Live with no excuses, love with no regrets

I gotta say, this really caught me off-guard. I’m still not exactly sure how I want to answer this.
First, I guess I should say thanks. That’s cool that you think I’m beautiful enough to ask me that question. I’m pretty sure you don’t want an actual answer to that question. I think you, whoever you may be, meant it as a compliment but I still wanna answer it truthfully.
I’ve actually been thinking a lot recently about something similar to this. I have to state that beauty is very subjective. Not everyone is gonna find the exact same things beautiful. That being said, I do consider myself a beautiful person; actually, I consider the majority of people I know to be beautiful in their own way to their own extent. I’m gonna be honest with you here, I didn’t think and truly believe I was beautiful until pretty recently. It was when I learned to love myself, like deeply love myself and accept who I am, flaws and all, that I began to appreciate how beautiful I am. I sincerely believe that my, and most people’s, beauty comes from inside. For the first time in a long time, possibly ever, I’m happy and content with myself and who I am. I think that reflects in how others (and me) see me.
It’s kinda funny that I got this post at this point in my life. Lately, I’ve gotten a lot of people telling me how beautiful I am, as opposed to hot, cute, sexy, etc. And it’s (usually) not a come-on or anything similar to that. I’ve also noticed that people seem to gravitate towards me more than they ever have and I think that that is a result of my inner beauty and happiness exuding out and enhancing my outer, physical beauty and therein lies the answer to your question, Anon.
I really hope this doesn’t come out as conceited as I think it sounds. I’m genuinely not trying to be conceited.
And, my dear Anon, I really wish you would get off anonymous and tell me this for yourself. I’m sure you are a magnificently beautiful person yourself and I’d love to get to know and talk to you. :)