Ugly People Dating Service?

Yes! You read that right. I thought I would do a search based on a conversation I was having earlier with my husband on what page titles were potentially offensive in the online dating arena, and stumbled upon the following:

Change Your Definition of Beauty at Ugly People Dating Service

"You might call yourself 'ugly' but we have a different view on things. How can you be ugly when there are so many types of beauty in the world? There is always beauty that contradicts the general standard. Maybe even more so than in the regular perception of good looks. You don’t need to worry about your appearance; you just need to meet people with the right eye to appreciate it. And that is just who you'll find at Ugly People Dating Service.

You won't find any shallow people here; you know, the ones who are brainwashed into liking what the media advertises and portrays as beautiful. Those people never learned to develop their own taste and they're not the kind of people you want to hang out with anyway. You need to find somebody who appreciates your beauty and your beauty alone and that's exactly who you'll find plenty of here. Mix and mingle with people who will love you for who you are." wwwuglypeopledatingservice.com

 

What's Inside?

 

Photo by Janet Puddicombe

We all know women who would do just about anything to be beautiful ... wear the latest fashions, get the trendiest hair cut, apply the right shades of makeup, buy the newest fast-acting wrinkle banishing creams or do diet after diet.

Many women struggle with this misplaced feeling of identity. It’s the feeling that you have to constantly strive for that picture of perfection in order to be accepted and loved. All this striving and chasing after a false image is exhausting. There is always something or someone new to compare yourself with or measure up to ... does it ever end?

Let’s evaluate ourselves. What is your definition of true beauty? Are you using all the little things on the outside to cover up something you don’t like on the inside? Let us embrace the unique woman that each of us are; instead of trying to impress others, let us choose to be happy with ourselves first. Let us work on things of inner beauty like forgiveness, compassion, kindness, and charity. These things bring beauty to the soul that resonates outwardly for others to see. These qualities are far more precious than any product we can buy at a store.

Consider how great the world, or even our communities, would be if we chose to work on our hearts instead of our looks. Think of the confidence and independence our daughters could have with that kind of example to look up to. Let us start with ourselves, and you never know what kind of wonderful things could come of it!

By Bobbie Messmore, President and Founder of thejewels.org

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Very well said...