Peter, Although I have never considered myself to be stunningly attractive, the comment you have made in response to Anomynous would most-likely cause me to feel even worse about myself. I'm sorry, but I feel it was a thoroughly insensitive thing for you to have said.
It's been my observation that most depresed people who call theselves unatractive typically underestimate their own atractivness. Never the less I can't rule out that he might be a modern day elphant man or quasimodo. For all I know he has a 3rd ear growing in the middle of his forhead. My point is even if that were so there is reasion for hope. Phyical looks are not set in stone.
Would you rather have a sensative comment or a useful one? I know which I prefer.