I’m the ugly friend and I feel left out
I’m a 25 year old female, I don’t think I’m ugly personally. I have some nice features. I don’t have the best body and I’m overweight but I didn’t think it would impact me this much. Im working on losing weight but I do struggle with stress eating, I’ve started meal prepping more and I’m going to the gym so it’s not like I’m content with being overweight and I have insight that I’m not a normal weight.
Everytime I’m out with my friend, men go up to her to talk to her, men give out their numbers to her. She has men from our workplace constantly messaging her asking her to hang out.
I get really upset by this because I wish that could be me. A man has never once spoken to me in public. I just feel so god damn hurt. She barely puts in effort when going out, she gets ready in 20 minutes, meanwhile I spend 4 hours getting ready, making sure my arm hair is gone, making sure my eyebrows are groomed, making sure everything looks perfect. Hair showered, hair mask on, curls in place, nails cut and filed and neat. Outfit ironed and put together. I wear nice clothing, nice clean shoes.
She just walks out with a pair of Jeans and sneakers and has all the men falling for her. What am I doing wrong? Is it my body? Am I too fat? She has an athletic build.
I’m just so hurt, I want to experience being liked.
Edit: Thanks to everyone for their advice! Here are things I will be changing;
Lose weight: (obvious one). Change my style: wear casual clothes, less makeup or no makeup, don’t do my hair, no nails etc as men don’t like “high maintenance” women. Therapy: (Already in therapy)
Thanks everyone!