“What makes people attractive”

by Vânia Susaki

When girls and boys start to have their bodies modified because of puberty they pay more attention to the opposite gender. So, we have the beginning of attractiveness problems.
Looking attractive to other people makes you feel more trusty about yourself, having a good appearance makes people want to be close to you. Specially when we start to search for a boyfriend or a girlfriend.

Girls spend hours at beuty parlours doing nails, hair, make up... and boys usually look for a style that they can fit in, like: fashion, sport, rap, etc... All the efforts are made to mantain a good appearance, but what makes people attractive? Is it the clothes? Is it the hair? Is it the style? Thinking about what can make you good-looking can cause a loss of personality, as a consequence of trying to be attractive to other people you forget what you really want to be, you worry so much about being what they want you to be that, in the end, you don’t know what you really want.

Another problem is about surgeries, people think: “Oh Angelina Jolie is gorgeous! I want to be like her”, and they search for a doctor that can make this dream come true. Result: they spend a lot of money trying to be someone that’s hot but you, also, will never be 100% like Angelina, and even if you get it, you’re not going to be yourself anymore. Is it worthy?

But we can think, on other hand, of some positive points, sometimes trying to improve your appearance can result in happiness. For example, you hate your nose because it’s too big or too small, and when you go and repair it you’re doing a benefit to yourself, and being happy inside can atract more happiness outside.
So, what makes people look atractive is being happy like they are and don’t mind about what media or other people want.