On the flip side, there's nothing more valuable than being able to walk around as a "fat" and/or "unattractive" person to really hone your filter ...

Once things have "improved", the filter remains and I'd argue those solid friends/colleagues/etc are proven gold.

In my books, there's nothing worse than being rich, beautiful, attractive off the bat as you might never know if those close to you are hangers on or the real deal.

Lots of ""'s here to be respectful that my opinions on the matter may differ from others.