Yale Daily News

Updated: Saturday, March 20, 2010 12:42 p.m.

The News will resume publication on March 22, 2010.
A A A

The plight of the pretty-boys: don't hate us because we're beautiful

Published Friday, September 23, 2005

You've all heard people say it, usually in reference to a movie star or junior theater stud major Stefano Theodoli-Braschi:

"I can't date a guy who's prettier than I am."

"His cheekbones are higher than mine. That's not even in the world of okay."

"He makes a better woman than I do."

"He's pretty, too pretty, undateably pretty."

"I wish you were straight, Chad, I'd date you."

I used to take that as a compliment. I guess I'm just not a pretty-boy. According to some of my woman-friends, that's a good thing. Is prettiness a blessing or a...

Sorry, but comments are disabled for this article.