Pretty boy: A male, although not necessarily young, who is aware of and enjoys his attractive qualities and grooms himself to maintain such while paying close attention to face, physical health/fitness and apparel. Most "pretty boys" possess a high level of self-confidence which borderlines cockiness and arrogance as well as a high sense of self-awareness most consider to be vanity. (Source: Urban Dictionary)

something struck me about london preppy's post about feeling unwanted. i posted a comment that perhaps he was suffering from the pretty boy syndrome (PBS) - where boys you fancy stop looking because they think you are:

a. unavailable since they think you are a catch so why waste their time trying
b. uninterested - but deep down inside you are trying to just look cool
c. a bitch and would spew fire and brimstone if they approached you since they will be told they are 'out of their league'

this reinforces the feeling PBS boys (usually fit boys) have about being unwanted since the boys they really/somewhat/will fancy have stopped looking. this spirals into a journey of self-doubt and a lowered sense of self-esteem - reinforced by the creepy ugly men (CUM) who keep shoving themselves up against the PBS boys. in no time, they start thinking they are destined to die alone, like marilyn monroe did.

so PBS boys start believing they are better off with CUM than undeservingly dying alone like marilyn monroe. they allow themselves to fall for the advances of CUM and end up never curing themselves of PBS.

conspiracy theory? you tell me. or its my dose of neurofen versus gym-induced back pain talking.

PS: Kenny's comment on the apple tree has jogged my memory about a post on his blog which i love and somehow explains the PBS.