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    Would you consider yourself a vain person? How long did it take you to come to your conclusion?

    Is vanity really all that bad?
     
    I used to be vain, but when college came knocking on my doorstep, I just didn't gave a fuck anymore. Tbh looking back, I found those things really corny now. I loathe at it.

    But on the side of vanity, I don't really see it as a bad thing, really. It's just that people prefer enlarging their egos... It's the way of life :P
     
    I couldn't care less. I don't look in the mirror, I don't do anything outstanding and when I do I don't put it up on a pedestal and shove it in the fave of anyone that comes near me. I've never cared much about any of that, things just kinda happen and if circumstances favor me that's great and if not then oh well.

    Vanity can be pretty bad. There's a nice sized group of people who could be considered pompous asses because they think they're the greatest thing since sliced bread. Which means that they probably will think that the world revolves around them and if something isn't going the way they like, they will let you know and make the biggest scene possible until something is done. One of my ex-friends used to be like this, and they're no longer my friend nor have they been for many years. I don't like that quality in people I associate with and I find it altogether just a hassle and honestly quite annoying.
     
    my appearance is very important to me and i am confident in things i'm good at, but i wouldn't consider myself vain for it. there are things i like about myself, and other things i dislike. i don't see myself as a perfect being.
     
    i am not particularly fond of my appearance, but i do try to keep it all neat and pretty in that department.

    my opinion of my worth, however, is another story. by definition vain can mean an excessively high opinion of your worth, so i guess to some extent i am vain there. though i tend to sort of shift between having a high opinion of myself and having a low opinion of myself... bleh. but in the end i've got a lot to offer the world, and i know i can do whatever i set my mind to.

    also it's totally cool to be vain imo, as long as you're not hurting anyone with your excessively large projection. ;P
     
    I'm not vain, but that isn't because I think it's a bad thing. Vanity is a sign of confidence in all honesty and as long as you aren't being super obnoxious about it I feel it is a good quality to have.
     
    When I look in a mirror I tend to think "Oh, bollocks, my hair is a mess again!" more than anything else; I wouldn't say I was particularly vain. Nobody has ever found me attractive - me included - and my physical appearance has never been hugely important to me. I do take some satisfaction in looking smart or at least presentable, but doesn't everyone?

    Vanity isn't a bad thing unless you flaunt it, but then that's more narcissism than vanity I think. Nothing wrong with being confident/happy with the way you look, though.
     
    Not really. I look in the mirror to make sure I'm somewhat presentable and that I don't have a piece of hair sticking up in a weird or that there's nothing on my face or whatever.
     
    I don't think I'm very vain, because I know I'm not perfect or incredible, I'm only all that I am. I have good qualities, both internally and externally, but I also have bad ones.

    I don't think vanity is necessarily bad but it can be destructive to both the vain person and the people around them. Vanity and pride can be a double team, so it'd definitely affect a person's ability to accept when they're wrong, or when others are better than them. Vanity can be confidence, which is all well and good, but it is also potentially harmful. Its just a very double edged sword imo.
     
    Agh I don't know. I care a lot about my looks, yes, but not to the point where I'd always have a mirror in my hand just to look at myself all the time. I am pretty vain in terms of how I act when it comes to my appearance, but not in a way that's... off-putting. So maybe I'm vain, but I'm not narcissistic. Argh I don't know, it's so hard to put into words :/
     
    Though I care to a certain extent about the impression I give in public, how I present myself, etc., I wouldn't consider myself vain in any way especially when in the privacy of my home.

    I've never seen myself as being anybody above average; I'd say I'm average in physical appearance. Knowing and accepting that, I don't need the confirmation of a mirror or anything to know that I at least look decent.
     
    I mean yeah I care about the way I look. I want to go out and look good and I don't think there's anything necessarily wrong with wanting to look and feel good. Especially as I don't go to any crazy lengths to feel that way about myself. A shower, clean clothes, and some foundation is all I need to feel good out in public.

    Idk sometimes I do see other people who aren't exactly presentable. It's not even like they're just being themselves it's just like a lack of caring to take care of oneself. Not showered, dirty clothing, etc. I think everyone should have some pride in themselves to at least be clean.
     
    I want to say "no", but I can't, because deep inside, I know I'm a vain person. I care about my appearance loads, and I actually think being Vain is bad, but I can't help it. It's just me for some reason.

    After all, no one can be perfect, but I want to look the best way I could. But hey, I have an ecuse unlike other vain people, I'm 13. I'm that boy who's currently going through puberty, so I mean, I don't take the full blame. Puberty takes some of it. It's a good friend No I hate it.
     
    van·i·ty
    ˈvanədē/
    noun
    1. excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.
    "it flattered his vanity to think I was in love with him"
    synonyms: conceit, narcissism, self-love, self-admiration, self-absorption, self-regard, egotism; More
    antonyms: modesty
    denoting a person or company that publishes works at the author's expense.
    modifier noun: vanity
    "a vanity press"
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    I like to think I'm vain, but I wonder if I actually am or not. I put a lot of effort and value into my appearance and demeanor, yes. It's extremely important how I present myself, and that's in so much more than just my looks. But my achievements aren't really something I care a whole lot about, at least anymore. I've learned to hear only what others say about my achievements because I know humans lack self-objectivity.

    It's easy to pass off a lot of what I do as mere narcissism, but it comes out of a self-worry more than a self-interest. That worry is rooted in others. And I'm very passionate about things I care about, so I won't let something like my image slip. I think only the unenlightened perceive that as some model mentality.
     
    I'm not vain because I don't find myself overly attractive -- or attractive at all for that matter. Call it as you will (perhaps lack of confidence) but I don't have that perception of myself to be vain in the first place.

    However, that doesn't mean to say I don't put effort into my appearance and that personal aesthetic isn't important. Rather, I believe how you look in certain cases is extremely important, moreso than one's personality, but that's a debate for another time.

    Am I vain? No.
    Would I like to have the opportunity to be? Hell yes.
     
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