The Library

Voice note

Ask Kanika · "As someone who isn’t super “conventionally attractive” (i dress decently but am…"

Thirty-second preview

Ask Kanika — answering a member question: "As someone who isn’t super “conventionally attractive” (i dress decently but am not exactly skinny ) how would you go about talking to men particularly in the context of meeting people and having…

Transcript

Okay, so I totally understand where you're coming from. I understand that you are not, you know, the heroin-chic kind of skinny that people are looking for at the moment. And quite frankly, nobody is. And anybody who is is generally unhealthy or anorexic or has problems.

So, you know, let's just put that aside. But there's nothing to say you're not attractive at your weight. There's always something that you can do to emphasize the important features of your face, of your body, anything. Like, I mean, look at Nigella Lawson.

She's not exactly skinny, but she's fucking gorgeous. Like, I would marry that woman. And obviously she's got a stunning face. She's got a perfect hourglass figure, even though it's not skinny.

She's not skinny at all. But it's just that warmth that she brings as well that really, it really creates this sort of halo effect on her, which I think is really helpful for everybody, not just people who aren't, I guess, conventionally attractive. Also, why do you believe you're not conventionally attractive? Like, is there something in particular you're insecure about?

Did someone say anything? Like, what exactly makes you feel like you're not? Is it just weight?

The rest of the transcript is inside the Consilium with the whole recording.

Members only

The whole of this, and everything else she has recorded, is part of the Consilium: $29 a month, cancel any time.

Join the Consilium