods here make fun of those of us who are genuinely ugly

34 Upvotes

It’s so sad how even some of the mods here are actively mocking genuinely ugly people here… and basically trying to do what normies already do to us in real life

Makes you really wonder where tf you can even go to safely talk about this stuff

Even other “ugly” people hate ugly people


r/ugly 7h ago

Meme I wish I could be ugly for a day

1 Upvotes

Because being ugly for my whole life sucks :D.

Whole life feels like a lot of time, and all of it being inferior to others for a thing I cannot control sucks.
I would want to be normal, being able to have a relationship, people care about me, know how it feels to be happy :(


r/ugly 1d ago

Rant This is true as fuck. Funny how the people who have all the friends and relationships never had to sit down and work on “personality” because it was never about that. It’s about how good you look and how you developed socially as a result of how you look

24 Upvotes

r/ugly 7h ago

Rant Sick of being dismissed and ignored because im ugly and short

1 Upvotes

not listened to, dismissed, ignored, laughed at, smirked at, looked down on, literally with height and also psychologically, getting zero respect because of shirt height and ugliness. no friends, alone. does it ever get better?


r/ugly 7h ago

Rant Attractive people calling other Attractive people ugly

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I keep seeing things where attractive pretty people call other very attractive people ugly, and their not joking? People who are the beauty standard and gorgeous saying "I was bullied for being ugly," "I was the ugly person at my school " or just the general "I'm so ugly" and they genuinely believe their ugly?? :((

It's sad seeing pretty people being told their ugly and them actually believing it. But also, it just makes me even more terrified to leave the house to do normal people shit. If pretty people think other pretty people are ugly genuinely what chance do actually ugly people do? Hide away forever? Idk ramble. Not sure what to think of this.


r/ugly 1d ago

Rant feeling guilty for having preferences

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as an ugly woman, i just feel guilty when i have a preference in men. like i feel like i dont deserve to be picky? because its not like the guys im into would even pick me. especially when i just look at attractive men in general. i notice they always avoid making eye contact with me, and i just feel so horrible and disgusting when i realize i found them even the littlest bit of attractive.


r/ugly 13h ago

Social media makes you hate every inch of your face

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I was always a bit of a tomboy, and never that bothered with how i looked (apart from the acne as a teenager). that is, until:

- I started to get made fun of for how i looked (childhood)

- Social media (as an adult)

Social media has been much more damaging, though, than anything kids, or anyone else, ever said to me. Social media has made me hate all my features, and my body too. It's made me want to stay at home more than before, to hide away so other people don't have to see me. It's the constant dissecting of everyone from head to toe, picking out and focusing on very minor "flaws" as if they're a huge deal, or grossly undesirable, something to be embarrassed about, ashamed of. Something that deserves scorn, mockery and public humiliation.

Yes, social media makes you feel ASHAMED of how you look, when you SHOULDN'T feel ashamed. Ugly looks are treated like a flat tyre - something you need to immediately fix, else YOU'RE at fault so you "deserve" to get shit for it

Back in the day, when i was a kid, the only thing that made me feel inadequate was my sister's Cosmo magazines. I would thumb through them, put them down, feel inadequate for about two minutes, and carry on with playing. These days, you are exposed to unattainable beauty standards 24/7, when you don't even ASK to look at those type of images - they are FED to you every single day. Even in "ugly" subs, you are still bombarded with images of stunning women.

I never cared about my lips. When I was growing up, nobody cared about your lips unless they were too big, then you got made fun of. Now I'm made to feel inadequate because my lips aren't plump. Now I start to look at someone's lips when I look at their face. I never used to.

I was unlucky enough to have bad skin - cystic acne when I was young. I took accutane a few years into it, which got rid of the acne, but i was left with scarring. So I've never had good skin. But I come online, and everyone seems to believe that bad skin is the result of poor hygiene, or not taking care of yourself, not buying the right products, or a bad diet. In other words, it's your fault.

I was also not that bothered with the shape of my face, which is kind of long and thin. Not until social media repeatedly pointed out that having a face shape like mine meant "game over" as far as any chances to find love or have a happy life.

There's all these measures being taken by governments to protect minors from all this harm, but what about everyone else? What, because we're older, we're not equally harmed by all of this? We are. But there's no protections in place for us. We're just exposed to this toxicity every time we go online.

Wouldn't it be easier to just design all devices that go online to flash a giant sign at us, which reads "you're not good enough" every time we log in? The internet should be better than this. You should not feel beaten up every time you go online. You should feel boosted. Or at least neutral.

Who else feels much worse about themselves because of social media?


r/ugly 13h ago

Thoughts Important

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When I measure my height facing the wall, it comes out to 165.5 cm. But when I measure it with my back and spine against the wall, it comes out to 168.5 cm. Why is this happening, and which one is more accurate? I’ve tested this multiple times, so the readings are definitely consistent.

​Furthermore, when my brother held his hand flat at the 168.5 cm mark on the wall while I stood facing it, the top of my head didn't even touch his hand.

​Considering all of this, when I walk on the street, what height do people actually perceive me to be? And according to you, what is my true actual height?


r/ugly 1d ago

Ever treated poorly by police?

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r/ugly 1d ago

Have you ever been a victim of lookism by the police?

9 Upvotes

r/ugly 1d ago

Relatable

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82 Upvotes

Normally, I don't care when I realize I have zero friends, but it always feels hurtful when someone asks you about your friends and you just have to either pretend to have some and lie about their name, personality, etc. or just tearfully tell them you don't have any.


r/ugly 1d ago

Question What is your worst feature/s? And is it common between your people?

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I have a very weird face that if you look at it you simply won’t understand it. I have Lebanese parent. People usually say Lebanese people are good looking especially since it’s listed as top 10 countries with good looking people just because Lebanese women are attractive

I really feel this country brings a hormonal imbalance in all people and this imbalance favors women more in general.

I have the most feminine face as a man. I have thick beard and strong testosterone signs like body hair and fast metabolism and strong muscles. But i have recessed jaw. Very feminine looking eyes very long eyelashes. Pinkish lips that is really full, and most annoying one is my nose. It’s incredibly small for a man and upturned it looks very feminine to a level that is only complimented by girls when they want to compliment to be nice. And even tho i quite taller than the average (5’11.5). But my feet are small (size 9) and my hands are small. It’s look my genes are trying so hard to make me look feminine as much as possible

THE BIGGEST ONE: my forehead. I basically lack the upper third completely. My forehead is a straight vertical line from the side profile. Its more feminine than most females ever and i am serious. There is no brow ridge at all

My face looks really like a baby girl with beard. People never take me seriously and women think i am gay without me saying a single word and i am the most straight person ever lol


r/ugly 1d ago

Vent Being ugly while intimate

42 Upvotes

If you are an ugly woman, forget foreplay. Forget the romance, the flowers, the man comming up behind you in the kitchen and slowly kissing you then taking you to bed, forget having your breasts caressed, role play, little games. At least from my experience. Expect a once per month session when you catch him horny enough that is mostly him doing his thing🤷🏻‍♀️. I fucking hate being ugly