I love you just the way you are. Now, who are you again?
We've learned a few things from these exercises. Let's review.
* One, as I've said, a swarm of the smallest of improvements can add up. Just make sure that the integrity of your image is maintained. Lose the dress, keep the shoes.
* Two, perfect appearance probably always requires some falsification. Even the highest-paid, most-nearly-perfect supermodels' photos get the same airbrush touch-up I've given myself here. Why not? Tens don't come naturally.
* Three, this might be a good test for those who are concerned about how they are percieved by others and who are considering surgical changes. Does it matter if you're better physique-ally or facially? Not too much. What little difference we saw was more generally accepted in facial improvements, while body-shape changes produced unpredictable reactions; either more positive or more negative, but not better on the average.
For anyone considering any kind of surgery, I suggest to find out how much a change can make in others' perceptions beforehand. Make the planned changes digitally as we've done here, and take a quick poll before going under the knife (also, see the next point). You may find that your percieved audience won't notice enough of a difference to make the pain and expense worthwhile.
* Finally, no matter what you do to improve yourself, there are a group of people out there who will rate you as lowly as they can. They just won't like you, no matter what. Take solace in the notion that they're envious of what you got, baby.
And, on the flip side of the coin, there's a segment of the population who think of you as an 8 or a 9. Maybe even a 10. These are the people who count. They're out there somewhere. Find 'em.
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